Paulo Ricardo Rodrigues
UFC DebutNickname“Cangaceiro”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- RD Champions
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Paulo Ricardo Rodrigues 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
310-223-3
.582 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 31
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
35
31 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 35 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 10 sub · 1 decShooto · Arena Global · Spartacus MMA · VN · TFC +14
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Guilherme Doin14-12 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 17, 2026 |
| L | Chris Bungard22-11 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:49 | Forza Fighting Championship | Nov 9, 2024 |
| L | Alvaro Vacacela20-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:55 | FFC 71 | Jan 25, 2024 |
| W | Diego Nunes25-10 | Disqualification | Illegal Soccer Kick | R1 | 0:00 | Falcon MMA 2 | Oct 28, 2023 |
| W | Renan Oliveira | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:41 | VN | May 27, 2023 |
| L | Thiago Luis Silva27-18 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:02 | Spartacus MMA | Mar 11, 2023 |
| W | Anderson Longo Marinho1-6 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:25 | VN | Mar 4, 2023 |
| D | Jorge Lucas4-3-1 | Draw | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 28, 2022 |
| L | Emerson Santos11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Spartacus MMA | Aug 27, 2022 |
| L | Isaac Moura11-5 | Submission | — | R1 | 3:14 | Spartacus MMA | May 21, 2022 |
| L | Antonio Monteiro18-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 18, 2021 |
| W | Iverson Martins3-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:13 | Arena Global | Oct 9, 2021 |
| W | Paulo Machado12-18 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:22 | Shooto | Jul 24, 2021 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | DMF | Nov 22, 2020 | |
| W | Vinicius Magalhaes0-3 | Submission | Arm -Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:45 | Arena Global | Oct 10, 2020 |
| W | Vagner Oliveira4-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:30 | Arena Global | Jul 25, 2020 |
| W | Unknown Fighter | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 1:05 | Arena Global | Mar 14, 2020 |
| L | Mairon Santos17-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:52 | DC Fighters 3 | Aug 17, 2019 |
| W | Phelipe Ruan0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:04 | Arena Global | Jun 15, 2019 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:36 | DC Fighters 2 | May 11, 2019 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | DF | Mar 23, 2019 | |
| L | Luciano Benicio14-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 28, 2018 |
| L | Marcos Vinicius15-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | — | SFC | Aug 11, 2018 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:22 | Shooto | Dec 10, 2017 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:51 | Shooto | Oct 22, 2017 | |
| W | Paulo Cesar Ramer7-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 12, 2017 |
| L | Italo Gomes13-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFMMA | Mar 18, 2017 |
| L | Israelsson Severo3-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jan 29, 2017 |
| L | Rafael Palhares | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FLC 4 | Dec 16, 2016 |
| L | Eric Alecsander de Oliveira Amorim5-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:07 | FLC 1 | Aug 30, 2015 |
| W | Ruan Castro0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:05 | Lutando Pela Paz 5 | Apr 5, 2015 |
| W | Adriano Dutra | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:25 | AC | Jul 12, 2014 |
| W | Washington da Silva0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:22 | TFC | Feb 15, 2014 |
| L | Rafael Araujo3-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:40 | TFC | Dec 7, 2013 |
| L | Elder Lara25-17 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:55 | NTF | Aug 4, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.