Paulo Filho

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Paulo Filho
Statistics
Nickname	Paulao
Height	5'8" (173cm)
Weight	185lbs (84kg)
Born	May 24, 1978
Town of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fighting style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	14
By knockout	1
By submission	6
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Paulo Filho (born May 24, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter as well as a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo practitioner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is currently a member of Brazilian Top Team and often compared (in fighting style and appearance) to his teammate Ricardo Arona. Filho has a professional record of 14-0-0 as of November 5, 2006, and is considered one of the best middleweights in MMA.

Filho's last fight was a victory against Kazuo Misaki in the semi-finals of the PRIDE Bushido 13 Welterweight Grand Prix on November 5th, by armbar. Unfortunately, Filho suffered a ruptured membrane in his knee during the fight, forcing him to withdraw from the Grand Prix finals match against Denis Kang, who also suffered injury with a torn bicep in the semifinals.^[1] He was replaced by Kazuo Misaki, who went on to defeat Kang and claim the Grand Prix title. A fight against Kang is expected when Filho returns in 2007.

So far, Filho's most notable wins include Yuki Kondo and Kazuo Misaki, as well as Amar Suloev and Ikuhisa Minowa.

[edit] MMA Record

14 Wins (1 (T)KO's, 6 submissions, 7 decisions).
Date	Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Round	Time
11/5/2006	Win	Kazuo Misaki	Submission (Armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 13	1	9:43
8/26/2006	Win	Ryo Chonan	Submission (Armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 12	1	2:30
6/4/2006	Win	Gregory Bouchelaghem	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido Survival 2006	2	5:00
4/2/2006	Win	Murilo Rua	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 10	2	5:00
9/25/2005	Win	Ryuta Sakurai	Submission (Armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 9	1	3:49
4/3/2005	Win	Amar Suloev	Submission (Armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 6	1	4:22
7/19/04	Win	Akira Shoji	Decision (Split)	PRIDE Bushido 4	1	8:05
6/27/04	Win	Daijiro Matsui	Decision (Unanimous)	Gladiator FC-Day 2	3	5:00
4/1/2004	Win	Silmar Rodrigo	Decision(Unanimous)	BCN 3-Bitetti Combat Nordeste 3	3	5:00
9/29/2002	Win	Akira Shoji	Submission (Armbar)	PRIDE 22 - Beasts From The East 2	1	2:48
8/18/2001	Win	Yuki Kondo	Decision (Unanimous)	DEEP 2001-2nd Impact	3	5:00
3/31/2001	Win	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase-Proof 2	3	5:00
1/8/2001	Win	Keiichiro Yamamiya	KO (Punches)	DEEP 2001-DEEP 2001	1	0:29
7/24/2000	Win	Luiz Claudio das Dores	Submission (Punches)	Heroes-Heroes 1	2