Paulo Thiago
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Paulo Thiago Alencar Artunes (born January 25, 1981) is a Brazilian
Brazilian
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 Mixed Martial Artist. Thiago is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
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, fighting in their welterweight division.

Mixed martial arts

Thiago made his professional debut at Storm Samurai 8 in 2005. He fought Ricardo Petrucio and won the fight via submission in round three. His next three fights came on the same night almost a year after his debut. Thiago competed in the Grand Prix Planaltina, winning all three of his fights and became the tournament winner. Thiago finished all three of the fights by submission. After two more victories, Thiago was signed by Jungle Fights MMA. Thiago won four fights for the promotion before being signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championships.

He currently trains with the Constrictor Team, an affiliate of Team Black House; the famed gym of Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...

 and the Nogueira brothers.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Thiago never signed a contract before his fight against Koscheck, he was only able to acquire a tryout. Thiago made his UFC debut on February 21, 2009, scoring an upset victory over top contender Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
Josh D. Koscheck is an American mixed martial artist from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, a former collegiate wrestling champion and is currently fighting at welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his debut with the organization on the first season of the reality television show,...

 at UFC 95
UFC 95
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike...

.
During the fight, commentator Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan
Joseph James "Joe" Rogan is an American comedian, video blogger, actor, writer, podcaster, and martial artist. He is best known for his work on NewsRadio, his work as color commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and his hosting work on Fear Factor.-Acting:In 1994, Rogan co-starred on...

 commented that Thiago's striking looked inferior to Koscheck's. However, Thiago won the fight by KO, with a flush right uppercut and a left hook. The referee stopped the fight before Thiago could pounce on him. Koscheck immediately rose and argued that he was still alert and able to defend himself. Further review of the replay shows Koscheck's eyes roll back as he falls down, giving merit to the stoppage. At the post-fight conference, Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...

 confirmed that Thiago had earned Knockout of the Night honors.

Thiago had his second fight in the UFC, fighting against welterweight contender and Koscheck teammate Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch
Jonathan Parker Fitch is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently ranked as the No. 2 welterweight in the world by Sherdog, as well as many other publications.-Background:...

. The fight took place at UFC 100
UFC 100
UFC 100 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

. This was Thiago's first fight in the United States
United States
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 and he lost via unanimous decision. This fight was delayed until after the main event due to time constraints.

He then defeated UFC newcomer Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Joseph Volkmann is an American mixed martial artist competing in the lightweight division and formerly at welterweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Volkmann had made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest...

 at UFC 106
UFC 106
UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 21, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.-Background:...

 via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27). The fight originally was set to be on the undercard but after a fight was cancelled at last minute, Thiago's fight was bumped up to main card.

In Thiago's fourth outing in the UFC octagon, he was set to have a rematch against Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
Josh D. Koscheck is an American mixed martial artist from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, a former collegiate wrestling champion and is currently fighting at welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his debut with the organization on the first season of the reality television show,...

 at UFC 109
UFC 109
UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

. However, Koscheck pulled out of the bout after an undisclosed injury. Koscheck was replaced by AKA
American Kickboxing Academy
The American Kickboxing Academy is a martial arts gym located in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts...

 team-mate Mike Swick
Mike Swick
Mike Swick is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a welterweight....

. Thiago won via submission (D'arce Choke) in the second round and earned his second UFC fight bonus with the win.

Thiago faced Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann Frederiksen is a Danish mixed martial artist who is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym. He is known for his precise strikes and his quick submissions...

 on June 12, 2010, at UFC 115
UFC 115
UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 12, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Background:...

 where he lost by unanimous decision.

Diego Sanchez
Diego Sánchez
Diego J. Sanchez is an American mixed martial artist of Mexican descent, with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu, system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson...

 defeated Thiago by a unanimous decision on October 23, 2010, at UFC 121
UFC 121
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States...

. Though Thiago started the round off strong, he began to succumb to the wrestling abilities of Sanchez in the second and third rounds. The fight earned "Fight of the Night", awarding both fighters an extra paycheck.

In November 2010, Thiago signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC. Thiago was expected to face Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is an American mixed martial artist and an accomplished former amateur wrestler. He currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division...

 on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 3, 2011, at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The event was broadcast on Versus in the U.S. and Rogers Sportsnet One in Canada...

