Paulo Machado
UFC DebutNickname“Ze Doido”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Itapemirim, Espirito Santo
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Nova Uniao
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Paulo Machado 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
259-181-7
.589 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 27
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
31
27 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 31 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 3 sub · 4 decShooto · CN · The Start Combat · BH Fight · GFC 10 +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Saul Almeida20-14 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | GFC 10 | May 1, 2026 |
| L | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 3:13 | CN | Oct 11, 2025 | |
| L | Morquez Forest | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CN | Jun 21, 2025 |
| L | Brandon Lopez10-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CN | Jun 22, 2024 |
| L | Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos36-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Virada Esportiva | Oct 28, 2023 |
| L | Emerson Santos11-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:20 | Spartacus MMA | Oct 29, 2022 |
| L | Paulo Ricardo Rodrigues16-18-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:22 | Shooto | Jul 24, 2021 |
| L | Fabio Bispo10-8-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:01 | SFT 10 | Mar 30, 2019 |
| L | Cicero Coutinho11-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 4:29 | SFT 8 | Dec 15, 2018 |
| L | Fabiano Silva33-18-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:41 | Shooto | Aug 5, 2018 |
| L | Guilherme Doin14-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:11 | Shooto | Mar 17, 2018 |
| L | Lucas Pereira5-10 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | The Start Combat | Dec 17, 2017 |
| W | Kessi Johny1-4 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:10 | The Start Combat | Aug 12, 2017 |
| NC | Wdison Costa14-10 | No Contest | Knee to Head of Grounded Fighter | R2 | 2:17 | Revolution Fight 1 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| W | Israelsson Severo3-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 28, 2017 |
| W | Luiz Carlos2-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:58 | BH Fight | Apr 8, 2017 |
| L | Nikolas Motta15-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:35 | Shooto | Dec 18, 2016 |
| L | Marcos dos Santos Cirino8-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LF | Jul 28, 2016 |
| W | Alcione Mariano Dias4-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:24 | Spartacus HCC | Jul 2, 2016 |
| W | Flavio Freire Coelho | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:10 | OFMMA | Apr 30, 2016 |
| W | Gleison Souza7-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:23 | BH Fight | Apr 15, 2016 |
| L | Eduardo Bastos | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FTF 12 | Sep 12, 2015 |
| W | DQ | Knee to Head of Grounded Fighter | R3 | 4:30 | SFMMA | Jul 25, 2015 | |
| W | Max Denner Vieira9-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:17 | Megafighters | Nov 22, 2014 |
| W | Ricardo Cardoso1-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SF | Oct 11, 2014 |
| L | Eduardo Bastos | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 2:21 | CF | Sep 13, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFL | May 24, 2014 | |
| W | Jairo Ribeiro5-8 | DQ | Knee to Head of Grounded Fighter | R2 | — | AFN 3 | Apr 5, 2014 |
| L | Mayk Castro4-1 | DQ | Illegal Strike | R1 | 2:36 | SFC | Feb 8, 2014 |
| W | Humberto Marques Pereira0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HCC 14 | Nov 30, 2013 |
| L | Fabricio Oliveira1-0 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:00 | Extreme Combat MMA | Jan 21, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.