Paulo Silva
UFC DebutNickname“Paulao”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Guarulhos, Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Paulo Silva 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
191-120-3
.614 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
17 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 24 bouts · 22 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 3 sub · 3 decIF · Ichigeki · IKombat / Ichigeki · Circuito de Lutas · CFC +17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Andre Ricardo16-7-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:33 | IKombat / Ichigeki | Nov 12, 2016 |
| L | Udi Lima28-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:00 | Circuito de Lutas | Oct 2, 2014 |
| L | Vitor Toffanelli16-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:24 | CFC | Mar 29, 2014 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:21 | SFT 2 | Nov 29, 2013 | |
| L | Handerson Martins | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:16 | WOCS 31 | Nov 1, 2013 |
| W | Felipe Mendes1-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | URF | Oct 26, 2013 |
| L | Udi Lima28-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:45 | Talent MMA Circuit 3 | Sep 28, 2013 |
| L | Roberto Santos | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:20 | MFC | Sep 14, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 3:35 | Talent MMA Circuit 2 | Jul 20, 2013 | |
| L | Renato Gunther2-0 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:18 | Bison Kombat 1 | Jul 4, 2013 |
| W | Diogo Kadu1-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:08 | IF | Jun 8, 2013 |
| W | Sebastiao Soares de Azevedo Neto | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Force FC | May 25, 2013 |
| W | Eder Costa1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Superacao Fight | Apr 20, 2013 |
| L | Felipe Olivieri15-7 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:39 | USC 2 | Apr 19, 2013 |
| L | Eder Gama22-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:12 | Ichigeki | Mar 23, 2013 |
| W | Marcio Costa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:37 | Summer Fight | Feb 9, 2013 |
| L | Paulo Henrique da Silva Lemes | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:28 | SCF | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Andre Alecrim Pacheco Cavalcante | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:49 | LTF | Sep 15, 2012 |
| W | Danilo de Oliveira Camilo | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:49 | EF 3 | Aug 25, 2012 |
| L | William Macario11-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:56 | IF | Jun 30, 2012 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:30 | Ichigeki | Jun 15, 2012 | |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:57 | Peralta Fitness | May 5, 2012 | |
| W | Cicero Costa1-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:46 | FNED | Apr 21, 2012 |
| W | Francisco Gama Filho0-1 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R2 | 3:07 | Cruzeiro Fight | Apr 14, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionBSF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Luciano Maciel0-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:29 | BSF | Jul 15, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.