Paulo ThiagoGrappler

Welterweight · 18-9 · orthodox

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Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
45
Elo Rating
1472.9

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 63% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 92% of Welterweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 1.99 significant strikes per minute — better than 88% of Welterweight fighters
  • Attempts 1.20 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 84% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands only 1.71 significant strikes per minute — worse than 94% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands just 39% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 82% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    1.71
    Bottom 6%
  • Striking accuracy
    39%
    Bottom 18%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.99
    Top 12%
  • Striking defense
    63%
    Top 8%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.42
    Top 44%
  • Takedown accuracy
    31%
    Bottom 29%
  • Takedown defense
    63%
    Bottom 48%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.20
    Top 16%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1531, higher than 45% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1473).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Kim15:00Prazeres2:10Thatch15:00Umalatov15:00Spencer
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski
2014-09-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado
2014-05-31 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2
2013-11-09 · KO/TKO, R1 2:10
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
2013-05-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le
2012-11-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva
2012-04-14 · KO/TKO, R1 0:42
UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
2011-08-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez
2010-10-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin
2010-06-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 109: Relentless
2010-02-06 · Submission, R2 1:54
UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2
2009-11-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 100
2009-07-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
2009-02-21 · KO/TKO, R1 3:29