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Welterweight

Paulo Thiago

17-11-0 UFC 5-8-0
Hard To Hit Defensive Striker
5'11"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
11:24Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 11.4 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 17.9 of 100 Striking D — Strong, rated 92.4 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 46.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 65.1 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 42.4 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 40.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Strong 92
  2. Grappling Above avg 70
  3. Wrestling Average 65
  4. Durability Average 47
  5. TD Defense Below avg 42
  6. Control Below avg 40
  7. Accuracy Weak 18
  8. Striking Weak 11
Hard To Hit opponents land only 36% of what they throw
Defensive Striker strong striking d — rates 92 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.71
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.99
Striking accuracy39.1%
Striking defense63.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.4
Takedowns / 15 min1.42
Takedown accuracy31.8%
Takedown defense63.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.21
Control time15.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-5

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
October 23, 2010 vs Diego Sanchez — 2.4/min (L) Oct '10 August 27, 2011 vs David Mitchell — 1.27/min (W) Aug '11 April 14, 2012 vs Siyar Bahadurzada — 0.0/min (L) — only 0.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '12 November 10, 2012 vs Dong Hyun Kim — 0.13/min (L) Nov '12 May 18, 2013 vs Michel Prazeres — 3.07/min (W) May '13 November 9, 2013 vs Brandon Thatch — 2.31/min (L) — only 2.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '13 May 31, 2014 vs Gasan Umalatov — 2.8/min (L) May '14 September 13, 2014 vs Sean Spencer — 2.4/min (L) Sep '14

Fight history

13 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Sean Spencer 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · September 13, 2014
36/111Sig. strikes
63/159Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
2:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Gasan Umalatov 10-2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado · May 31, 2014
42/110Sig. strikes
24/62Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Brandon Thatch 10-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:10 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 · November 9, 2013
5/13Sig. strikes
12/28Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Michel Prazeres 16-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013
46/92Sig. strikes
30/63Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dong Hyun Kim 15-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le · November 10, 2012
2/10Sig. strikes
22/40Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Siyar Bahadurzada 19-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:42 — UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · April 14, 2012
0/2Sig. strikes
3/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W David Mitchell 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · August 27, 2011
19/69Sig. strikes
23/120Absorbed
6/6Takedowns
4:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Diego Sanchez 21-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · October 23, 2010
36/65Sig. strikes
48/112Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:32Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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L Martin Kampmann 16-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · June 12, 2010
13/40Sig. strikes
24/59Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
1:34Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Mike Swick 14-3 walk-in Submission · R2 1:54 — UFC 109: Relentless · February 6, 2010
9/25Sig. strikes
7/61Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Jacob Volkmann 9-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 · November 21, 2009
34/77Sig. strikes
16/38Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
6:00Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jon Fitch 17-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 100 · July 11, 2009
5/11Sig. strikes
15/34Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:23Control
0Knockdowns
5Sub attempts
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W Josh Koscheck 12-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:29 — UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · February 21, 2009
7/24Sig. strikes
8/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
17-11-0Pro record
Team Constrictor, X-Gym (formerly)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 8
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 7
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 13
Jungle Fight 4
Fight2Night 2
SMASH Global 1
Global Legion FC 1
KSW 1
The Warriors Combat 1
Thunder Fight 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Sam Liera TKO (punches) SMASH Global 9
December 19, 2019
 SMASH Global 1 4:58
W Alton Barbosa Decision (unanimous) Global Legion FC 13
December 13, 2019
 Global Legion FC 3 5:00
L Michał Materla TKO (punches) KSW 40: Dublin
October 22, 2017
 KSW 2 0:50
W Faycal Hucin Submission (armbar) Fight2Night 2
April 28, 2017
 Fight2Night 1 3:11
W Cheick Kone Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight2Night 1
November 4, 2016
 Fight2Night 3 4:16
W Paulistenio Rocha Decision (unanimous) The Warriors Combat 3
August 13, 2016
 The Warriors Combat 3 5:00
L Markus Perez Echeimberg Decision (split) Thunder Fight 7
June 25, 2016
 Thunder Fight 5 5:00
L Sean Spencer Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski
September 13, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Gasan Umalatov Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado
May 31, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Brandon Thatch TKO (submission to knee to the body) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2
November 9, 2013
 UFC 1 2:10
W Michel Prazeres Decision (unanimous) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
May 18, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
L Dong Hyun Kim Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le
November 10, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L Siyar Bahadurzada KO (punch) UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
April 14, 2012
 UFC 1 0:42
W David Mitchell Decision (unanimous) UFC 134
August 27, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L Diego Sanchez Decision (unanimous) UFC 121
October 23, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
L Martin Kampmann Decision (unanimous) UFC 115
June 12, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
W Mike Swick Technical Submission (D'arce choke) UFC 109
February 6, 2010
 UFC 2 1:54
W Jacob Volkmann Decision (unanimous) UFC 106
November 21, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jon Fitch Decision (unanimous) UFC 100
July 11, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Josh Koscheck KO (punches) UFC 95
February 21, 2009
 UFC 1 3:29
W Luiz Dutra Jr. TKO (knee injury) Jungle Fight 11
September 13, 2008
 Jungle Fight 1 0:40
W Ferrid Kheder Decision (unanimous) Jungle Fight 10
July 12, 2008
 Jungle Fight 3 5:00
W Paulo Cavera Submission (arm-triangle choke) Jungle Fight 9: Warriors
May 31, 2008
 Jungle Fight 1 —
W Leonardo Pecanha Decision (unanimous) Jungle Fight 8
April 6, 2008
 Jungle Fight 3 5:00
W Fernando Bettega Submission (arm-triangle choke) Capital Fight 1
December 14, 2007
 Capital Fight 1 2:02
W Franklin Careli Submission (rear-naked choke) Conquista Fight 3
May 12, 2007
 Conquista Fight 2 0:37
W Igor Maux Submission (anaconda choke) Grand Prix Planaltina
October 13, 2006
 Grand Prix Planaltina 1 1:06
W Ricardo Petrucio Submission (triangle choke) Storm Samurai 8
July 2, 2005
 Storm Samurai 3 1:36

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Paulo Thiago) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 39.1% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 63.5% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 31.8% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 63.8% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.6
Control time 15.3% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 40.0% avg 54.1%