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Fight History
Skill Breakdown
| Record: | 15-5-0 |
| Summary: | Very focused, strong chin |
Fighter Info
| From: | Brasilia Brazil |
| Fights Out Of: | Brasilia Brazil |
| Age: | 32 |
| Height: | 5' 11" ( 180 cm ) |
| Weight: | 170 lb ( 77 kg ) |
Media
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May 18, 2013 -
May 17, 2013 -
May 17, 2013 -
Nov 10, 2012
Striking
Grappling
| Result | Fighters | Event | Str | TD | Sub | Pass | Method | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Win
|
Paulo Thiago |
May 18, 2013
|
46 | 2 | 0 | 4 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Michel Prazeres | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Loss
|
Dong Hyun Kim |
Nov 10, 2012
|
22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Paulo Thiago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Loss
|
Paulo Thiago |
Apr 14, 2012
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | R1 KO/TKO |
Ways To Watch
|
| Siyar Bahadurzada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Paulo Thiago |
Aug 27, 2011
|
19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| David Mitchell | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Loss
|
Diego Sanchez |
Oct 23, 2010
|
48 | 2 | 0 | 7 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Paulo Thiago | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
|
Loss
|
Paulo Thiago |
Jun 12, 2010
|
13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Martin Kampmann | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
|
Win
|
Paulo Thiago |
Feb 6, 2010
|
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | R2 Submission |
Ways To Watch
|
| Mike Swick | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Paulo Thiago |
Nov 21, 2009
|
34 | 2 | 0 | 7 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Jacob Volkmann | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
|
Loss
|
Jon Fitch |
Jul 11, 2009
|
15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Paulo Thiago | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Paulo Thiago |
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
Feb 21, 2009
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | R1 KO/TKO |
Ways To Watch
|
| Josh Koscheck | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Biography
TRAINING: I have three different training sessions in my training day - two of them are only martial arts training and the other one is a strength and conditioning session. All of them are about one hour
When and why did you start training for fighting? Judo at age of 5. I was inspired by my older brother.
What ranks and titles have you held? Storm, 4 Time Jungle Fight Champion, Conquista Fight, Capital Fight And Brasilia Gp. 6 Time Brasilia Jiu-Jitsu Champion; 5 Time Jiu-Jitsu State Champion; jiu-jitsu black belt under Ataide Jr.
Do you have any heroes? No
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? A dream come true
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No
What was your job before you started fighting? I`m still a police officer (special operations)
Favorite grappling technique: Leglock
Favorite Striking technique: High kick
• Member of Brazilian special operations police force
• Eight wins by submission (three by arm triangle, one each by rear naked, triangle, guillotine, anaconda, D’Arce)
• Two of last five wins by TKO
• Win over Mitchell snapped two fight losing streak
• Win over Koscheck was one of the biggest knockouts and upsets of 2009.
• Loss to Sanchez was Fight of the Night, KO of Koscheck was Knockout of the Night, and Submission of Swick was Submission of the Night
Career
Key Fights
Result |
Opponent |
Event |
Replay |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Win
|
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