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American boxer
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Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.
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40 years
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Biography
Raphael Butler (born January 4, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American Heavyweight boxer and mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA.
Boxing career
Amateur career
Butler had a stellar amateur career, winning the 2004 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Championship. Butler represented the 4th Street Gym in his hometown of Rochester, Minnesota.
Professional career
Butler turned professional in 2004. He was seen as a future star in the sport early on, but suffered two TKO losses against journeyman fighters in 2005. In 2006 he took on ESPN house fighter Jason Gavern, and lost a decision. After the loss, Butler ran off a string of victories against marginal opposition before taking on Art Binkowski in a nationally televised showcase bout on ShoBox. Despite dropping Binkowski three times in the first round, Butler tired as the fight went on, and the referee stopped the fight with just 30 seconds left before the final bell, awarding Binkowski a TKO. After six more wins against lesser competition, Butler was knocked out in 6 rounds by contender "Fast" Eddie Chambers on June 20 in the Cayman Islands.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Butler made his professional MMA debut in 2010 and compiled an undefeated record of 5-0 before being signed by Bellator MMA.
Bellator MMA
Butler made his promotional debut on June 19, 2013 at Bellator 96 against Jeremiah O'Neal and won via first-round knockout.
Butler then won his next two fights under the Bellator banner before fighting Nick Rossborough to a draw at Bellator 119 on May 9, 2014.
Butler then faced Javy Ayala at Bellator 125 on September 19, 2014. Butler was handed his first professional loss via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
Butler next fought Josh Diekmann at Bellator 134 on February 27, 2015, and rebounded with a first-round standing guillotine choke submission.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 12 matches | 9 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9-2-1 | Tony Johnson | TKO (punches) | Bellator 148 | 000000002016-01-29-0000January 29, 2016 | 3 | 4:24 | Fresno, California, United States | |
| Win | 9-1-1 | Josh Diekmann | Submission (standing guillotine) | Bellator 134 | 000000002015-02-27-0000February 27, 2015 | 1 | 1:04 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Loss | 8-1-1 | Javy Ayala | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 125 | 000000002014-09-19-0000September 19, 2014 | 1 | 1:03 | Fresno, California, United States | |
| Draw | 8-0-1 | Nick Rossborough | Draw (majority) | Bellator 119 | 000000002014-05-09-0000May 9, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 8-0 | Josh Burns | Submission (punches) | Bellator 107 | 000000002013-11-08-0000November 8, 2013 | 1 | 2:14 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 7-0 | Joseph Bryant | TKO (strikes) | Bellator 105 | 000000002013-10-25-0000October 25, 2013 | 1 | 1:04 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 6-0 | Jeremiah O'Neal | KO (punches) | Bellator 96 | 000000002013-06-19-0000June 19, 2013 | 1 | 2:19 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 5-0 | Brett Murphy | KO (punch) | Driller Promotions/ SEG: Throwdown at the Crowne 1 | 000000002012-09-08-0000September 8, 2012 | 1 | 0:13 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Won the Minnesota Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 4-0 | Steven Shaw | Submission (armbar) | Brutaal Fight Night: Violent Night | 000000002012-06-02-0000June 2, 2012 | 1 | 4:35 | Maplewood, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Richard White | Submission (punches) | Brutaal Fight Night: Rochester | 000000002011-03-25-0000March 25, 2011 | 2 | 3:18 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Jeremy Beck | KO (punches) | Brutaal: Fight Night | 000000002011-02-12-0000February 12, 2011 | 1 | 3:36 | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Gabe Hobbs | KO (punch) | Brutaal: Fight Night | 000000002010-10-29-0000October 29, 2010 | 1 | 0:36 | Welch, Minnesota, United States |
