Joao Paulo dos Santos
UFC DebutNickname“Guerreiro”
Record
Streak
L7
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Macae, Rio de Janeiro
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Joao Paulo dos Santos makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
300-198-6
.602 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 25
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 25 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 2 sub · 1 decArena Global · XFMMA · AF · NCF · RBFC +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Wesley Almeida20-15 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:37 | RBFC | Apr 25, 2026 |
| L | Hyago Vieira Silva8-4-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:43 | Arena Global | Aug 20, 2022 |
| L | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:51 | FKF | Jul 24, 2022 | |
| L | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:30 | Free Combat | Mar 6, 2022 | |
| L | Khamzat Chapanov17-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:50 | Arena Global | Feb 26, 2022 |
| L | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:45 | Thunder Fight 33 | Dec 19, 2021 | |
| L | Angelo Lomboni7-3-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:33 | SFH 2 | Nov 6, 2021 |
| NC | Thiago Hayne11-6-1 | No Contest | — | R0 | — | WOCS Challenge 1 | Oct 30, 2021 |
| L | Rodrigo Carlos35-29 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:54 | XFMMA | Jul 4, 2021 |
| L | Jansey Silva8-3 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 3:57 | WOCS 57 | Mar 19, 2021 |
| L | Luis Henrique17-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:02 | Wocs 55 | Oct 10, 2020 |
| L | Marcio Santos19-9-1 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | — | WOCS 49 | Mar 24, 2018 |
| L | Andre Muniz24-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:18 | WOCS 48 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| NC | Daniel Moraleida Brito Cruz5-1 | No Contest | Accidental Kick to the Groin by Moraleida | R2 | 0:56 | IFC | Sep 3, 2016 |
| W | William Santos6-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFMMA | Sep 19, 2015 |
| L | Andre Muniz24-8 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:40 | WOCS 40 | Dec 13, 2014 |
| L | Luis Henrique17-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:46 | WOCS 38 | Oct 18, 2014 |
| W | Alex Junius14-41 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:27 | AF | Oct 11, 2014 |
| W | Edson Shark0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:59 | FF | Sep 21, 2013 |
| W | Jefferson Patrick1-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R0 | 0:00 | AF | Aug 24, 2013 |
| L | Gilberto Galvao30-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WOCS | May 24, 2013 |
| L | Givago Francisco13-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:02 | NCF | Mar 9, 2013 |
| W | KO/TKO | Knee | R3 | 0:00 | NCF | Jan 5, 2013 | |
| W | Junior Gobi0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:52 | Blufight MMA | Oct 27, 2012 |
| W | Wellington Alemao1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:55 | PCF | Sep 8, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.