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Raphael Butler (born January 4, 1984) is an American retired Heavyweight boxer and mixed martial artist. A professional boxing competitor from 2004 until 2011, he fought fighters the likes of David Price, Malik Scott, Eddie Chambers, and Chris Arreola.

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. Butler won via a first-round standing guillotine choke submission.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
49	Loss	35–12 (2)	Chris Arreola	TKO	3 (10), 0:55	Nov 5, 2011	Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
48	Loss	35–11 (2)	Tye Fields	TKO	6 (10), 2:37	Oct 7, 2011	Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
47	Loss	35–10 (2)	David Price	TKO	1 (8), 1:47	April 27, 2011	Olympia London
46	Loss	35–9 (2)	Neven Pajkic	UD	10	Sep 4, 2010	Royal York Hotel, Toronto
45	NC	35–8 (2)	Joey Abell	NC	1 (10), 3:00	Dec 4, 2009	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota	For Vacant USA Minnesota State Heavyweight Title
44	Win	35–8 (1)	Marcus Rhode	TKO	2 (6), 1:30	Sep 12, 2009	Mickey's Irish Saloon, Rochester, Minnesota
43	Loss	34–8 (1)	Malik Scott	UD	8	Dec 13, 2008	Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California
42	Loss	34–7 (1)	Homero Fonseca	MD	6	Nov 20, 2008	Crown Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas
41	Win	34–6 (1)	Marvin Hunt	KO	1 (4), 1:35	Nov 1, 2008	West Junior High School, West Memphis, Arkansas
40	Win	33–6 (1)	Travis Fulton	TKO	2 (6), 2:04	Oct 4, 2008	Graham Arena, Rochester, Minnesota
39	Win	32–6 (1)	Lyle McDowell	TKO	1 (6), 0:52	Sep 20, 2008	Treasure Island Casino, Red Wing, Minnesota
38	Loss	31–6 (1)	Homero Fonseca	SD	4	Sep 4, 2008	Crown Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas
37	Loss	31–5 (1)	Eddie Chambers	TKO	6 (12)	June 20, 2008	Royal Watler Cruise Terminal, Georgetown, Cayman Islands	For USBA Heavyweight Title
36	Win	31–4 (1)	Otis Tisdale	TKO	4 (6), 1:48	April 26, 2008	Graham Arena, Rochester, Minnesota
35	Win	30–4 (1)	Kerry Biles	KO	1 (6), 0:45	Mar 8, 2008	Renaissance Hotel, St Louis, Missouri
34	Win	29–4 (1)	Sam Comming	UD	4	18/10/2007	Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States	39–37, 40–36, 39–37.
33	Win	28–4 (1)	Sedreck Fields	UD	4	20/09/2007	Houston, Texas, United States
32	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.
31	Win	26–4 (1)	Travis Fulton	TKO	2	29/06/2007	Comstock Park, Michigan, United States	Referee stopped the fight at 1:25 of the second round.
30	Loss	25–4 (1)	Art Binkowski	TKO	8 (8), 2:23	April 6, 2007	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
29	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.
28	Win	24–3 (1)	Louis Monaco	DQ	6	12/01/2007	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
27	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.
26	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.
25	Win	21–3 (1)	Dan Ward	KO	1	23/09/2006	Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States	Ward knocked out at 1:30 of the first round.
24	Win	20–3 (1)	Eric Starr	TKO	1	14/09/2006	Altoona, Iowa, United States	Referee stopped the fight at 2:04 of the first round.
23	Win	19–3 (1)	Troy Beets	TKO	3	20/07/2006	Lemoore, California, United States	Referee stopped the fight at 2:19 of the third round.
22	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.
21	Loss	17–3 (1)	Jason Gavern	UD	6	14/04/2006	Rancho Mirage, California, United States	55–59, 54–60, 54–60.
20	Win	17–2 (1)	Forrest Neal	KO	1	17/03/2006	Denver, Colorado, United States	Neal knocked out at 0:52 of the first round.
19	Win	16–2 (1)	Ronnie Smith	KO	2	11/02/2006	Pueblo, Colorado, United States	Smith knocked out at 1:16 of the second round.
18	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.
17	Win	15–1 (1)	Andrew Jackson	KO	1	21/10/2005	Temecula, California, United States
16	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.
15	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.
14	Win	12–1 (1)	Kerry Biles	UD	5	17/07/2005	Denver, Colorado, United States	50–44, 50–44, 50–44.
13	Win	11–1 (1)	Kerry Biles	UD	4	09/06/2005	Temecula, California, United States	39–36, 39–36, 39–36.
12	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.
11	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.
10	Win	9–0 (1)	Marcelo Aravena	UD	4	18/12/2004	Fridley, Minnesota, United States	40–35, 40–35, 40–35.
9	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.
8	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.
7	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.
6	Win	5–0 (1)	Ross Brantley	KO	1	10/10/2004	Black Hawk, Colorado, United States	Brantley knocked out at 0:30 of the first round.
5	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.
4	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.
3	NC	2–0 (1)	Eric Lindsey	ND	1 (4), 1:44	Aug 19, 2004	Park Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas
2	Win	2–0	Victor Ortiz	TKO	1 (4), 1:51	July 18, 2004	Pechanga Entertainment Center, Temecula, California
1	Win	1–0	Royphy Solieau	TKO	3 (4), 1:02	June 19, 2004	City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada

See also

• List of Bellator MMA alumni
• List of mixed martial artists with professional boxing records

References

1. "Bellator 125 Results: Marshall vs. Manhoef". 19 September 2014.
2. "Bellator 134 Fight Card".
3. "Bellator 134 results: Liam McGeary wins title with hard-fought decision over Newton". 28 February 2015.

External links

• Boxing record for Raphael Butler from BoxRec (registration required)
• Professional MMA record for Raphael Butler from Sherdog

• 1984 births
• Living people
• Heavyweight boxers
• Boxers from Minnesota
• National Golden Gloves champions
• American male boxers
• Sportspeople from Rochester, Minnesota