Paulo Filho

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Association: Brazilian Top Team
Pro Debut Date: 2000-07-24
Pro Record: 24-6-3
Win Finish %: 58.3%
Quality Perf. %: 45.5%
Last Ranked: 4/01/2015

#161 Middleweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2007

#1 Middleweight

All-Time Rank:

#33 Light Heavyweight

#17 Middleweight
Last Loss Date: 2/06/2014
Last Loss: [#24 MW] Andre Muniz
Opponent's Last 5: W W L L W

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Mohamed Ashraf Gahi Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  Wawan MMA - Wawan MMA 16 - Wawan Fight Night
Thursday, May 10th 2018
L Andre Muniz
#353 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BC - Bitetti Combat 19
Thursday, February 6th 2014
D Rodney Wallace
#39 Light Heavyweight 		Draw
Round 5
  Selva MMA - ExpoAcre 2013
Sunday, August 4th 2013
L David Branch
#47 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  WSOF 2 - Arlovski vs. Johnson
Saturday, March 23rd 2013
W Murilo Rua
#175 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  BOTB - Filho vs. Ninja
Thursday, September 6th 2012
D Satoshi Ishii
#30 Heavyweight 		Draw
Round 3
  AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 1
Wednesday, September 14th 2011
L Norman Paraisy
#255 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  X-Combat Ultra - International Grand Prix
Friday, May 20th 2011
L Ronny Markes
#106 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  IFC - International Fighter Championship
Friday, April 29th 2011
W Jackson Mora Decision (Split)
Round 3
  WFC 4 - Filho Vs Mora
Saturday, March 19th 2011
W Yuki Sasaki
#116 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bitetti Combat 8 - 100 Years of Corinthians
Saturday, December 4th 2010
L Marcos Rogerio de Lima
#87 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  FCF - First Class Fight 5
Saturday, October 23rd 2010
D Denis Kang
#36 Middleweight 		Draw
Round 3
  Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney
Sunday, July 18th 2010
W Daniel Villegas Submission (Punches)
Round 1
  MF - Memorial Fight Qualifying
Friday, June 4th 2010
W Tatsuhiko Nishizaka Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
  BC - Bitetti Combat 5
Saturday, December 12th 2009
W Alex Schoenauer Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BC - Bitetti Combat 4
Saturday, September 12th 2009
W Melvin Manhoef
#15 Middleweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Dream 10 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final
Monday, July 20th 2009
L Chael Sonnen
#20 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  WEC 36 - Faber vs. Brown
Wednesday, November 5th 2008
W Chael Sonnen
#12 Middleweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 2
  WEC 31 - Faber vs. Curran
Wednesday, December 12th 2007
W Joe Doerksen
#39 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  WEC 29 - Las Vegas
Sunday, August 5th 2007
W Kazuo Misaki
#2 Middleweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Pride - Bushido 13
Sunday, November 5th 2006
W Ryo Chonan
#17 Middleweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Pride - Bushido 12
Saturday, August 26th 2006
W Gregory Bouchelaghem
#73 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Pride - Bushido 11
Sunday, June 4th 2006
W Murilo Rua
#11 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Pride - Bushido 10
Sunday, April 2nd 2006
W Ryuta Sakurai
#44 Middleweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Pride - Bushido 9
Sunday, September 25th 2005
W Amar Suloev
#36 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Pride - Bushido 6
Sunday, April 3rd 2005
W Akira Shoji
#63 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 2
  Pride - Bushido 4
Monday, July 19th 2004
W Daijiro Matsui
#82 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Gladiator FC - Day 2
Sunday, June 27th 2004
W Silmar Rodrigo
#107 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BC - Bitetti Combat Nordeste 3
Thursday, April 1st 2004
W Akira Shoji
#29 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Pride 22 - Beasts From The East 2
Sunday, September 29th 2002
W Yuki Kondo
#12 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Deep - 2nd Impact
Saturday, August 18th 2001
W Ikuhisa Minowa
#1 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Pancrase - Proof 2
Saturday, March 31st 2001
W Keiichiro Yamamiya
#4 Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  Deep - 1st Impact
Monday, January 8th 2001
W Luiz Claudio das Dores Submission (Punches)
Round 2
  Heroes - Heroes 1
Monday, July 24th 2000
