Paulo Thiago
Welterweight · ORCA rating 40/100 · peak 57 · Defensive specialist · 5–8 in 13 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Paulo Thiago finished with an ORCA rating of 40 (peak 57); without a recent bout, Paulo Thiago sits off the current Welterweight board. The profile peaks in striking defence: 86 (significant strikes absorbed per minute 90). The weak side is striking offence, which grades 7, with total strikes landed per minute grading 1. 3 of 5 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Welterweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 7 | — | Significant strikes landed per minute 3 |
| Striking defence | 86 | — | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 90 |
| Grappling offence | 50 | — | — |
| Grappling defence | 53 | — | — |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes absorbed per minute 90. Weakest: Total strikes landed per minute 1.
Profile
- Division
- Welterweight
- ORCA rating
- 40 (peak 57)
- UFC record
- 5–8
- Pro record
- 15–8
- Graded UFC bouts
- 13
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 45
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 1.71
- Significant strike accuracy: 39%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 1.99
- Significant strike defence: 64%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 1.42
- Takedown accuracy: 32%
- Takedown defence: 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 1.21
Fight history
- 2014-09-13 · L vs Sean Spencer · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski
- 2014-05-31 · L vs Gasan Umalatov · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado
- 2013-11-09 · L vs Brandon Thatch · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2
- 2013-05-18 · W vs Michel Prazeres · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
- 2012-11-10 · L vs Dong Hyun Kim · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le
- 2012-04-14 · L vs Siyar Bahadurzada · KO/TKO · UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva
- 2011-08-27 · W vs David Mitchell · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
- 2010-10-23 · L vs Diego Sanchez · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez
- 2010-06-12 · L vs Martin Kampmann · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin
- 2010-02-06 · W vs Mike Swick · Submission · UFC 109: Relentless
- 2009-11-21 · W vs Jacob Volkmann · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2
- 2009-07-11 · L vs Jon Fitch · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 100
- 2009-02-21 · W vs Josh Koscheck · KO/TKO · UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
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