Raphael Butler

Raphael Butler
Born (1984-01-04) January 4, 1984
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died 6/8/2016
Other names The Silencer
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 260 lb (120 kg; 19 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 77.0 in (196 cm)
Fighting out of Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Team Alliance MMA
Years active 2004–2011 (Boxing)
2010-present (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total 49
Wins 35
By knockout 28
Losses 12
By knockout 7
No contests 2
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 9
By knockout 5
By submission 4
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By submission 1
Draws 1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: May 9, 2013

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

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9-2-1 Tony Johnson TKO (punches) Bellator 148 January 29, 2016 3 4:24 Fresno, California, United States
Win 9-1-1 Josh Diekmann Submission (standing guillotine) Bellator 134 February 27, 2015 1 1:04 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Loss 8-1-1 Javy Ayala Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 125 September 19, 2014 1 1:03 Fresno, California, United States
Draw 8-0-1 Nick Rossborough Draw (majority) Bellator 119 May 9, 2014 3 5:00 Rama, Ontario, Canada
Win 8-0 Josh Burns Submission (punches) Bellator 107 November 8, 2013 1 2:14 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Win 7-0 Joseph Bryant TKO (strikes) Bellator 105 October 25, 2013 1 1:04 Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Win 6-0 Jeremiah O'Neal KO (punches) Bellator 96 June 19, 2013 1 2:19 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Win 5-0 Brett Murphy KO (punch) Driller Promotions/ SEG: Throwdown at the Crowne 1 September 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 June 2, 2012 1 4:35 Maplewood, Minnesota, United States
Win 3-0 Richard White Submission (punches) Brutaal Fight Night: Rochester March 25, 2011 2 3:18 Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Win 2-0 Jeremy Beck KO (punches) Brutaal: Fight Night February 12, 2011 1 3:36 Red Wing, Minnesota, United States
Win 1-0 Gabe Hobbs KO (punch) Brutaal: Fight Night October 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
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 35-12 (2) United States Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola TKO 3 05/11/2011 Mexico Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico Referee stopped the bout at 0:55 of the third round.
Loss 35-11 (2) Canada Tye "Big Sky" Fields TKO 6 07/10/2011 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:37 of the sixth round.
Loss 35-10 (2) United Kingdom David Price TKO 1 27/04/2011 United Kingdom 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) Canada Neven "No Surrender" Pajkic UD 10 04/09/2010 Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada 93-97, 91-99, 93-97.
No Contest 35-8 (2) United States Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell NC 1 04/12/2009 Minnesota 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) United States Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode TKO 2 12/09/2009 Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:30 of the second round.
Loss 34-8 (1) United States Malik Scott UD 8 13/12/2008 California Cabazon, California, United States 72-80, 72-80, 73-79.
Loss 34-7 (1) United States Homero "El Oso" Fonseca MD 6 20/11/2008 Texas Houston, Texas, United States 55-59, 55-59, 57-57.
Win 34-6 (1) United States "Marvelous" Marvin Hunt KO 1 01/11/2008 Arkansas West Memphis, Arkansas, United States Hunt knocked out at 1:35 of the first round.
Win 33-6 (1) United States Travis "Ironman" Fulton TKO 2 04/10/2008 Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota, United States Referee stopped the fight at 2:04 of the second round.
Win 32-6 (1) United States Lyle "Iceman" McDowell TKO 1 20/09/2008 Minnesota Red Wing, Minnesota, United States Referee stopped the fight at 0:52 of the first round.
Loss 31-6 (1) United States Homero "El Oso" Fonseca SD 4 04/09/2008 Texas Houston, Texas, United States 37-39, 37-39, 39-37.
Loss 31-5 (1) United States "Fast" Eddie Chambers TKO 6 20/06/2008 Cayman Islands Georgetown, Cayman Islands USBA Heavyweight Title.
Win 31-4 (1) United States Otis Tisdale TKO 4 26/04/2008 Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota, United States Referee stopped the fight at 1:48 of the fourth round.
Win 30-4 (1) United States Kerry Biles KO 1 08/03/2008 Missouri St Louis, Missouri, United States Biles knocked out at 0:45 of the first round.
Win 29-4 (1) United States Sam Comming UD 4 18/10/2007 Michigan Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States 39-37, 40-36, 39-37.
Win 28-4 (1) United States Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields UD 4 20/09/2007 Texas Houston, Texas, United States 40-36, 40-36, 40-36.
