Joao Paulo Melo
UFC DebutNickname“Fortaleza”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sorocaba, Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Joao Paulo Melo 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
72-42-1
.632 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
6 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 · 11 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 7 subRomani Fight Brasil 2 · Jungle Fight 90 · Jungle Fight 87 · Jungle Fight 84 · Jungle Fight 82 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joao Paulo de Moura e Silva10-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:25 | Jungle Fight 90 | Sep 3, 2016 |
| W | Lucas Campos | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:05 | Jungle Fight 87 | May 21, 2016 |
| L | Michel Silva26-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:39 | Jungle Fight 84 | Dec 5, 2015 |
| W | Francisco Neves | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:14 | Jungle Fight 82 | Oct 24, 2015 |
| W | Carlos Eduardo Silva | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:47 | HFC 3 | Apr 25, 2015 |
| L | Jose Diaz10-4 | Submission | Inverted Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:47 | Jungle Fight 69 | May 3, 2014 |
| W | Clebert Diogo4-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:16 | Taboao FC | Dec 7, 2013 |
| W | Fabio Zanatti | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:30 | Legion FC | Oct 19, 2013 |
| L | Lucas Martins22-7 | KO/TKO | Punches to the Body | R2 | 0:00 | Romani Fight Brasil 2 | Oct 25, 2012 |
| W | Gilvan Alves | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 0:00 | Romani Fight Brasil 2 | Oct 25, 2012 |
| W | Lucas Silva | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:58 | SEFN | Jun 1, 2012 |
| W | Tiago Fernandes0-2 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:00 | CBKK | Feb 6, 2011 |
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.