Paulo Thiago Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

L

Sean Spencer

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski · Sep 13, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski

Sep 13, 2014

L

Gasan Umalatov

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Maldonado · May 31, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Maldonado

May 31, 2014

L

Brandon Thatch

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Knee to Body At Distance Submission to Strikes · R1 · 2:10

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 · Nov 9, 2013

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:10

Knee to Body At Distance Submission to Strikes

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2

Nov 9, 2013

W

Michel Prazeres

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold

May 18, 2013

L

Dong Hyun Kim

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Macao: Franklin vs. Le · Nov 10, 2012

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Macao: Franklin vs. Le

Nov 10, 2012

L

Siyar Bahadurzada

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:42

UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva · Apr 14, 2012

KO/TKO

R1 · 0:42

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva

Apr 14, 2012

W

David Mitchell

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami · Aug 27, 2011

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami

Aug 27, 2011

L

Diego Sanchez

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez · Oct 23, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

Oct 23, 2010

L

Martin Kampmann

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin · Jun 12, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin

Jun 12, 2010

W

Mike Swick

Welterweight · Submission · D'Arce Choke From Half Guard Technical Submission · R2 · 1:54

UFC 109: Relentless · Feb 6, 2010

Submission

R2 · 1:54

D'Arce Choke From Half Guard Technical Submission

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 · Nov 21, 2009

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2

Nov 21, 2009

L

Jon Fitch

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 100 · Jul 11, 2009

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:29

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson · Feb 21, 2009

KO/TKO

R1 · 3:29

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson

Feb 21, 2009

Outside the UFC

14-3across 17 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 9 sub · 4 decGPP · F2N · Smash Global 9 · GLFC 13 · KSW 40 +9

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Sam Liera14-11	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:58	Smash Global 9	Dec 19, 2019
W	Ailton Barbosa13-5	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	GLFC 13	Dec 13, 2019
L	Michal Materla33-11	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:50	KSW 40	Oct 22, 2017
W	Faycal Hucin12-4	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:11	F2N	Apr 28, 2017
W	Cheick Kone18-12	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	4:16	F2N	Nov 4, 2016
W	Paulistenio Rocha17-8-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	TWC 3	Aug 13, 2016
L	Markus Perez15-7	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Thunder Fight 7	Jun 25, 2016
W	Luiz Jorge Dutra Jr.13-7-1	KO/TKO	Knee Injury	R1	0:40	Jungle Fight 11	Sep 13, 2008
W	Ferrid Kheder22-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Jungle Fight 10	Jul 12, 2008
W	Paulo Cavera0-1	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	0:00	Jungle Fight 9	May 31, 2008
W	Leonardo Pecanha15-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Jungle Fight 8	Apr 6, 2008
W	Fernando Bettega7-5	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	2:02	CF	Dec 14, 2007
W	Franklin Careli2-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	0:37	CF 3	May 12, 2007
W	Igor Maux10-7	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R1	1:06	GPP	Oct 13, 2006
W	Diogo Almeida2-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	1:21	GPP	Oct 13, 2006
W	Marcone Bezerra1-4	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R3	1:31	GPP	Oct 13, 2006
W	Ricardo Petrucio1-3	Submission	Triangle Choke	R3	1:36	SS 8	Jul 2, 2005

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

2 wins, 4 losses

W2

L4

Submission

10 wins, 0 losses

W10

L0

Decision

7 wins, 7 losses

W7

L7

Finishes

UFC KOs

1

Below avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.31

Above avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

1

Above avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.92

Above avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Paulo Thiago

PowerChin

Knockout rate

8%

1 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

4

2.56 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

3

1.51 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never submittedin the UFC

Decision behavior

Judging

7 scorecards on file

Paulo Thiago

Unanimous7 decisions · 100%

3W4L

Split

None

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

1 round total

0

Won

1

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC48th

39%254 / 649

Striking accuracy

63%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.28 differential

Landed1.71

Absorbed1.99

63%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+2%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head61%25th156
Body26%40th65
Leg13%35th33

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

59%Standing

Standing59%151
Clinch29%73
Ground12%30

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Paulo Thiago

Landed per 15

Head

F

17th

15.8

17th

Body

D

36th

6.6

36th

Leg

F

24th

3.3

24th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A

78th

20.1

78th

Body

A

84th

4.9

84th

Leg

B

69th

4.9

69th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	15.8	156	530	29%
Body	6.6	65	85	76%
Leg	3.3	33	34	97%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	20.1	199	642	31%
Body	4.9	48	86	56%
Leg	4.9	48	81	59%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Paulo Thiago

32%

Takedown accuracy

64%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-4.0 min net

On top2.3

On bottom6.3

Offense

Takedowns

B

58th

1.4

58th

TD accuracy

D

38th

32%

38th

Sub attempts

A

80th

1.2

80th

Control

C

48th

2.3 min

48th

Defense

TD defense

C

53rd

64%

53rd

Controlled

6.3 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	14 / 44
Submission attempts	12
Control time	22:38

Defense

TDs defended	30 / 47
Control absorbed	62:02

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (148min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Paulo Thiago

13 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 148 min

81%

R3 pace · 9 bouts

Thiago fades (-6% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Thiago drops to 81% of round-1 output by round 3 (9 bouts).

Thiago ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Thiagolanded / min

Takedown attempts

Thiagoattempts / min

Control time

Thiago% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.3	1.8	1.6	0.30	16%	13
R2	3.3	1.5	1.6	0.36	20%	10
R3	2.9	1.9	2.9	0.22	10%	9

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Paulo Thiago

13 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

34/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

D

37th

28%

37th

Win quality

C

57th

42%

57th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

4

1

2

1

4

Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Ranked 6–15	4	1-3	25%
Cross-div ranked	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	2	2-0	100%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	4	1-3	25%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Sean Spencer	Unproven	12	Sep 13, 2014
L	Gasan Umalatov	Unproven	8	May 31, 2014
L	Brandon Thatch	Unproven	8	Nov 9, 2013
W	Michel Prazeres	Contender-level	32	May 18, 2013
L	Dong Hyun Kim	Ranked 6–15	59	Nov 10, 2012
L	Siyar Bahadurzada	Building	15	Apr 14, 2012
W	David Mitchell	Unproven	8	Aug 27, 2011
L	Diego Sanchez	Cross-div ranked	45	Oct 23, 2010
L	Martin Kampmann	Ranked 6–15	59	Jun 12, 2010
W	Mike Swick	Contender-level	45	Feb 6, 2010
W	Jacob Volkmann	Established	22	Nov 21, 2009
L	Jon Fitch	Ranked 6–15	61	Jul 11, 2009
W	Josh Koscheck	Ranked 6–15	62	Feb 21, 2009

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

13 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

1-0

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

1-5

6 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

2-3

5 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

3-4

7 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

1-4

5 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last bout

6y 8mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Paulo Thiago

Extended layoff

6y 8mosince last bout

vs Sam Liera · Dec 19, 2019

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring

DFSAs favorite 3-4As underdog 2-4

41.80

DK avg

24.80

Median

84.50

Ceiling

6.10

Floor

23%

Boom

38%

Bust

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