Photo of Paulo Filho
Team Brazilian Top Team
Age 46
Gender Male
Height 5' 8"
Weight Class

Paulo Filho is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 3 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 23-6-3 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 17 years, 4 months, 3 days
Rounds Fought 62.8
Avg. Fights/Year 1.8
Longest Layoff 4 years, 3 months, 5 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 10 10
Losses 0 0 6
Finish Rate 56.5%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 43.5%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 13.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 43.5%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:00
Fastest KO 00:47
Fastest SUB 02:30
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:47
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 15:00
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 05/11/2018 W
(22-6-3)
Mohamed Ashraf
(1-2-0)
Submission (Choke)
Wawan MMA - Fight Night
1 05:00
NSF 02/06/2014 L
(22-5-3)
Andre Muniz
(6-3-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bitetti Combat 19
3 05:00
NSF 08/04/2013 D
(22-5-2)
Rodney Wallace
(19-6-0)
Draw
Selva MMA 2
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/23/2013 L
(22-4-2)
David Branch
(11-3-0)
MW
(184.5 vs. 185.2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Series of Fighting 2
3 05:00
NSF 09/06/2012 W
(21-4-2)
Murilo Rua
(19-12-1)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Best of the Best (Brazil) - Filho vs Rua
1 00:47
NSF 09/14/2011 D
(21-4-1)
Satoshi Ishii
(2-2-0)
Draw
Amazon Forest Combat 1
3 05:00
NSF 05/20/2011 L
(21-3-1)
Norman Paraisy
(7-1-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
X-Combat Ultra - International Grand Prix
3 05:00
NSF 04/29/2011 L
(21-2-1)
Ronny Markes
(8-1-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
International Fighting Championship (Brazil)
3 05:00
NSF 03/19/2011 W
(20-2-1)
Jackson Mora
(5-7-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
World Fighting Combat: Pretorian
3 05:00
NSF 12/04/2010 W
(19-2-1)
Yuki Sassaki
(0-0-0)
LHW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bitetti Combat 8 - 100 years of the Corinthians
3 05:00
NSF 10/23/2010 L
(19-1-1)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
(7-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
First Class Fight 5
3 05:00
NSF 07/18/2010 D
(19-1-0)
Denis Kang
(33-12-1)
Draw
Impact FC 2: The Uprising - Sydney
3 05:00
NSF 06/04/2010 W
(18-1-0)
Daniel Gabriel
(0-0-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Memorial Fight Qualifying
1 05:00
NSF 12/12/2009 W
(17-1-0)
Tatsuhiko Nishizaka
(3-4-1)
Submission (Kimura)
Bitetti Combat 5
1 03:00
NSF 09/12/2009 W
(16-1-0)
Alex Schoenauer
(13-9-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bitetti Combat Nordeste 4
3 05:00
NSF 07/20/2009 W
(15-1-0)
Melvin Manhoef
(23-5-1)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Dream 10 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final
1 02:36
Official MMA Fight Results 11/05/2008 L
(15-0-0)
Chael Sonnen
(22-10-1)
MW
(189.5* vs. 184.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 12/12/2007 W
(14-0-0)
Chael Sonnen
(21-9-1)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
WEC 31: Live on Versus
2 04:55
Official MMA Fight Results 08/05/2007 W
(13-0-0)
Joseph Doerksen
(39-9-0)
MW
(184.5 vs. 185.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
WEC 29: Live on Versus
1 04:07
NSF 11/05/2006 W
(12-0-0)
Kazuo Misaki
(17-6-2)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Bushido 13 Survival 06' Finals
1 09:43
NSF 08/26/2006 W
(11-0-0)
Ryo Chonan
(12-6-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Bushido 12 Survival 06' Second Round
1 02:30
NSF 06/04/2006 W
(10-0-0)
Gregory Bouchelaghem
(5-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Bushido 11 Survival 06' Opening Round
2 05:00
NSF 04/02/2006 W
(9-0-0)
Murilo Rua
(11-5-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Bushido 10
2 05:00
NSF 09/25/2005 W
(8-0-0)
Ryuta Sakurai
(12-8-4)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Bushido 9
1 03:49
NSF 04/03/2005 W
(7-0-0)
Amar Suloev
(17-4-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Bushido 6
1 04:22
NSF 07/19/2004 W
(6-0-0)
Akira Shoji
(12-10-5)
Decision (Split Decision)
Pride: Bushido 4
2 05:00
NSF 06/27/2004 W
(5-0-0)
Daijiro Matsui
(6-11-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Gladiator FC: Day 2
05:00
NSF 04/01/2004 W
(4-0-0)
Silmar Rodrigo
(7-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bitetti Combat Nordeste 3
3 05:00
NSF 09/29/2002 W
(3-0-0)
Akira Shoji
(9-7-5)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2
1 02:48
NSF 08/18/2001 W
(2-0-0)
Yuki Kondo
(31-10-3)
Decision
Deep: Heatwave
3 05:00
NSF 03/31/2001 W
(1-0-0)
Ikuhisa Minowa
(17-12-7)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pancrase: Proof 2
3 05:00
NSF 01/08/2001 W
(0-0-0)
Keiichiro Yamamiya
(23-13-5)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Deep: Deep 2001
2 00:29
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class