Paulo Thiago

OctagonStats Rating 1468

5-8-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach74" (188 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJan 25, 1981

Age45

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.71

Str. Acc39%

SApM1.99

Str. Def63%

TD Avg1.42

TD Acc31%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.2

Recent form

L L L W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

13 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 3 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 6 decision losses

Finish rate40%

Times finished25%

StreakL3

Best streak2

Avg fight11:24

Octagon time2h 28m

Opp win%72%

ActiveFeb. 21, 2009 – Sep. 13, 2014 (6y)

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night1

Knockout of the Night1

Submission of the Night1

Total bonuses3

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Paulo Thiago is an 18-9-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Paulo debuted Feb. 21, 2009 vs Josh Koscheck (win). On a 3-fight losing skid. 6 years active (Feb. 21, 2009–Sep. 13, 2014).

Best wins: Michel Prazeres (U-DEC R3, May. 18, 2013); David Mitchell (U-DEC R3, Aug. 27, 2011); Jacob Volkmann (U-DEC R3, Nov. 21, 2009).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Sep. 13, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski	L Sean Spencer	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	36 63	0 1	0 0
May. 31, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado	L Gasan Umalatov	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	42 24	1 1	0 0
Nov. 09, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2	L Brandon Thatch	KO/TKO Knee	1	2:10	0 1	5 12	1 0	0 0
May. 18, 2013	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	W Michel Prazeres	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	46 30	2 3	0 0
Nov. 10, 2012	UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le	L Dong Hyun Kim	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	2 22	0 3	0 2
Apr. 14, 2012	UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva	L Siyar Bahadurzada	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:42	0 1	0 3	0 0	0 0
Aug. 27, 2011	UFC 134: Silva vs Okami	W David Mitchell	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	19 23	6 0	1 0
Oct. 23, 2010	UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez	L Diego Sanchez	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	36 48	1 2	4 0
Jun. 12, 2010	UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin	L Martin Kampmann	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	13 24	1 1	1 3
Feb. 06, 2010	UFC 109: Relentless	W Mike Swick	SUB D'Arce Choke	2	1:54	1 0	9 7	0 1	1 0
Nov. 21, 2009	UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2	W Jacob Volkmann	U-DEC	3	5:00	2 0	34 16	2 1	0 1
Jul. 11, 2009	UFC 100	L Jon Fitch	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	5 15	0 4	5 1
Feb. 21, 2009	UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson	W Josh Koscheck	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:29	1 0	7 8	0 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.