| Fredson Paixão | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1979 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Team | Gracie Barra Combat Team |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.fredsonpaixaobjj.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Fredson Paixão Melo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɾɛdʒisõ pajˈʃɐ̃w̃]; born May 13, 1979) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, formerly competing as a featherweight in the UFC. He is a member of the Gracie Barra Combat Team Academy.
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Paixao is one top grapplers in the world earning his black belt under the legendary Osvaldo Alves in 1998.[1]
He has won multiple world championships as a black belt. He took first place in the Mundials 2001, 2002, and 2005. In addition, he finished second in 2004 and third in 2005.
In May 2010, Paixao defeated Caol Uno in a No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu match at the UFC Fan Expo held in Las Vegas at UFC 114.[2]
Paixao made his WEC debut, losing a unanimous decision to Wagnney Fabiano at WEC 40. Paixao originally suffered a split decision loss to Cole Province at WEC 42, but the result was changed to a 'No Contest' after Province tested positive for banned substances during a post-fight screening.[3]
Paixao was expected to face Bryan Caraway on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47,[4] but Caraway was forced off the card with an injury. Paixao instead faced Courtney Buck[5] and won via first round submission.
Paixão defeated Caraway via split decision at WEC 50.[6]
In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[7]
Paixão's UFC debut was against Pablo Garza at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale.[8] This was the first ever featherweight fight in the UFC. Paixão was knocked out 51 seconds into the first round by a flying knee from Garza. After being out cold for nearly two minutes, he was on his back for two more minutes before being carried out on a stretcher. He has since been released by the UFC.
Paixao has a daughter named Emma.[9]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 15 matches | 10 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 3 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 10-4-0(1) | Pablo Garza | KO (flying knee) | The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale | December 4, 2010 | 1 | 0:51 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | First Featherweight fight in UFC history. |
| Win | 10-3-0(1) | Bryan Caraway | Decision (split) | WEC 50 | August 18, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | 9-3-0(1) | Courtney Buck | Submission (rear naked choke) | WEC 47 | March 6, 2010 | 1 | 2:39 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | |
| NC | 8-3-0(1) | Cole Province | No Contest | WEC 42 | August 9, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Originally split decision loss; changed to NC; Province failed post fight drug test. |
| Loss | 8-3 | Wagnney Fabiano | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 40 | April 5, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | WEC debut |
| Win | 8-2 | Thomas Denny | Submission (armbar) | GFC - Evolution | May 19, 2007 | 1 | 4:32 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | |
| Win | 7-2 | Masakazu Imanari | Decision (majority) | DEEP - 25 Impact | August 4, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 6-2 | Marcos Galvao | Decision | Jungle Fight 6 | April 29, 2006 | 3 | Manaus, Brazil | ||
| Win | 6-1 | Mike French | Submission (armbar) | GFC - Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House | March 3, 2006 | 2 | 0:42 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | |
| Win | 5-1 | Miljan Djurasinovic | Submission (rear naked choke) | Jungle Fight 5 | November 26, 2005 | 1 | Manaus, Brazil | ||
| Win | 4-1 | Jean Robert Monier | Submission (rear naked choke) | Jungle Fight 4 | May 21, 2005 | 3 | Manaus, Brazil | ||
| Win | 3-1 | Fabio Mello | Decision (unanimous) | Jungle Fight 3 | October 23, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Manaus, Brazil | |
| Win | 2-1 | Andre Rodrigues | TKO | Papucaia Fight 1 | September 11, 2004 | N/A | N/A | Papucaia, Brazil | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Yoshiro Maeda | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - Brave 7 | August 22, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0 | Rani Yahya | Decision | Jungle Fight 2 | May 15, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Manaus, Brazil |
Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Osvaldo Alves.
4 time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion:
9 time Brazilian National Champion: