Paulo Silva
UFC DebutNickname“Bello”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Itabuna, Bahia
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 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
116-77-1
.601 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
14 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 15 bouts · 15 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 5 decPF 26 · PF 22 · EFC 47 · Titan FC 59 · UCFC 3 +10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Malik Lewis6-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:53 | PF 26 | Feb 11, 2023 |
| W | Marcos Vinicius15-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PF 22 | Aug 13, 2022 |
| W | Sean Soriano15-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | EFC 47 | May 20, 2022 |
| L | Max Rohskopf7-2 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 0:53 | Titan FC 59 | Feb 28, 2020 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:45 | UCFC 3 | Mar 30, 2019 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:09 | Titan FC 44 | May 19, 2017 | |
| L | Jason Soares14-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fight Time 24 | Apr 3, 2015 |
| W | Paul Barrow5-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFC 30 | Feb 28, 2014 |
| L | Chris Thorne5-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Square Ring Promotions | Sep 6, 2013 |
| W | Nivanilson Gonzaga Pereira9-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | O Gladiador 2 | Dec 15, 2012 |
| W | Welber Ribeiro1-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:22 | Lions FC 4 | Sep 15, 2012 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:28 | Lions FC 3 | May 12, 2012 | |
| L | Alex Soares | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Maximum Midway | Dec 17, 2011 |
| L | Rafael Macedo10-5 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | GF | Sep 24, 2011 |
| W | Bruno Justo12-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BNJ | Apr 23, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.