Record & Stats
Record23-6-3 (13 finishes)Born
May 24, 1978
Age
48Y, 3M
Stance
Southpaw
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
13 (41%)
KO/TKO
5 (16%)
Submissions
8 (25%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record2-0 (1 finish)WECMiddleweight
Paulo Filho MMA record
Paulo "Ely" Filho retired with a professional MMA record of 23-6-3 (13 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 32 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Filho's most recent fight was a loss to AndrΓ© Muniz on Feb 6, 2014.
Filho won the WEC middleweight championship. He went 2-0 in major title fights, with one win by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Feb 6, 2014 | 35 | AndrΓ© Muniz | L | UD | 3 | β | ~ Bitetti Combat Championship | Middleweight | Bitetti Combat |
| 31 | Aug 4, 2013 | 35 | Rodney Wallace | D | UD | 5 | Time limit expired | β | Light Heavyweight | β |
| 30 | Mar 23, 2013 | 34 | David Branch | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | WSOF |
| 29 | Sep 6, 2012 | 34 | Murilo Rua | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Middleweight | β |
| 28 | Sep 14, 2011 | 33 | Satoshi Ishii | D | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | β |
| 27 | May 20, 2011 | 32 | Norman Paraisy | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Welterweight | β |
| 26 | Apr 29, 2011 | 32 | Ronny Markes | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | β |
| 25 | Mar 19, 2011 | 32 | Jackson Mora | W | SD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | β |
| 24 | Dec 4, 2010 | 32 | Yuki Sasaki | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | Bitetti Combat |
| 23 | Oct 23, 2010 | 32 | Marcos RogΓ©rio de Lima | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | First Class Fight |
| 22 | Jul 18, 2010 | 32 | Denis Kang | D | UD | 3 | Split | β | Heavyweight | β |
| 21 | Jun 4, 2010 | 32 | Daniel Villegas | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | β | Light Heavyweight | β |
| 20 | Dec 12, 2009 | 31 | Tatsuhiko Nishizaka | W | SUB | 1 | Kimura | β | Light Heavyweight | Bitetti Combat |
| 19 | Sep 12, 2009 | 31 | Alex Schoenauer | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | Bitetti Combat |
| 18 | Jul 20, 2009 | 31 | Melvin Manhoef | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Heavyweight | DREAM |
| 17 | Nov 5, 2008 | 30 | Chael Sonnen | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Middleweight | WEC |
| 16 | Dec 12, 2007 | 29 | Chael Sonnen | W | SUB | 2 | Armbar | ! WEC Championship | Middleweight | WEC |
| 15 | Aug 5, 2007 | 29 | Joe Doerksen | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | + WEC Championship | Middleweight | WEC |
| 14 | Nov 5, 2006 | 28 | Kazuo Misaki | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Welterweight | PRIDE |
| 13 | Aug 26, 2006 | 28 | Ryo Chonan | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Welterweight | PRIDE |
| 12 | Jun 4, 2006 | 28 | Gregory Bouchelaghem | W | UD | 2 | β | β | Welterweight | PRIDE |
| 11 | Apr 2, 2006 | 27 | Murilo Rua | W | UD | 2 | β | β | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 10 | Sep 25, 2005 | 27 | Ryuta Sakurai | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 9 | Apr 3, 2005 | 26 | Amar Suloev | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 8 | Jul 19, 2004 | 26 | Akira Shoji | W | SD | 2 | β | β | β | PRIDE |
| 7 | Jun 27, 2004 | 26 | Daijiro Matsui | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | Gladiator |
| 6 | Apr 1, 2004 | 25 | Silmar Rodrigo | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | Bitetti Combat |
| 5 | Sep 29, 2002 | 24 | Akira Shoji | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | β | PRIDE |
| 4 | Aug 18, 2001 | 23 | Yuki Kondo | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | DEEP |
| 3 | Mar 31, 2001 | 22 | Ikuhisa Minowa | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | Pancrase |
| 2 | Jan 8, 2001 | 22 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | W | KO | 2 | Punches | β | Light Heavyweight | DEEP |
| 1 | Jul 24, 2000 | 22 | Luiz Claudio das Dores | W | TKO | 2 | Submission to punches | β | β | β |