Paulo Thiago Alencar Antunes (; born January 25, 1981) is a Brazilian

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who most recently competed in the

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division of KSW. A professional competitor since 2005, he has also competed for the

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and

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. Thiago is also a member of

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do Distrito Federal and works for BOPE, a

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unit in his hometown of Brasília, Brazil.

Background

Thiago is from

Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

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, and began training in

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when he was five years old.

Mixed martial arts

Early career

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

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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

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at ''

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.'' During the fight, commentator

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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,

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confirmed that Thiago had earned ''Knockout of the Night'' honors. Thiago had his second fight in the UFC, fighting against former title challenger and Koscheck teammate

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. This was Thiago's first fight in the United States and he lost via unanimous decision. Thiago rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over UFC newcomer

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. In Thiago's fourth outing in the UFC octagon, he was set to have a rematch against

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. However, Koscheck pulled out of the bout after an undisclosed injury and was replaced by AKA teammate

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. 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 Frederiksen (born April 17, 1982) is a retired Danish professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Cage Warriors World Middleweight Champion. Background Originally from Aar ...

on June 12, 2010, at

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where he lost via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Thiago lost his second straight fight via unanimous decision to

Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez is most known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (U ...

on October 23, 2010, at

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. Though Thiago started the fight off strong by winning the first round, he began to tire and eventually succumbed to the cardio and wrestling skills of Sanchez in the second and third rounds. The bout 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

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on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. However, Thiago was forced out of the bout with an elbow injury. Thiago defeated David Mitchell via unanimous decision on August 27, 2011, at

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, completely dominating Mitchell throughout all three rounds. Thiago was expected to face Mike Pyle on January 14, 2012, at

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

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. Thiago faced

Siyar Bahadurzada Siyar Bahadurzada ( fa, سیار بهادرزاده; born 17 April 1984) is a retired Afghan-born Dutch mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently works as an instructor for ...

on April 14, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva. He was knocked out less than a minute into the first round after Siyar landed a right hook to the jaw that followed a left jab as Thiago was moving forward. This marked the first time Thiago had been finished in his career. Thiago next faced

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on November 10, 2012, at

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. He lost the bout via unanimous decision Thiago was expected to face Lance Benoist on May 18, 2013, at

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. However, on April 20, it was announced that Benoist had to pull out of the bout due to an injury. He was replaced by UFC newcomer

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. Thiago won the fight via unanimous decision. Thiago was expected to face

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on August 28, 2013, at

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. However, Thiago pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury. Thiago faced

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on November 9, 2013. He tapped to strikes in the first round after absorbing a knee to the liver. Thiago faced

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on May 31, 2014, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Despite being 2–6 in his last eight fights inside the octagon, Thiago signed a new four-fight contract with the

in June 2014. He was expected to face Mike Rhodes at

UFC Fight Night 51 ''UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 51'') was a mixed martial arts event held on September 13, 2014, at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil. Background The event in Brasília was the first that the ...

on September 13, 2014. However, Rhodes was forced out of the bout due to injury and was briefly replaced by returning veteran

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. Subsequently, Riggs was forced to pull out of the fight after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while cleaning a pistol at his home. Thiago instead faced Sean Spencer. Thiago lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released by the UFC.

Post-UFC career

After the release, Thiago was scheduled to face Joe Ray at Rebel FC 3 on June 26, 2015. However, Thiago withdrew from the bout due to an injury. Then he was scheduled to face Abubakar Vagaev at Akhmat Fight Show 18 on April 9, 2016. Thiago was again forced to withdraw from the bout. Thiago faced

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for the vacant Thunder Fight Middleweight Championship at Thunder Fight 7 on June 25, 2016. He lost the fight via split decision. Thiago then faced Paulistenio Rocha for the interim TWC Welterweight Championship at The Warriors Combat 3 on August 13, 2016. He won the fight via unanimous decision and claimed the championship. Thiago then faced Cheick Kone at Fight2Night 1 on November 4, 2016. He won the fight via third-round submission. In the sophomore event of the promotion, Thiago faced Faycal Hucin at Fight2Night 2 on April 28, 2017. He won the fight via first-round submission. Thiago faced Michał Materla at KSW 40: Dublin on October 22, 2017. He lost the fight via second-round knockout. Thiago faced Ailton Barbosa at Global Legion FC 13 on December 13, 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Six days removed from his previous bout, Thiago faced Sam Liera at SMASH Global 9 on December 19, 2019. He lost the fight via first-round knockout.

Personal life

Thiago is married and has twins.

Championships and accomplishments

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Official UFC Profile
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