Paulo Fernando de Souza Leite Filho, better known as simply Paulo Filho (; born May 24, 1978), is a Brazilian retired

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who last competed in the

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division. A professional competitor from 2000 until 2014, Filho was the last WEC Middleweight Champion, and also competed in

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, DEEP, Impact FC, and the World Series of Fighting.

Background

Filho was born in Governador Island to a Jewish-Brazilian dad and a

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native mom, in

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, he is the only child and was raised in Cocota until he and his family moved to Zona Sul when Filho was eight years old. It was soon after moving to Copacabana in the Zona Sul area of Rio de Janeiro when Filho began training in

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at the Carlson Gracie academy, and then also began training in

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, and later

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. He did extremely well in

competitions and also in

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competitions becoming one of Carlson Gracie protege and he received his Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu from Carlson Gracie himself when he was 20 years old. Filho has stated in several interviews that his career's goal have always been to defend Jiu-Jitsu and specially the

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as a whole. He has stated that "It is because of this family that I have everything in my life and for that I am forever grateful" He is well respected in the

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community not just from fans but from high level competitors that have trained with him and consider him to be one of the best in the world. Filho is also a

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lover and has a pit bull tattoo in his stomach.

Mixed martial arts career

PRIDE Fighting Championships

During his stint in

, Filho was the only undefeated entrant in the 2006 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix, but he did not win the tournament as an injury kept him from the tournament finals. In the semi-finals of the tournament on '' PRIDE Bushido 13'', November 5, 2006, Filho defeated

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. Unfortunately, Filho suffered a ruptured membrane in his knee during the fight, forcing him to withdraw from the Grand Prix finals match against

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, who also suffered injury with a torn biceps in the semi-finals. Filho was replaced by Misaki, who went on to defeat an already injured Kang and claim the Grand Prix title. Filho's most notable wins include

, Amar Suloev and

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, as well as

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and

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World Extreme Cagefighting

He signed with the

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and fought for the vacant middleweight title on August 5, 2007, at '' WEC 29''. Filho defeated Canadian jiu-jitsu fighter

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via TKO (strikes) at 4:07 of the first round. His first title defense occurred at WEC 31, where he was awarded a controversial win over 2-time National Wrestling Champion

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by armbar at 4:55 in the second round. Due to controversy stemming from the fight stoppage (Sonnen's screams of pain were taken as a verbal submission by the referee, despite his objections), Filho was scheduled to face Sonnen again at

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. However, Filho pulled out of this bout because he had checked into a substance abuse rehab facility. Filho faced Sonnen at

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on November 5 live on Versus. Filho missed weight for this match, however the contest went ahead as a non-title three round fight. Sonnen dominated the fight and took a unanimous decision victory. Throughout the fight Filho seemed disturbed, disoriented, and confused and his team has associated the episode with his extreme weigh cut. After the WEC's middleweight division was absorbed into the

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in December 2008, Filho became a free agent and decided to take time off as he felt he lost the love for fighting.

DREAM

Filho made his

debut on July 20, 2009, when he took on light heavyweight Melvin Manhoef at Dream 10 in

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. Filho showed great perseverance and a good chin in the fight, weathering an onslaught of strikes from the dangerous Manhoef before executing a powerful takedown that immediately put him in half guard, from which he then swiftly transitioned into a full mount whilst at the same time trapping Melvin's left arm; he quickly secured an

to win the bout in the first round. Filho was scheduled to face Yoon Dong-Sik on October 25, 2009, at Dream 12, but failed to show up and was replaced on the card.

Bitetti Combat

Filho made his debut in one of Brazil's top promotions, Bitetti Combat, on September 12, 2009, at Bitetti Combat's 4th event against Argentinian

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. Filho controlled throughout the whole fight and pulled off a unanimous decision. He then fought Tatsuhiko Nishizaka on December 12, 2009, at Bitetti Combat 5. He easily took the fight to the ground, controlled and secured a

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in the very first round. He was scheduled to fight Yuki Sasaki in the

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at Bitetti Combat 6 on February 25, 2010, but it was announced on February 22 that he had withdrawn from the bout due to "personal problems". Later that day, it was confirmed that Filho would in fact be fighting Sasaki. Filho then failed to show for the event's

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, forcing a last minute cancellation of his bout with Sasaki.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Filho was scheduled to face

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Middleweight champion Hector Lombard in a non-title bout on May 13, 2010, at

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, but Filho pulled out of the bout due to visa issues and was replaced by

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Future

Filho made his

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debut and defeated Chilean newcomer Daniel Villegas on June 4, 2010, via first-round submission due to strikes. Filho faced

on July 17, 2010, for the Australian-based promotion

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. They fought to a draw. In what came as a surprise decision to many, Filho was invited to participate in the ADCC submission grappling championship in Nottingham, England. Filho withdrew prior to the event due to injury. Paulo fought Satoshi Ishii on September 14, 2011. The bout was ruled a draw.

Retirement

On October 19, 2011 Filho made the announcement he would be retiring from Mixed Martial Arts and may or may not fight at KSW. During an interview Filho stated the reason for his retirement was his long struggle with substance abuse, he regretted that he was so far from where he could have been in MMA.

Back from retirement

Filho returned from retirement to face former UFC fighter Dave Branch in the World Series of Fighting 2 event on March 23, 2013. Filho was dominated by Branch in every aspect of the fight and lost a unanimous decision. Filho fought

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at the Bitetti Combat 19 event on February 6, 2014. He again lost via a one sided unanimous decision. Following Melvin Manhoef's knockout of Evangelista Santos at Gringo Superfight 10, Filho, who won their first outing by submission, entered the cage and challenged Manhoef to a rematch. Though Manhoef wasn't asked about the possible fight before the challenge, he later accepted, and GSF promoter Antonio Tolentino announced the rematch would take place in November 2014. Filho was expected to face Amilcar Alves at Fatality Arena 7 on September 21, 2014. However, Filho was pulled from the bout due to an apparent seizure. In an interview with MMAFighting.com, Filho stated that it was personal issues that prevented him from competing. Filho's trainer and personal friend Murilo Bustamante has stated that Filho has not "stepped foot at the academy pre-fight" to most of his bouts since WEC days.

Car accident

In 2017 Filho fractured his hip socket and left hand following a car accident where he crashed into another car. He has made a full recovery and spends his time now speaking with children and teaching Jiu-Jitsu in Rio de Janeiro.

Championships and accomplishments

CBJJ World Championships 1999 Black Belt Pesado: 2nd Place 1998 Brown Belt Pesado: 2nd Place 1997 Purple Belt Pesado: 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Championships 2000 Black Belt Pesado: 2nd Place 1999 Black Belt Pesado: 2nd Place 1998 Brown Belt Pesado: 1st Place 1996 Blue Belt Pesadíssimo: 1st Place He got his Black Belt in Judo in '96 from Clube de Regatas Flamengo. His black belt in BJJ was awarded in 1998, from Carlson Gracie.

Mixed martial arts

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** 2006 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Finalist *

** WEC Middleweight Championship (One time, Last) **One successful title defense

Submission grappling

* Abu Dhabi Combat Club ** 2005 ADCC Brazilian Trials Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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