Paradise Vaovasa
UFC DebutNickname“The Problem”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- San Francisco, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Dragon House MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Paradise Vaovasa 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
59-86-1
.407 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
9 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 · 7 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 2 decDH · Dragon House MMA · Bellator · URCC 34 · TPF 31 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Sergio Quinones14-29 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:13 | Dragon House MMA | |
| L | Hyder Amil11-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:34 | Bellator | |
| W | David Wright | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:23 | URCC 34 | |
| L | Hugo Lujan3-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Dragon House MMA | |
| L | Jalin Turner15-9 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body | R1 | 1:30 | TPF 31 | |
| W | Dino Pagtakhan | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:30 | DH | |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | DH | ||
| NC | No Contest | Knee to Head of Grounded Fighter | R1 | 3:19 | Arise FC | ||
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | DH | ||
| W | Ivan Posas | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | DH | |
| W | Antoine Smith2-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | DH | |
| W | Mike Ryan1-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:01 | WFC 8 |
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.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionDH
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | DH | ||
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | DH |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.