Shido Boris Esperanca
UFC DebutNickname“The Machine”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Luanda, Luanda
- Born
- Angola
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Shido Boris Esperanca 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
112-55-2
.671 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
11 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 13 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 3 sub · 2 decPFL · WSC · AFL 32 · UAE Warriors 35 · UAE Warriors 32 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Emilios Dassi | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 3:17 | PFL | Apr 10, 2026 |
| L | Yabna N'Tchala14-3-1 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Dec 20, 2025 |
| W | Ayinda Octave | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:46 | PFL | Oct 18, 2025 |
| W | Ibrahima Mane13-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:34 | PFL | Aug 9, 2025 |
| W | Tyler Hill13-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:31 | PFL | Aug 23, 2024 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:37 | AFL 32 | Oct 7, 2023 | |
| W | Martin van Staden23-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 35 | Feb 24, 2023 |
| L | Badreddine Diani11-4 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 32 | Sep 16, 2022 |
| W | Jamil Ibragimov2-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:16 | UAE Warriors | Feb 26, 2022 |
| W | Franklin Esoe7-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:40 | WSC | Apr 28, 2019 |
| W | Horatius Ndidi Alonu12-3-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | WSC | Apr 27, 2019 |
| W | Albert Isaiah Benedict1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | WSC | Apr 27, 2019 |
| W | Daniel Emeka Eze7-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | WSC | Apr 26, 2019 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsFAMMA · HDH 92
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Guilherme Assis1-8 | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | FAMMA | May 11, 2025 |
| W | Cedric Escudero0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:34 | HDH 92 | Feb 24, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.