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Mohamed Ashraf Gahi   Wawan MMA - Wawan MMA 16 - Wawan Fight Night
Thursday, May 10th 2018 		Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Round 1
L Andre Muniz
#353 Middleweight 		  BC - Bitetti Combat 19
Thursday, February 6th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
D Rodney Wallace
#39 Light Heavyweight 		  Selva MMA - ExpoAcre 2013
Sunday, August 4th 2013 		Draw
Round 5
L David Branch
#47 Middleweight 		  WSOF 2 - Arlovski vs. Johnson
Saturday, March 23rd 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Murilo Rua
#175 Middleweight 		  BOTB - Filho vs. Ninja
Thursday, September 6th 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
D Satoshi Ishii
#30 Heavyweight 		  AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 1
Wednesday, September 14th 2011 		Draw
Round 3
L Norman Paraisy
#255 Middleweight 		  X-Combat Ultra - International Grand Prix
Friday, May 20th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Ronny Markes
#106 Light Heavyweight 		  IFC - International Fighter Championship
Friday, April 29th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jackson Mora   WFC 4 - Filho Vs Mora
Saturday, March 19th 2011 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Yuki Sasaki
#116 Middleweight 		  Bitetti Combat 8 - 100 Years of Corinthians
Saturday, December 4th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Marcos Rogerio de Lima
#87 Heavyweight 		  FCF - First Class Fight 5
Saturday, October 23rd 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
D Denis Kang
#36 Middleweight 		  Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney
Sunday, July 18th 2010 		Draw
Round 3
W Daniel Villegas   MF - Memorial Fight Qualifying
Friday, June 4th 2010 		Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Tatsuhiko Nishizaka   BC - Bitetti Combat 5
Saturday, December 12th 2009 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
W Alex Schoenauer   BC - Bitetti Combat 4
Saturday, September 12th 2009 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Melvin Manhoef
#15 Middleweight 		  Dream 10 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final
Monday, July 20th 2009 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Chael Sonnen
#20 Middleweight 		  WEC 36 - Faber vs. Brown
Wednesday, November 5th 2008 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Chael Sonnen
#12 Middleweight 		  WEC 31 - Faber vs. Curran
Wednesday, December 12th 2007 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 2
W Joe Doerksen
#39 Middleweight 		  WEC 29 - Las Vegas
Sunday, August 5th 2007 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Kazuo Misaki
#2 Middleweight 		  Pride - Bushido 13
Sunday, November 5th 2006 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Ryo Chonan
#17 Middleweight 		  Pride - Bushido 12
Saturday, August 26th 2006 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Gregory Bouchelaghem
#73 Middleweight 		  Pride - Bushido 11
Sunday, June 4th 2006 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Murilo Rua
#11 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride - Bushido 10
Sunday, April 2nd 2006 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Ryuta Sakurai
#44 Middleweight 		  Pride - Bushido 9
Sunday, September 25th 2005 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Amar Suloev
#36 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride - Bushido 6
Sunday, April 3rd 2005 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Akira Shoji
#63 Middleweight 		  Pride - Bushido 4
Monday, July 19th 2004 		Decision (Split)
Round 2
W Daijiro Matsui
#82 Light Heavyweight 		  Gladiator FC - Day 2
Sunday, June 27th 2004 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Silmar Rodrigo
#107 Middleweight 		  BC - Bitetti Combat Nordeste 3
Thursday, April 1st 2004 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Akira Shoji
#29 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride 22 - Beasts From The East 2
Sunday, September 29th 2002 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Yuki Kondo
#12 Light Heavyweight 		  Deep - 2nd Impact
Saturday, August 18th 2001 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ikuhisa Minowa
#1 Middleweight 		  Pancrase - Proof 2
Saturday, March 31st 2001 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Keiichiro Yamamiya
#4 Heavyweight 		  Deep - 1st Impact
Monday, January 8th 2001 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Luiz Claudio das Dores   Heroes - Heroes 1
Monday, July 24th 2000 		Submission (Punches)
Round 2