Win 27-4 (1) United States Clarence Goins KO 1 24/08/2007 Minnesota Hinckley, Minnesota, United States Goins knocked out at 0:39 of the first round.
Win 26-4 (1) United States Travis "Ironman" Fulton TKO 2 29/06/2007 Michigan Comstock Park, Michigan, United States Referee stopped the fight at 1:25 of the second round.
Loss 25-4 (1) Canada Art "The Polish Warrior" Binkowski TKO 8 06/04/2007 Minnesota 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) United States Brad Bowers TKO 1 24/02/2007 Wisconsin Superior, Wisconsin, United States Referee stopped the fight at 0:29 of the second round.
Win 24-3 (1) United States Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco DQ 6 12/01/2007 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States align=left
Win 23-3 (1) United States Cornelius Ellis TKO 2 01/12/2006 Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota, United States Referee stopped the fight at 1:35 of the second round.
Win 22-3 (1) United States Matt Green KO 3 04/11/2006 Louisiana Kinder, Louisiana, United States Green knocked out at 1:35 of the third round.
Win 21-3 (1) United States "Pastor" Dan Ward KO 1 23/09/2006 Arkansas Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States Ward knocked out at 1:30 of the first round.
Win 20-3 (1) United States Eric "Hollywood" Starr TKO 1 14/09/2006 Iowa Altoona, Iowa, United States Referee stopped the fight at 2:04 of the first round.
Win 19-3 (1) United States Troy "Basher" Beets TKO 3 20/07/2006 California Lemoore, California, United States Referee stopped the fight at 2:19 of the third round.
Win 18-3 (1) United States Wallace McDaniel TKO 1 11/07/2006 Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee, United States Referee stopped the fight at 1:28 of the first round.
Loss 17-3 (1) United States Jason "The Sensation" Gavern UD 6 14/04/2006 California Rancho Mirage, California, United States 55-59, 54-60, 54-60.
Win 17-2 (1) United States Forrest "Cisco" Neal KO 1 17/03/2006 Colorado Denver, Colorado, United States Neal knocked out at 0:52 of the first round.
Win 16-2 (1) United States Ronnie "The Bear" Smith KO 2 11/02/2006 Colorado Pueblo, Colorado, United States Smith knocked out at 1:16 of the second round.
Loss 15-2 (1) United States John Clark TKO 2 17/11/2005 California 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) United States Andrew Jackson KO 1 21/10/2005 California Temecula, California, United States align=left
Win 14-1 (1) Nigeria Innocent Otukwu TKO 3 16/09/2005 California Lemoore, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:39 of the third round.
Win 13-1 (1) United States John Dixon TKO 1 27/08/2005 Minnesota Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States Referee stopped the bout at the end of the first round.
Win 12-1 (1) United States Kerry Biles UD 5 17/07/2005 Colorado Denver, Colorado, United States 50-44, 50-44, 50-44.
Win 11-1 (1) United States Kerry Biles UD 4 09/06/2005 California Temecula, California, United States 39-36, 39-36, 39-36.
Loss 10-1 (1) United States Darrell Provo TKO 1 15/04/2005 Colorado Denver, Colorado, United States Referee stopped the fight at 1:10 of the first round.
Win 10-0 (1) United States Brian Sargent KO 1 29/01/2005 Colorado Black Hawk, Colorado, United States Sargent knocked out at 0:37 of the first round.
Win 9-0 (1) Canada Marcelo Aravena UD 4 18/12/2004 Minnesota Fridley, Minnesota, United States 40-35, 40-35, 40-35.
Win 8-0 (1) Canada Marcelo Aravena TD 4 19/11/2004 North Dakota Mandan, North Dakota, United States Fight went to scorecards due to an accidental headbut.
Win 7-0 (1) United States David Cleage TKO 1 12/11/2004 Minnesota St Paul, Minnesota, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:35 of the first round.
Win 6-0 (1) United States Glen Morgan KO 1 29/10/2004 Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota, United States Morgan knocked out at 2:40 of the first round.
Win 5-0 (1) United States Ross "Da Boss" Brantley KO 1 10/10/2004 Colorado Black Hawk, Colorado, United States Brantley knocked out at 0:30 of the first round.
Win 4-0 (1) United States Harold Johnson TKO 1 02/10/2004 Minnesota Hinckley, Minnesota, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the first round.
Win 3-0 (1) United States Arthur Boyles KO 1 11/09/2004 Minnesota Fridley, Minnesota, United States Boyles knocked out at 0:36 of the first round.
No Decision 2-0 (1) United States Eric Lindsey ND 1 19/08/2004 Texas Houston, Texas, United States Lindsey suffered an accidental foul at 1:44 of the first round and the bout was negated.
Win 2-0 United States Victor Ortiz TKO 1 18/07/2004 California Temecula, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the first round after Ortiz was knocked down twice.
Win 1-0 United States Royphy Solieau TKO 3 19/06/2004 Nevada Reno, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:02 of the first round.

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