Paulo Filho
UFC DebutNickname“Ely”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rio de Janeiro
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Paulo Filho makes their UFC debut
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UFC debut
Aug 19, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
808-517-73
.610 win rate
Winning-record opponents
26 of 33
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
33
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 33 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 9 sub · 10 decPRIDE · BC · WEC · Deep · Wawan MMA +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mohamed Ashraf Gahi0-2 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:55 | Wawan MMA | May 10, 2018 |
| L | Andre Muniz24-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BC | Feb 6, 2014 |
| D | Rodney Wallace26-16-1 | Draw | Time Limit | R5 | 5:00 | Selva MMA | Aug 4, 2013 |
| L | David Branch22-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WSOF 2 | Mar 23, 2013 |
| W | Murilo Rua20-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:47 | BOTB | Sep 6, 2012 |
| D | Satoshi Ishii25-13-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | AFC | Sep 14, 2011 |
| L | Norman Paraisy16-6-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | X-Combat Ultra | May 20, 2011 |
| L | Ronny Markes25-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IFC | Apr 29, 2011 |
| W | Jackson Mora25-27-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WFC 4 | Mar 19, 2011 |
| W | Yuki Sasaki25-22-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bitetti Combat 8 | Dec 4, 2010 |
| L | Marcos Rogerio de Lima23-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FCF | Oct 23, 2010 |
| D | Denis Kang35-16-2 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Impact FC 2 | Jul 18, 2010 |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:00 | MF | Jun 4, 2010 | |
| W | Tatsuhiko Nishizaka9-6-3 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:00 | BC | Dec 12, 2009 |
| W | Alex Schoenauer15-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BC | Sep 12, 2009 |
| W | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:36 | DREAM | Jul 20, 2009 |
| L | Chael Sonnen31-17-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WEC | Nov 5, 2008 |
| W | Chael Sonnen31-17-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:55 | WEC | Dec 12, 2007 |
| W | Joe Doerksen51-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:07 | WEC | Aug 5, 2007 |
| W | Kazuo Misaki25-11-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 9:43 | PRIDE | Nov 5, 2006 |
| W | Ryo Chonan22-13 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:31 | PRIDE | Aug 26, 2006 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Jun 4, 2006 | |
| W | Murilo Rua20-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Apr 2, 2006 |
| W | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:49 | PRIDE | Sep 25, 2005 |
| W | Amar Suloev24-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:22 | PRIDE | Apr 3, 2005 |
| W | Akira Shoji14-18-5 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Jul 19, 2004 |
| W | Daijiro Matsui16-31-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Gladiator FC | Jun 27, 2004 |
| W | Silmar Rodrigo15-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BC | Apr 1, 2004 |
| W | Akira Shoji14-18-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:48 | PRIDE | Sep 29, 2002 |
| W | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 18, 2001 |
| W | Ikuhisa Minowa63-45-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 31, 2001 |
| W | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:29 | Deep | Jan 8, 2001 |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 0:00 | Heroes | Jul 24, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.