Paulo Dantas
UFC DebutNickname“Guerreiro”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Fortaleza, Ceara
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Guerreiro Team
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Paulo Dantas 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
558-348-16
.616 win rate
Winning-record opponents
21 of 29
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
36
29 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 36 bouts · 26 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 6 sub · 10 decShooto · PPF · RFC · KOTC · BC +21
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos36-14-1 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 2:10 | Limo Fight 16 | Jul 17, 2015 |
| W | Leandro Rodrigues Pontes30-16-2 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R3 | — | Extreme Fighter | Aug 28, 2014 |
| L | Willamy Freire26-6 | DQ | Faked Knee to Groin | R1 | 0:00 | BKF 3 | Nov 7, 2013 |
| W | Alberto Pantoja Luz | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BKF 2 | Nov 1, 2012 |
| W | Amaury Junior17-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:57 | Arena Fight 4 | Sep 13, 2012 |
| L | Hacran Dias28-13-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:00 | Shooto | Dec 2, 2011 |
| D | Leandro Rodrigues Pontes30-16-2 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | PPF | Nov 13, 2011 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | PPF | Nov 13, 2011 | |
| W | Teo Menezes | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:00 | PPF | Nov 13, 2011 |
| W | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 3:00 | Shooto | Jun 4, 2011 | |
| L | Johnny Eduardo28-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 6, 2010 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 28, 2009 | |
| W | Danial Sharifi14-7 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:51 | Shooto | Sep 19, 2009 |
| L | Renan Barao34-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 27, 2009 |
| W | Marcos Dutra Francisco | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 3:03 | MMMAC | Aug 8, 2009 |
| L | Mauricio Reis19-13 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:43 | IC | Mar 9, 2008 |
| L | Patricio Freire37-9 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:21 | RFC | Sep 27, 2007 |
| W | Grzegorz Tredowski13-9-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:45 | FOE | Jun 30, 2007 |
| L | Willamy Freire26-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:44 | CVTM | Apr 18, 2007 |
| W | Rivanio Regis36-29-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFC | Feb 7, 2007 |
| L | Rivanio Regis36-29-3 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 2:33 | TC | Apr 6, 2006 |
| W | Jay Valencia2-4 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 0:29 | KOTC | Aug 5, 2005 |
| W | Jason Dent22-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | KOTC | Feb 25, 2005 |
| W | Scott Johnson5-21 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:57 | RFC 1 | Feb 18, 2005 |
| W | Buck Henry Bisbey | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:53 | AFC 8 | May 1, 2004 |
| W | Jesse Santiago6-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | COVT | Mar 11, 2004 |
| W | Josenildo da Silva2-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CN 8 | Dec 13, 2003 |
| W | Matt Hamilton9-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | AFC 5 | Sep 5, 2003 |
| W | Magnus Decio | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Heat FC 1 | Jul 31, 2003 |
| W | Sergio Capoeira | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BC | Mar 20, 2003 |
| L | Carlos Alexandre Pereira36-12-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:00 | BC | Nov 28, 2002 |
| W | Alexandre Gomes4-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:50 | CN 6 | Nov 7, 2002 |
| W | Jesse Santiago6-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CN 5 | Jul 11, 2002 |
| W | Diego Saraiva22-20-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CN 3 | Oct 8, 2001 |
| W | Carlos Gomes | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:11 | CN | Jun 30, 2001 |
| W | Valdir Carvalho0-2 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 1:51 | WVC 12 | Jun 9, 2001 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.