Paulo Filho

“Ely”

MMA · Retired

24-6-3RECORD

5KO / TKO WINS

9SUBMISSION WINS

10DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Ely
Date of birth	24 May 1978
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lives in	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Division	Middleweight
Team	Brazilian Top Team
Height	173 cm (5′8″)
Reach	180 cm (71″)
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	2000–2018
Status	Retired
Pro debut	24 Jul 2000
Last fight	Loss vs André Muniz, 6 Feb 2014

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Titles and honours

WEC Middleweight Champion (one time, one defense)
Wawan MMA Heavyweight Champion
PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix semifinalist
ADCC 2005 Brazilian Trials Champion

Background

Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist from Brazilian Top Team who went unbeaten through PRIDE and won and defended the WEC middleweight title. He fought sporadically in Brazil afterwards and won a final bout in Kuwait in 2018.

Fight history

33 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	André Muniz	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bitetti Combat 19	6 Feb 2014	Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	For the Bitetti Combat Middleweight Championship
Draw	Rodney Wallace	Draw (time limit expired)	3	5:00	Selva MMA 2	4 Aug 2013	Rio Branco, Brazil	Ruled a draw due to lack of judges
Loss	David Branch	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	World Series of Fighting 2	23 Mar 2013	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	Murilo Rua	TKO (punches)	1	0:47	Best of the Best: Filho vs. Ninja II	6 Sep 2012	Belém, Brazil
Draw	Satoshi Ishii	Draw	3	5:00	Amazon Forest Combat 1	14 Sep 2011	Manaus, Brazil	Light heavyweight bout
Loss	Norman Paraisy	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	X-Combat Ultra: International Grand Prix	20 May 2011	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Ronny Markes	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	International Fighter Championship	29 Apr 2011	Recife, Brazil	Light heavyweight bout
Win	Jackson Mora	Decision (split)	3	5:00	World Fighting Combat: Pretorian	19 Mar 2011	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Yuki Sasaki	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bitetti Combat 8	4 Dec 2010	São Paulo, Brazil
Loss	Marcos Rogério de Lima	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	First Class Fight 5	23 Oct 2010	São Paulo, Brazil	Light heavyweight bout
Draw	Denis Kang	Draw (split)	3	5:00	Impact FC 2	18 Jul 2010	Sydney, Australia
Win	Daniel Villegas	TKO (submission to punches)	1		Memorial Fight Qualifying	4 Jun 2010	São Paulo, Brazil	Heavyweight bout after missing light heavyweight limit
Win	Tatsuhiko Nishizaka	Submission (kimura)	1	3:00	Bitetti Combat 5	12 Dec 2009	Barueri, Brazil	Light heavyweight bout
Win	Alex Schoenauer	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bitetti Combat 4	12 Sep 2009	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Light heavyweight bout
Win	Melvin Manhoef	Submission (armbar)	1	2:35	DREAM 10	20 Jul 2009	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Chael Sonnen	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown	5 Nov 2008	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Non-title bout; Filho missed weight
Win	Chael Sonnen	Submission (armbar)	2	4:55	WEC 31	12 Dec 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended WEC Middleweight Championship
Win	Joe Doerksen	TKO (punches)	1	4:07	WEC 29	5 Aug 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won vacant WEC Middleweight Championship
Win	Kazuo Misaki	Submission (armbar)	1	9:43	PRIDE Bushido 13	5 Nov 2006	Yokohama, Japan	PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Ryo Chonan	Submission (armbar)	1	2:30	PRIDE Bushido 12	26 Aug 2006	Nagoya, Japan	PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Gregory Bouchelaghem	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 11	4 Jun 2006	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix first round
Win	Murilo Rua	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 10	2 Apr 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Ryuta Sakurai	Submission (armbar)	1	3:49	PRIDE Bushido 9	25 Sep 2005	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Amar Suloev	Submission (armbar)	1	4:22	PRIDE Bushido 6	3 Apr 2005	Yokohama, Japan	Light heavyweight bout
Win	Akira Shoji	Decision (split)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 4	19 Jul 2004	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Daijiro Matsui	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Gladiator FC: Day 2	27 Jun 2004	Seoul, South Korea
Win	Silmar Rodrigo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bitetti Combat Nordeste 3	1 Apr 2004	Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Win	Akira Shoji	Submission (armbar)	1	2:48	PRIDE 22	29 Sep 2002	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Yuki Kondo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	DEEP 2nd Impact	18 Aug 2001	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Proof 2	31 Mar 2001	Osaka, Japan
Win	Keiichiro Yamamiya	KO (punches)	2	0:29	DEEP 1st Impact	8 Jan 2001	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Luiz Claudio das Dores	TKO (submission to punches)	2		Heroes 1	24 Jul 2000	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Mohamed Ashraf	Submission (choke)	1	1:55	Wawan MMA		Kuwait	Date: May 2018; Wawan MMA heavyweight title