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2015   #161 Middleweight 23-6-3
43
01/01/2015 7 #161 Middleweight 23-6-3
47
10/01/2014 3 #154 Middleweight 23-6-3
48
07/01/2014 2 #157 Middleweight 23-6-3
48
04/01/2014 NR #155 Middleweight 23-6-3
48
01/01/2014 1 #45 Light Heavyweight 23-5-3
77
10/01/2013 NR #46 Light Heavyweight 23-5-3
77
07/01/2013 7 #62 Middleweight 23-5-2
81
04/01/2013 NR #69 Middleweight 23-5-2
81
01/01/2013 5 #46 Light Heavyweight 23-4-2
85
10/01/2012 3 #51 Light Heavyweight 23-4-2
85
07/01/2012   #54 Light Heavyweight 22-4-2
78
04/01/2012 3 #54 Light Heavyweight 22-4-2
78
01/01/2012 4 #57 Light Heavyweight 22-4-2
78
10/01/2011 NR #53 Light Heavyweight 22-4-2
81
07/01/2011 NR #71 Middleweight 22-4-1
82
04/01/2011 2 #28 Light Heavyweight 22-2-1
126
01/01/2011 NR #26 Light Heavyweight 21-2-1
135
10/01/2010 2 #9 Middleweight 20-1-1
260
07/01/2010   #7 Middleweight 20-1-0
303
04/01/2010 1 #7 Middleweight 19-1-0
303
01/01/2010 NR #6 Middleweight 19-1-0
303
10/01/2009 NR #16 Light Heavyweight 18-1-0
194
07/01/2009 1 #9 Middleweight 16-1-0
237
04/01/2009 3 #10 Middleweight 16-1-0
221
01/01/2009 4 #7 Middleweight 16-1-0
248
10/01/2008 1 #3 Middleweight 16-0-0
364
07/01/2008   #2 Middleweight 16-0-0
364
04/01/2008   #2 Middleweight 16-0-0
364
01/01/2008   #2 Middleweight 16-0-0
364
10/01/2007 1 #2 Middleweight 15-0-0
336
07/01/2007   #1 Middleweight 14-0-0
332
04/01/2007   #1 Middleweight 14-0-0
332
01/01/2007 2 #1 Middleweight 14-0-0
332
10/01/2006   #3 Middleweight 13-0-0
242
07/01/2006 3 #3 Middleweight 12-0-0
209
04/01/2006 1 #6 Middleweight 10-0-0
170
01/01/2006 1 #5 Middleweight 10-0-0
170
10/01/2005 NR #6 Middleweight 10-0-0
170
07/01/2005 1 #14 Light Heavyweight 9-0-0
125
04/01/2005 1 #13 Light Heavyweight 8-0-0
111
01/01/2005   #12 Light Heavyweight 8-0-0
111
10/01/2004   #12 Light Heavyweight 8-0-0
111
07/01/2004 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 7-0-0
112
04/01/2004 NR #11 Light Heavyweight 6-0-0
112
10/01/2003   #8 Light Heavyweight 5-0-0
144
07/01/2003 2 #8 Light Heavyweight 5-0-0
151
04/01/2003   #6 Light Heavyweight 5-0-0
153
01/01/2003 2 #6 Light Heavyweight 5-0-0
156
10/01/2002   #4 Light Heavyweight 5-0-0
159
07/01/2002 1 #4 Light Heavyweight 4-0-0
167
04/01/2002   #3 Light Heavyweight 4-0-0
167
01/01/2002   #3 Light Heavyweight 4-0-0
167
10/01/2001 1 #3 Light Heavyweight 4-0-0
167
07/01/2001 3 #4 Light Heavyweight 3-0-0
142
04/01/2001 NR #7 Light Heavyweight 3-0-0
142