Paulo Thiago
5-8-0
UFC record, 13 fights, 148.3 min
18-9-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 74"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Sun, Jan 25, 1981, age 45
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Feb 21, 2009
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Sep 13, 2014
01/How he wins
in 5 wins
1 KO/TKO (punches to head at distance) and 1 submission (d'arce choke from half guard technical submission), 3 decisions in 5 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 1 | 2 |
| Submission | 1 | 0 |
| Decision | 3 | 6 |
| All | 5 | 8 |
02/Career rates
13 fights, 148.3 min
Sig strikes landed
1.71 per min
254 in 148.3 min, 13 fights
Sig strike accuracy
39.1%
254 of 649 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
1.99 per min
295 of 809 landed on him in 148.3 min
Takedowns
1.42 per 15 min
14 of 44 · 148.3 min
Takedown accuracy
31.8%
14 of 44 attempts
Takedown defence
30 of 47
defended of attempted on him, 148.3 min
Control time
2:17 per 15 min
22:38 of 148:15
Knockdowns
4
scored in 148.3 min, 13 fights
Submission attempts
1.21 per 15 min
12 in 148.3 min
Where his sig strikes land
59% distance, 29% clinch, 12% ground
151 distance, 73 clinch, 30 ground of 254 landed
What he hits
61% head, 26% body, 13% leg
156 head, 65 body, 33 leg of 254 landed
Cage time
148:15
13 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | 13 | 5-8-0 | 148.3 | 254 of 649 | 1.71 | 14 of 44 | 22:38 of 148:15 | 4 | 2 in 5 |
| All | 13 | 5-8-0 | 148.3 | 254 of 649 | 1.71 | 14 of 44 | 22:38 of 148:15 | 4 | 2 in 5 |
04/By year
2009 to 2014
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 30.0 | 78 of 221 | 2.60 | 1 of 14 | 3:35 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 17.2 | 51 of 105 | 2.97 | 3 of 6 | 3:05 of 17:10 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 15.7 | 2 of 12 | 0.13 | 0 of 0 | 0:17 of 15:42 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 19 of 69 | 1.27 | 6 of 6 | 4:55 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 36.9 | 58 of 130 | 1.57 | 2 of 12 | 3:21 of 36:54 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 33.5 | 46 of 112 | 1.37 | 2 of 6 | 7:25 of 33:29 | 3 | 1 in 2 |
| All | 13 | 5-8-0 | 148.3 | 254 of 649 | 1.71 | 14 of 44 | 22:38 of 148:15 | 4 | 2 in 5 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 13 of 13 | 56.4 | 101 of 243 | 1.79 | 7 of 17 | 8:59 of 56:21 | 2 | 4 | 3, won 1 |
| Round 2 | 10 of 13 | 46.9 | 69 of 165 | 1.47 | 5 of 17 | 9:15 of 46:54 | 1 | 4 | 1, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 9 of 13 | 45.0 | 84 of 241 | 1.87 | 2 of 10 | 4:24 of 45:00 | 1 | 4 | 9, won 3 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
13 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 13, 2014UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski | Sean SpencerWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Marco Borges 27 - 30. Guilherme Bravo 27 - 30. Brian Puccillo 27 - 30. | 36 of 111 | 0 of 7 | 2:41 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 31, 2014UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado | Gasan UmalatovWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Marco Borges 27 - 30. Guilherme Bravo 27 - 30. Chris Lee 28 - 29. | 42 of 110 | 1 of 7 | 0:54 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 9, 2013UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 | Brandon ThatchWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R1 2:10Knee to Body At Distance Submission to Strikes | 5 of 13 | 1 of 2 | 0:23 | 0 | 2:10 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 18, 2013UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | Michel PrazeresWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Guilherme Bravo 28 - 29. Doug Crosby 28 - 29. Cardo Urso 28 - 29. | 46 of 92 | 2 of 4 | 2:42 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 10, 2012UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le | Dong Hyun KimWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mark Collett 26 - 30. Bass Singh 27 - 30. Chris Watts 27 - 30. | 2 of 10 | 0 of 0 | 0:17 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 14, 2012UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva | Siyar BahadurzadaWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R1 0:42Punch to Head At Distance | 0 of 2 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0:42 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 27, 2011UFC 134: Silva vs Okami | David MitchellWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Andy Roberts 27 - 30. Paul Sutherland 27 - 30. | 19 of 69 | 6 of 6 | 4:55 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 23, 2010UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez | Diego SanchezWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Luis Cobian 26 - 30. Larry Landless 28 - 29. Mike Beltran 28 - 29. | 36 of 65 | 1 of 3 | 1:32 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 12, 2010UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin | Martin KampmannWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. Chris Franco 27 - 30. | 13 of 40 | 1 of 9 | 1:34 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 6, 2010UFC 109: Relentless | Mike SwickWelterweight | WSubmission, R2 1:54D'Arce Choke From Half Guard Technical Submission | 9 of 25 | 0 of 0 | 0:15 | 1 | 6:54 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 21, 2009UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 | Jacob VolkmannWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Glenn Trowbridge 28 - 29. Jeff Collins 27 - 30. Roy Silbert 27 - 30. | 34 of 77 | 2 of 4 | 6:00 | 2 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 11, 2009UFC 100 | Jon FitchWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Patricia Morse-Jarman 28 - 29. Cecil Peoples 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. | 5 of 11 | 0 of 2 | 1:23 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 21, 2009UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson | Josh KoscheckWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:29Punches to Head At Distance | 7 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 3:29 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.