Professional boxing record
| 35 Wins (28 knockouts, 7 decisions), 12 Losses (7 knockouts, 5 decisions) 2 No Contest [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 35-12 (2) |  Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola | TKO | 3 | 05/11/2011 |  Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico | Referee stopped the bout at 0:55 of the third round. |
| Loss | 35-11 (2) |  Tye "Big Sky" Fields | TKO | 6 | 07/10/2011 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 2:37 of the sixth round. |
| Loss | 35-10 (2) |  David Price | TKO | 1 | 27/04/2011 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom | Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the first round after Butler had been knocked down twice. |
| Loss | 35-9 (2) | Neven "No Surrender" Pajkic | UD | 10 | 04/09/2010 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 93-97, 91-99, 93-97. |
| No Contest | 35-8 (2) | Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell | NC | 1 | 04/12/2009 |  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Minnesota Heavyweight Title. Referee failed to hear the bell and called the fighters together to continue fighting and Butler was knocked out by a punch from Abell prompting Butler's and Abell's corners to enter into a brawl which negated the bout. |
| Win | 35-8 (1) | Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode | TKO | 2 | 12/09/2009 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:30 of the second round. |
| Loss | 34-8 (1) | Malik Scott | UD | 8 | 13/12/2008 |  Cabazon, California, United States | 72-80, 72-80, 73-79. |
| Loss | 34-7 (1) | Homero "El Oso" Fonseca | MD | 6 | 20/11/2008 |  Houston, Texas, United States | 55-59, 55-59, 57-57. |
| Win | 34-6 (1) | "Marvelous" Marvin Hunt | KO | 1 | 01/11/2008 |  West Memphis, Arkansas, United States | Hunt knocked out at 1:35 of the first round. |
| Win | 33-6 (1) | Travis "Ironman" Fulton | TKO | 2 | 04/10/2008 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 2:04 of the second round. |
| Win | 32-6 (1) | Lyle "Iceman" McDowell | TKO | 1 | 20/09/2008 | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 0:52 of the first round. |
| Loss | 31-6 (1) | Homero "El Oso" Fonseca | SD | 4 | 04/09/2008 | Houston, Texas, United States | 37-39, 37-39, 39-37. |
| Loss | 31-5 (1) | "Fast" Eddie Chambers | TKO | 6 | 20/06/2008 |  Georgetown, Cayman Islands | USBA Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 31-4 (1) | Otis Tisdale | TKO | 4 | 26/04/2008 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 1:48 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 30-4 (1) | Kerry Biles | KO | 1 | 08/03/2008 |  St Louis, Missouri, United States | Biles knocked out at 0:45 of the first round. |
| Win | 29-4 (1) | Sam Comming | UD | 4 | 18/10/2007 |  Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States | 39-37, 40-36, 39-37. |
| Win | 28-4 (1) | Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields | UD | 4 | 20/09/2007 | Houston, Texas, United States | 40-36, 40-36, 40-36. |
| Win | 27-4 (1) | Clarence Goins | KO | 1 | 24/08/2007 | Hinckley, Minnesota, United States | Goins knocked out at 0:39 of the first round. |
| Win | 26-4 (1) | Travis "Ironman" Fulton | TKO | 2 | 29/06/2007 | Comstock Park, Michigan, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 1:25 of the second round. |
| Loss | 25-4 (1) | Art "The Polish Warrior" Binkowski | TKO | 8 | 06/04/2007 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the eighth round after Butler got back up after a knockdown but was too exhausted to continue. Binkowski had been knocked down thrice in the first round. |
| Win | 25-3 (1) | Brad Bowers | TKO | 1 | 24/02/2007 |  Superior, Wisconsin, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 0:29 of the second round. |
