Rafael Souza dos Anjos (Portuguese pronunciation: ; born October 26, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's welterweight division and is the former UFC Lightweight Champion. As of July 26, 2018, he is #3 in the official UFC welterweight rankings.
Dos Anjos trains out of Evolve MMA in Singapore and at Team RDA in California; he formerly trained at Kings MMA but left after losing to Eddie Alvarez. He is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Aldo "Caveirinha" Januário. He holds notable victories over three former UFC champions: Robbie Lawler, Anthony Pettis, and Benson Henderson. Other notable victories include Neil Magny, Tarec Saffiedine, Donald Cerrone (x2), and Nate Diaz.
In a 2014 interview, dos Anjos stated that he was a troubled child, getting into fights in his hometown Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. He originally started training Brazilian jiu jitsu under Daniel Matheus at age of nine. According to dos Anjos, he stopped fighting on the streets when he began training jiu jitsu.