. However, Thiago was forced out of the bout with an elbow injury.

Thiago defeated David Mitchell via unanimous decision on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134
UFC 134
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...

 after dominating Mitchell throughout all three rounds.

Thiago is expected to face Mike Pyle
Mike Pyle (fighter)
Michael Wayne Pyle is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He held the WEC Welterweight Championship in 2005/6 before joining the IFL and UFC competitions. He holds notable victories over Jon Fitch, John Hathaway and Ricardo Almeida-Early life:Mike Pyle grew up in Dresden, Tennessee. At age...

 on January 14, 2012 at UFC 142
UFC 142
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.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    Ultimate Fighting Championship
    The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

    • Knockout of the Night
      Bonus Awards
      -Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....

       (One time)
    • Submission of the Night
      Bonus Awards
      -Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....

       (One time)
    • Fight of the Night
      Bonus Awards
      -Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....

       (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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| Win
|align=center| 14-3
| David Mitchell
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 134
UFC 134
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...


|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 13–3
| Diego Sanchez
Diego Sánchez
Diego J. Sanchez is an American mixed martial artist of Mexican descent, with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu, system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson...


| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 121
UFC 121
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States...


|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
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, United States
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 13–2
| Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann Frederiksen is a Danish mixed martial artist who is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym. He is known for his precise strikes and his quick submissions...


| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 115
UFC 115
UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 12, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Background:...


|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canada
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 13–1
| Mike Swick
Mike Swick
Mike Swick is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a welterweight....


| Technical submission (d'arce choke)
| UFC 109
UFC 109
UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...


|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:54
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–1
| Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Joseph Volkmann is an American mixed martial artist competing in the lightweight division and formerly at welterweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Volkmann had made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest...


| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 106
UFC 106
UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 21, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.-Background:...


|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 11–1
| Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch
Jonathan Parker Fitch is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently ranked as the No. 2 welterweight in the world by Sherdog, as well as many other publications.-Background:...


| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 100
UFC 100
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|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–0
| Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
Josh D. Koscheck is an American mixed martial artist from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, a former collegiate wrestling champion and is currently fighting at welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his debut with the organization on the first season of the reality television show,...


| KO (uppercut)
| UFC 95
UFC 95
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike...


|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:29
| London, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–0
| Luis Dutra Jr.
Luis Dutra Jr.
Luis Dutra Jr. is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Dutra has most notably fought in Shooto as well competing against Fabrício Camões and Paulo Thiago.-Shooto:Dutra turned...


| TKO (knee injury)
| Jungle Fight 11
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:40
| Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–0
| Ferrid Kheder
Ferrid Kheder
Ferrid Kheder is a French-Tunisian judoka and mixed martial artist. He competes in the welterweight and lightweight divisions. Although in Kheder's fight with Daisuke Nakamura he failed to make weight.-Judo career:...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Jungle Fight 10
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–0
| Paulo Cavera
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| Jungle Fight 9: Warriors
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| N/A
| Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–0
| Leonardo Pecanha
| Decision (unanimous)
| Jungle Fight 8
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
| Fernando Bettega
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| Capital Fight 1
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:02
| Brasilia
Brasília
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, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Franklin Careli
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Conquista Fight 3
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 0:37
| Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Igor Maux
| Submission (anaconda choke)
| Grand Prix Planaltina
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:06
| Planaltina
Planaltina
Planaltina is one of the administrative districts of the Federal District of Brazil, with an area of 1,534 kmª and a population of 147,114 in 2000, of whom 134,663 were classified as urban and 12,451 as rural...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Diogo Almeida
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Grand Prix Planaltina
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1:21
| Planaltina
Planaltina
Planaltina is one of the administrative districts of the Federal District of Brazil, with an area of 1,534 kmª and a population of 147,114 in 2000, of whom 134,663 were classified as urban and 12,451 as rural...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Marcone Bezerra
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| Grand Prix Planaltina
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1:31
| Planaltina
Planaltina
Planaltina is one of the administrative districts of the Federal District of Brazil, with an area of 1,534 kmª and a population of 147,114 in 2000, of whom 134,663 were classified as urban and 12,451 as rural...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Ricardo Petrucio
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Storm Samurai 8
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1:36
| Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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