| Win | 24-3 (1) | Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco | DQ | 6 | 12/01/2007 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | align=left |
| Win | 23-3 (1) | Cornelius Ellis | TKO | 2 | 01/12/2006 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 1:35 of the second round. |
| Win | 22-3 (1) | Matt Green | KO | 3 | 04/11/2006 |  Kinder, Louisiana, United States | Green knocked out at 1:35 of the third round. |
| Win | 21-3 (1) | "Pastor" Dan Ward | KO | 1 | 23/09/2006 | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States | Ward knocked out at 1:30 of the first round. |
| Win | 20-3 (1) | Eric "Hollywood" Starr | TKO | 1 | 14/09/2006 |  Altoona, Iowa, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 2:04 of the first round. |
| Win | 19-3 (1) | Troy "Basher" Beets | TKO | 3 | 20/07/2006 | Lemoore, California, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 2:19 of the third round. |
| Win | 18-3 (1) | Wallace McDaniel | TKO | 1 | 11/07/2006 |  Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 1:28 of the first round. |
| Loss | 17-3 (1) | Jason "The Sensation" Gavern | UD | 6 | 14/04/2006 | Rancho Mirage, California, United States | 55-59, 54-60, 54-60. |
| Win | 17-2 (1) | Forrest "Cisco" Neal | KO | 1 | 17/03/2006 |  Denver, Colorado, United States | Neal knocked out at 0:52 of the first round. |
| Win | 16-2 (1) | Ronnie "The Bear" Smith | KO | 2 | 11/02/2006 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Smith knocked out at 1:16 of the second round. |
| Loss | 15-2 (1) | John Clark | TKO | 2 | 17/11/2005 | San Jose, California, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 1:41 of the second round after Butler had been down thrice in the fight. |
| Win | 15-1 (1) | Andrew Jackson | KO | 1 | 21/10/2005 | Temecula, California, United States | align=left |
| Win | 14-1 (1) |  Innocent Otukwu | TKO | 3 | 16/09/2005 | Lemoore, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:39 of the third round. |
| Win | 13-1 (1) | John Dixon | TKO | 1 | 27/08/2005 | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at the end of the first round. |
| Win | 12-1 (1) | Kerry Biles | UD | 5 | 17/07/2005 | Denver, Colorado, United States | 50-44, 50-44, 50-44. |
| Win | 11-1 (1) | Kerry Biles | UD | 4 | 09/06/2005 | Temecula, California, United States | 39-36, 39-36, 39-36. |
| Loss | 10-1 (1) | Darrell Provo | TKO | 1 | 15/04/2005 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 1:10 of the first round. |
| Win | 10-0 (1) | Brian Sargent | KO | 1 | 29/01/2005 | Black Hawk, Colorado, United States | Sargent knocked out at 0:37 of the first round. |
| Win | 9-0 (1) | Marcelo Aravena | UD | 4 | 18/12/2004 | Fridley, Minnesota, United States | 40-35, 40-35, 40-35. |
| Win | 8-0 (1) | Marcelo Aravena | TD | 4 | 19/11/2004 |  Mandan, North Dakota, United States | Fight went to scorecards due to an accidental headbut. |
| Win | 7-0 (1) | David Cleage | TKO | 1 | 12/11/2004 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:35 of the first round. |
| Win | 6-0 (1) | Glen Morgan | KO | 1 | 29/10/2004 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Morgan knocked out at 2:40 of the first round. |
| Win | 5-0 (1) | Ross "Da Boss" Brantley | KO | 1 | 10/10/2004 | Black Hawk, Colorado, United States | Brantley knocked out at 0:30 of the first round. |
| Win | 4-0 (1) | Harold Johnson | TKO | 1 | 02/10/2004 | Hinckley, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the first round. |
| Win | 3-0 (1) | Arthur Boyles | KO | 1 | 11/09/2004 | Fridley, Minnesota, United States | Boyles knocked out at 0:36 of the first round. |
| No Decision | 2-0 (1) | Eric Lindsey | ND | 1 | 19/08/2004 | Houston, Texas, United States | Lindsey suffered an accidental foul at 1:44 of the first round and the bout was negated. |
| Win | 2-0 | Victor Ortiz | TKO | 1 | 18/07/2004 | Temecula, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the first round after Ortiz was knocked down twice. |
| Win | 1-0 | Royphy Solieau | TKO | 3 | 19/06/2004 |  Reno, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:02 of the first round. |
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