Paulo Filho
Mixed martial arts record

Paulo Filho

Section Title: Mixed martial arts record
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Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes

Loss	23–6–3	Andre Muniz	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat 19	February 6, 2014	3	5:00	Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	For Bitetti Combat Middleweight Championship.

Draw	23–5–3	Rodney Wallace	Draw	Selva MMA 2	August 4, 2013	3	5:00	Rio Branco, Brazil

Loss	23–5–2	David Branch	Decision (unanimous)	World Series of Fighting 2	March 23, 2013	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Win	23–4–2	Murilo Rua	TKO (punches)	Best of the Best: Filho vs. Ninja II	September 6, 2012	1	0:47	Belem, Brazil

Draw	22–4–2	Satoshi Ishii	Draw	Amazon Forest Combat 1	September 14, 2011	3	5:00	Manaus, Brazil	Light Heavyweight bout.

Loss	22–4–1	Norman Paraisy	Decision (unanimous)	X-Combat Ultra: International Grand Prix	May 20, 2011	3	5:00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Loss	22–3–1	Ronny Markes	Decision (unanimous)	International Fighter Championship	April 29, 2011	3	5:00	Recife, Brazil	Light Heavyweight bout.

Win	22–2–1	Jackson Mora	Decision (split)	World Fighting Combat: Pretorian	March 19, 2011	3	5:00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Win	21–2–1	Yuki Sasaki	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat 8	December 4, 2010	3	5:00	São Paulo, Brazil

Loss	20–2–1	Marcos Rogério de Lima	Decision (unanimous)	First Class Fight 5	October 23, 2010	3	5:00	São Paulo, Brazil	Light Heavyweight bout.

Draw	20–1–1	Denis Kang	Draw (split)	Impact FC 2	July 18, 2010	3	5:00	Sydney, Australia	Middleweight bout.

Win	20–1	Daniel Villegas	Submission (punches)	Memorial Fight Qualifying	June 4, 2010	1	N/A	São Paulo, Brazil	Heavyweight bout. Originally scheduled as a Light Heavyweight bout, however Filho weighed in at 218 lbs.

Win	19–1	Tatsuhiko Nishizaka	Submission (kimura)	Bitetti Combat 5	December 12, 2009	1	3:00	Barueri, Brazil	Light Heavyweight bout.

Win	18–1	Alex Schoenauer	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat 4	September 12, 2009	3	5:00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Light Heavyweight bout.

Win	17–1	Melvin Manhoef	Submission (armbar)	DREAM 10	July 20, 2009	1	2:35	Saitama, Saitama, Japan

Loss	16–1	Chael Sonnen	Decision (unanimous)	WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown	November 5, 2008	3	5:00	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Non-title bout, Filho failed to make weight.

Win	16–0	Chael Sonnen	Submission (armbar)	WEC 31	December 12, 2007	2	4:55	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended the WEC Middleweight Championship.

Win	15–0	Joe Doerksen	TKO (punches)	WEC 29	August 5, 2007	1	4:07	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won the WEC Middleweight Championship.

Win	14–0	Kazuo Misaki	Submission (armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 13	November 5, 2006	1	9:43	Yokohama, Japan	PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal.

Win	13–0	Ryo Chonan	Submission (armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 12	August 26, 2006	1	2:30	Nagoya, Japan	PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.

Win	12–0	Gregory Bouchelaghem	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 11	June 4, 2006	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix First Round.

Win	11–0	Murilo Rua	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 10	April 2, 2006	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	10–0	Ryuta Sakurai	Submission (armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 9	September 25, 2005	1	3:49	Tokyo, Japan

Win	9–0	Amar Suloev	Submission (armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 6	April 3, 2005	1	4:22	Yokohama, Japan	Light Heavyweight bout.

Win	8–0	Akira Shoji	Decision (split)	PRIDE Bushido 4	July 19, 2004	2	5:00	Nagoya, Japan

Win	7–0	Daijiro Matsui	Decision (unanimous)	Gladiator FC: Day 2	June 27, 2004	3	5:00	Seoul, South Korea

Win	6–0	Silmar Rodrigo	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat Nordeste 3	April 1, 2004	3	5:00	Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Win	5–0	Akira Shoji	Submission (armbar)	PRIDE 22	September 29, 2002	1	2:48	Nagoya, Japan

Win	4–0	Yuki Kondo	Decision (unanimous)	DEEP: 2nd Impact	August 18, 2001	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan

Win	3–0	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: Proof 2	March 31, 2001	3	5:00	Osaka, Japan

Win	2–0	Keiichiro Yamamiya	KO (punches)	DEEP: 1st Impact	January 8, 2001	2	0:29	Nagoya, Japan

Win	1–0	Luiz Claudio das Dores	Submission (punches)	Heroes: Heroes 1	July 24, 2000	2	N/A	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sentence(s)

Paulo Filho fought Tatsuhiko Nishizaka on December 12, 2009, at Bitetti Combat 5.

final_sentence: Paulo Filho fought Tatsuhiko Nishizaka on December 12, 2009, at Bitetti Combat 5.