Paulo Mauricio Jr.
UFC DebutNickname“Junior”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Palmeira das Missoes, Rio Grande do Sul
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- CTA Combat
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Paulo Mauricio Jr. 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
31-19
.620 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
7 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 8 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 1 subHall Kombat · IFL 13 · Marau Combat · CWB Fight League · TAURA MMA +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Igor Cavalcanti13-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:42 | IFL 13 | Mar 17, 2024 |
| W | Douglas Thiss | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:21 | Marau Combat | Dec 9, 2023 |
| L | Leonardo Almeida7-2 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 1:04 | Hall Kombat | Oct 8, 2022 |
| L | Willian Rafael3-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:51 | CWB Fight League | May 14, 2022 |
| W | Everton Ribeiro dos Santos3-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:12 | Hall Kombat | Dec 11, 2021 |
| L | Pedro Lima Alves Pinheiro4-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:28 | TAURA MMA | Jul 14, 2018 |
| W | Tiago Trindade Andrade1-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | Kaue Rodrigues Fight Center | Nov 11, 2017 |
| W | Kelvin Aguirre0-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:02 | Tiger Team | Apr 20, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsDDT · Guardians of the Cage
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Pedro Rigo1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | DDT | Jul 7, 2015 |
| W | Lua Rodrigues1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Guardians of the Cage | Apr 18, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- Junior dos Santos out of grappling match with Fabricio Werdummmafighting · Jul 14, 2026
- UFC Vegas 118 video: Iwo Baraniewski chews up Junior Tafa’s legs to score knockout in under 90 secondsmmafighting · Jun 6, 2026
- Star in the making? Watch Iwo Baraniewski punish Junior Tafa with nasty leg kick TKO | UFC Vegas 118mmamania · Jun 6, 2026
- Junior dos Santos books next matchup weeks after being hospitalized by Netflix KO lossbloodyelbow · May 28, 2026
- UFC legends Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum booked for trilogy match in Brazilmmamania · May 28, 2026