Paulo Thiago (19-11, 11) was born in Brasília, DF, Brazil on January 25, 1981. At the age of 24 years on July 2, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Ricardo Petrucio, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On February 21, 2009, 28-year old Paulo Thiago made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 95 against a 31-year old Josh Koscheck, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Thiago's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Sam Liera at age 38 on December 19, 2019. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Paulo Thiago's best fights have been against Josh Koscheck, Mike Swick, Jacob Volkmann, David Mitchell, Michel Prazeres and Ferrid Kheder.
Thiago has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Dec 19, 2019 38 years, 10 months 19-11 (11) | Sam Liera | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
29 | Dec 13, 2019 38 years, 10 months 19-10 (11) | Alton Barbosa | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Oct 22, 2017 36 years, 8 months 18-10 (11) | 33 years, 6 months 23-5 (15) | KSW | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
27 | Apr 28, 2017 36 years, 3 months 18-9 (11) | Faycal Hucin | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
26 | Nov 4, 2016 35 years, 9 months 17-9 (10) | Cheick Kone | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
25 | Aug 13, 2016 35 years, 6 months 16-9 (9) | Paulistenio Rocha | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Interim | |
24 | Jun 25, 2016 35 years, 5 months 15-9 (9) | Markus Perez Echeimberg | MD | 5 | SD | LOSS | |
23  | Sep 13, 2014 33 years, 7 months 15-8 (9) | 27 years, 2 months 11-3 (4) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22  | May 31, 2014 33 years, 4 months 15-7 (9) | 31 years, 6 months 14-2-2 (10) | TUF | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
21  | Nov 9, 2013 32 years, 9 months 15-6 (9) | 28 years, 3 months 10-1 (10) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to knee to the body | |
20  | May 18, 2013 32 years, 3 months 15-5 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 16-0 (9) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Nov 10, 2012 31 years, 9 months 14-5 (9) | 30 years, 11 months 15-2-1 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
18  | Apr 14, 2012 31 years, 2 months 14-4 (9) | 27 years, 11 months 20-4-1 (16) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
17  | Aug 27, 2011 30 years, 7 months 14-3 (9) | 31 years, 10 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16  | Oct 23, 2010 29 years, 8 months 13-3 (9) | 28 years, 9 months 21-4 (15) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
15  | Jun 12, 2010 29 years, 4 months 13-2 (9) | 28 years, 1 months 16-3 (13) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
14  | Feb 6, 2010 29 years 13-1 (9) | 30 years, 7 months 14-3 (10) | UFC | 2 | CKO | WIN D'arce choke | |
13  | Nov 21, 2009 28 years, 9 months 12-1 (9) | 29 years, 2 months 9-0 (6) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12  | Jul 11, 2009 28 years, 5 months 11-1 (9) | 31 years, 4 months 20-3 (11) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
11  | Feb 21, 2009 28 years 11-0 (9) | 31 years, 2 months 12-3 (7) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Sep 13, 2008 27 years, 7 months 10-0 (8) | Luiz Dutra Jr. | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee injury | ||
9  | Jul 12, 2008 27 years, 5 months 9-0 (7) | 33 years, 4 months 8-2 (7) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
8 | May 31, 2008 27 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Paulo Cavera | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
7 | Apr 6, 2008 27 years, 2 months 7-0 (6) | Leonardo Pecanha | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Dec 14, 2007 26 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Fernando Bettega | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
5 | May 12, 2007 26 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Franklin Careli | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Oct 13, 2006 25 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Igor Maux | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | ||
3 | Oct 13, 2006 25 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Diogo Almeida | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
2 | Oct 13, 2006 25 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Marcone Bezerra | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
1 | Jul 2, 2005 24 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Ricardo Petrucio | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
