Paulo Filho (23-6-3, 13) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 24, 1978. At the age of 22 years on July 24, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Luiz Claudio das Dores, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
Filho's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to André Muniz at age 35 on February 6, 2014. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Paulo Filho's best fights have been against Joe Doerksen, Chael Sonnen, Akira Shoji, Amar Suloev, Ryuta Sakurai, Ryo Chonan and Kazuo Misaki.
Filho has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Feb 6, 2014 35 years, 8 months 23-6-3 (13) | 23 years, 11 months 6-3 (6) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
31  | Aug 4, 2013 35 years, 2 months 23-5-3 (13) | 31 years, 8 months 19-6 (8) | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW Time limit expired | |
30  | Mar 23, 2013 34 years, 9 months 23-5-2 (13) | 31 years, 5 months 11-3 (7) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
29  | Sep 6, 2012 34 years, 3 months 23-4-2 (13) | 32 years, 3 months 20-12-1 (18) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28  | Sep 14, 2011 33 years, 3 months 22-4-2 (12) | 24 years, 8 months 4-1 (1) | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
27  | May 20, 2011 32 years, 11 months 22-4-1 (12) | 25 years, 4 months 8-1-1 (6) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
26  | Apr 29, 2011 32 years, 11 months 22-3-1 (12) | 23 years 10-1 (9) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
25 | Mar 19, 2011 32 years, 9 months 22-2-1 (12) | Jackson Mora | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
24  | Dec 4, 2010 32 years, 6 months 21-2-1 (12) | 34 years, 2 months 22-17-1 (16) | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23  | Oct 23, 2010 32 years, 4 months 20-2-1 (12) | 25 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22  | Jul 18, 2010 32 years, 1 months 20-1-1 (12) | 32 years, 10 months 33-12-1 (28) | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW Split | |
21 | Jun 4, 2010 32 years 20-1 (12) | Daniel Villegas | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
20 | Dec 12, 2009 31 years, 6 months 19-1 (11) | Tatsuhiko Nishizaka | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
19 | Sep 12, 2009 31 years, 3 months 18-1 (10) | Alex Schoenauer | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18  | Jul 20, 2009 31 years, 1 months 17-1 (10) | 33 years, 2 months 23-5-1 (22) | DREAM | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
17  | Nov 5, 2008 30 years, 5 months 16-1 (9) | 31 years, 7 months 22-9-1 (10) | WEC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16 | Dec 12, 2007 29 years, 6 months 16-0 (9) | 30 years, 8 months 21-8-1 (10) | WEC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended WEC middleweight title |
15  | Aug 5, 2007 29 years, 2 months 15-0 (8) | 29 years, 9 months 39-9 (35) | WEC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won WEC middleweight title |
14  | Nov 5, 2006 28 years, 5 months 14-0 (7) | 30 years, 6 months 17-6-2 (8) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
13  | Aug 26, 2006 28 years, 3 months 13-0 (6) | 29 years, 10 months 12-6 (6) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
12 | Jun 4, 2006 28 years 12-0 (5) | Gregory Bouchelaghem | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Apr 2, 2006 27 years, 10 months 11-0 (5) | 25 years, 10 months 11-5-1 (9) | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
10  | Sep 25, 2005 27 years, 4 months 10-0 (5) | 34 years 12-9-4 (9) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9  | Apr 3, 2005 26 years, 10 months 9-0 (4) | 29 years, 2 months 18-4 (15) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8  | Jul 19, 2004 26 years, 1 months 8-0 (3) | 30 years, 5 months 12-10-5 (7) | 2 | SD | WIN | ||
7  | Jun 27, 2004 26 years, 1 months 7-0 (3) | 31 years, 6 months 6-11-2 (0) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Apr 1, 2004 25 years, 10 months 6-0 (3) | Silmar Rodrigo | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Sep 29, 2002 24 years, 4 months 5-0 (3) | 28 years, 7 months 9-7-5 (6) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4  | Aug 18, 2001 23 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | 26 years, 1 months 31-10-3 (19) | DEEP | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3  | Mar 31, 2001 22 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | 25 years, 2 months 17-12-7 (13) | Pancrase | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2  | Jan 8, 2001 22 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | 28 years, 5 months 23-13-5 (7) | DEEP | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Jul 24, 2000 22 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Luiz Claudio das Dores | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
