Paulo Teixeira
UFC DebutNickname“Rambinho”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Paulo Teixeira 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
333-212-5
.611 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
23 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 26 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 4 sub · 7 decFTF · MF · WOCS · MMASC · FF +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Antonio Jose0-1 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 0:48 | FF | May 7, 2016 |
| NC | Herdeson Batista22-8 | No Contest | Overturned by CABMMA | R1 | 4:34 | FTF 13 | Mar 12, 2016 |
| W | Gustavo Franca12-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FTF 12 | Sep 12, 2015 |
| W | Michel Oliveira Couto0-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:19 | RF | Jul 11, 2015 |
| W | Romulo Silva0-1 | Submission | — | R2 | — | Gigante Fight MMA | Oct 11, 2014 |
| L | Gilbert Burns22-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:02 | FTF 7 | May 2, 2014 |
| W | Emerson Peixoto3-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFC | Jun 22, 2013 |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 1:39 | NCF | Mar 9, 2013 | |
| W | Paulo Henrique | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BOTB | Nov 29, 2012 |
| W | Allan Popeye | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:56 | MF | May 13, 2012 |
| W | Nathan Ferreira0-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:48 | X-Combat Ultra | Jan 21, 2012 |
| W | Thiago Luis Silva27-18 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:53 | FTF | Dec 18, 2011 |
| L | Gilmar Dutra Lima29-19-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:02 | MF | Aug 6, 2011 |
| L | Alexandre Barros27-13 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WOCS | Jul 23, 2011 |
| W | Johnny Iwasaki23-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WFC 4 | Mar 19, 2011 |
| W | Aloisio Barros12-13-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SF | Feb 12, 2011 |
| L | Paulo da Silva30-27 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | FTF | Oct 31, 2009 |
| W | Alberto dos Santos | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:00 | FTF | Jun 6, 2009 |
| L | Igor Fernandes21-7 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Team Nogueira | Apr 11, 2009 |
| W | Andre Tadeu14-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Juiz de Fora | Nov 8, 2008 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WOCS | May 10, 2008 | |
| W | Gustavo Rosa0-4 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | MMASC | Mar 15, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | MMASC | Oct 27, 2007 | |
| L | Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | GC 3 | Oct 13, 2006 | |
| L | Luis Ramos20-10-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | XFG | Dec 10, 2005 |
| L | KO/TKO | Kick | R1 | 0:00 | Shooto | Apr 30, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.