Welterweight

Paulo Thiago

Last fought: Sep 2014

RECORD

Pro

18-9-0

UFC

5-8-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:24
Fight Completion Rate	76.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.28
% Fights Inside the Distance	30.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	54-18 (75.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	19-6 (76.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	35-12 (74.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	42.9%
% Time in Control	15.3%
% Time Controlled	41.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	26.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.38
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.64
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.27
Distance Strike Accuracy	30.5%
Distance Strike Defense	72.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.09
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.97
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.46
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.70
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	7.95
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.04

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Paulo Thiago League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Paulo Thiago
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0
Strike Differential	-0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	31.8%
Takedown Defense	63.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	1.2
Control Time/15min	2:17
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	20.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	60.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Takedown Accuracy	20.0%
Takedown Defense	70.4%
Control Time/Fight	1:23

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Sean Spencer

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski • Sep 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paulo Thiago36/11132%TD 0/7Ctrl 2:41

Sean Spencer63/15940%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:56KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	8/22	36%	0/2	1:10	—
	Sean Spencer	12/32	38%	0/1	2:21	1

R2	Paulo Thiago	4/11	36%	0/3	1:31	—
	Sean Spencer	17/30	57%	1/1	2:31	—

R3	Paulo Thiago	24/78	31%	0/2	0:00	—
	Sean Spencer	34/97	35%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Gasan Umalatov

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado • May 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paulo Thiago42/11038%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:54

Gasan Umalatov24/6239%TD 1/7Ctrl 4:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	7/28	25%	0/0	0:01	—
	Gasan Umalatov	10/20	50%	0/3	1:54	—

R2	Paulo Thiago	17/36	47%	1/6	0:53	—
	Gasan Umalatov	6/10	60%	1/1	1:36	—

R3	Paulo Thiago	18/46	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Gasan Umalatov	8/32	25%	0/3	0:30	—

LOSS

vs. Brandon Thatch

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 • Nov 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 2:10

Paulo Thiago5/1338%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:23

Brandon Thatch12/2843%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	5/13	38%	1/2	0:23	—
	Brandon Thatch	12/28	43%	0/0	0:27	1

WIN

vs. Michel Prazeres

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold • May 2013Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paulo Thiago46/9250%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:42

Michel Prazeres30/6348%TD 3/12Ctrl 4:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	16/29	55%	0/0	0:03	—
	Michel Prazeres	10/23	43%	1/6	2:09	—

R2	Paulo Thiago	11/21	52%	1/2	1:58	—
	Michel Prazeres	4/6	67%	2/2	1:48	—

R3	Paulo Thiago	19/42	45%	1/2	0:41	—
	Michel Prazeres	16/34	47%	0/4	0:44	—

LOSS

vs. Dong Hyun Kim

UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le • Nov 2012Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paulo Thiago2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

Dong Hyun Kim22/4055%TD 3/6Ctrl 12:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	2/2	100%	1/2	4:45	—

R2	Paulo Thiago	2/5	40%	0/0	0:17	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	4/8	50%	1/3	3:55	—

R3	Paulo Thiago	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	16/30	53%	1/1	3:31	—

LOSS

vs. Siyar Bahadurzada

UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva • Apr 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:42

Paulo Thiago0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Siyar Bahadurzada3/475%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Siyar Bahadurzada	3/4	75%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. David Mitchell

UFC 134: Silva vs Okami • Aug 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paulo Thiago19/6928%TD 6/6Ctrl 4:55

David Mitchell23/12019%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	9/17	53%	2/2	2:12	—
	David Mitchell	4/26	15%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Paulo Thiago	3/25	12%	3/3	1:41	—
	David Mitchell	8/40	20%	0/0	0:29	—

R3	Paulo Thiago	7/27	26%	1/1	1:02	—
	David Mitchell	11/54	20%	0/0	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Diego Sanchez

UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez • Oct 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paulo Thiago36/6555%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:32

Diego Sanchez48/11243%TD 2/8Ctrl 9:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	24/43	56%	1/2	1:30	—
	Diego Sanchez	7/32	22%	0/4	0:31	—

R2	Paulo Thiago	11/18	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Sanchez	15/31	48%	1/3	3:59	—

R3	Paulo Thiago	1/4	25%	0/1	0:02	—
	Diego Sanchez	26/49	53%	1/1	4:44	—

LOSS

vs. Martin Kampmann

UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin • Jun 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paulo Thiago13/4032%TD 1/9Ctrl 1:34

Martin Kampmann24/5941%TD 1/3Ctrl 7:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	6/18	33%	1/5	0:59	—
	Martin Kampmann	10/27	37%	0/0	0:30	—

R2	Paulo Thiago	5/15	33%	0/1	0:29	—
	Martin Kampmann	6/15	40%	0/1	2:32	—

R3	Paulo Thiago	2/7	29%	0/3	0:06	—
	Martin Kampmann	8/17	47%	1/2	3:59	—

WIN

vs. Mike Swick

UFC 109: Relentless • Feb 2010Welterweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 2, 1:54

Paulo Thiago9/2536%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

Mike Swick7/6111%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Swick	4/41	10%	1/1	0:30	—

R2	Paulo Thiago	4/9	44%	0/0	0:15	1
	Mike Swick	3/20	15%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jacob Volkmann

UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 • Nov 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paulo Thiago34/7744%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:00KD 2

Jacob Volkmann16/3842%TD 1/4Ctrl 6:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	12/27	44%	2/2	1:58	1
	Jacob Volkmann	5/16	31%	0/1	1:27	—

R2	Paulo Thiago	12/24	50%	0/2	1:49	—
	Jacob Volkmann	6/12	50%	1/2	2:41	—

R3	Paulo Thiago	10/26	38%	0/0	2:13	1
	Jacob Volkmann	5/10	50%	0/1	1:58	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Fitch

UFC 100 • Jul 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paulo Thiago5/1145%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:23

Jon Fitch15/3444%TD 4/4Ctrl 12:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	2/4	50%	0/2	0:41	—
	Jon Fitch	4/12	33%	1/1	3:37	—

R2	Paulo Thiago	0/1	0%	0/0	0:22	—
	Jon Fitch	4/6	67%	2/2	4:22	—

R3	Paulo Thiago	3/6	50%	0/0	0:20	—
	Jon Fitch	7/16	44%	1/1	4:18	—

WIN

vs. Josh Koscheck

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson • Feb 2009Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:29

Paulo Thiago7/2429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Josh Koscheck8/2928%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paulo Thiago	7/24	29%	0/0	0:02	1
	Josh Koscheck	8/29	28%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com