Joao Paulo Fagundes
UFC DebutNickname“King”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Joao Paulo Fagundes 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
126-87-2
.592 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
8 opponents with 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 12 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 4 decShooto · GF · PF 3 · PFL · BFC 1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Flavio Rodrigo Magon24-20 | KO/TKO | Punches to the Body | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | |
| W | Decision | Majority | R5 | 5:00 | PF 3 | ||
| W | Julio Cesar dos Santos17-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | |
| L | Brendson Ribeiro17-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:35 | Shooto | |
| L | Simeon Powell12-2 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R2 | 1:56 | PFL | |
| W | Rodrigo Carlos35-29 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:37 | Shooto | |
| W | Thiago Hayne11-6-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | |
| W | Lucas Cartogenio de Queiroz | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BFC 1 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:06 | Shooto | ||
| W | Lincoln Barbosa | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | |
| W | Neto Silva | KO/TKO | Knees | R2 | 2:19 | GF | |
| W | Arnobio Serafim da Silva | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:45 | GF |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
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