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| Fredson Paixão Da Silva Melo | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1979-05-13)May 13, 1979 (age 46) Parintins,Amazonas,Brazil |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Team | Fredson Paixão Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association Gracie Barra Combat Team |
| Rank | 4th degree black belt inBrazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | https://fredsonpaixaobjj.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
Fredson Paixão Melo (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈfɾɛdʒisõpajˈʃɐ̃w]; born May 13, 1979) is a Brazilianmixed martial artist andBrazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He has competed as afeatherweight theUFC,WEC,Deep, andJungle Fight. He is also a world champion inBrazilian jiu-jitsu.
Paixão earned hisblack belt from Osvaldo Alves in 1998.[1] He has won multiple World Championships as a black belt. He took first place atMundials in 1998 (as a purple belt); and in 2001, 2002, and 2005 (as a black belt). In addition, he finished second (silver medal) in 2004.
In May 2010, Paixão defeatedCaol Uno in a submission grappling bout at the UFC Fan Expo held in Las Vegas atUFC 114.[2]
Paixão made his WEC debut atWEC 40, where he lost a unanimous decision toWagnney Fabiano.
In his next fight, Paixao fought Cole Province atWEC 42, where he originally suffered a split decision loss. The result was later changed to a no contest after Province tested positive for banned substances during a post-fight screening.[3]
Paixão was expected to faceBryan Caraway on March 6, 2010, atWEC 47,[4] but Caraway was forced off the card with an injury. Paixão instead facedCourtney Buck[5] and won via first round submission. Paixão eventually fought and defeated Caraway via split decision atWEC 50.[6]
In October 2010,World Extreme Cagefighting merged with theUltimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[7] Paixão has the distinction of being part of the very first featherweight fight in UFC history. His UFC debut was againstPablo Garza atThe Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale.[8] Paixão was knocked out in the first round by a flying knee from Garza and subsequently released from the promotion.
Paixão has a daughter named Emma.[9] He appears in the video gameUFC Undisputed 3.[10]
| 17 matches | 11 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 4 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 11–5 (1) | Lance Palmer | Decision (split) | RFA 4: Griffin vs. Escudero | November 2, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 11–4 (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 | 11–3 (1) | Bryan Caraway | Decision (split) | WEC 50 | August 18, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 10–3 (1) | Courtney Buck | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 47 | March 6, 2010 | 1 | 2:39 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| NC | 9–3 (1) | Cole Province | NC (overturned) | WEC 42 | August 9, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Originally a split decision loss. Overturned to no contest when Province failed his post-fight drug test. |
| Loss | 9–3 | Wagnney Fabiano | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 40 | April 5, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 9–2 | Mitch Coats | Submission | Knockout Promotions 2009[12] | March 20, 2009 | 1 | 4:58 | Boise, Idaho, United States | |
| Win | 8–2 | Thomas Denny | Submission (armbar) | GFC: Evolution | May 19, 2007 | 1 | 4:32 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 7–2 | Masakazu Imanari | Decision (majority) | Deep: 25 Impact | August 4, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Marcos Galvão | 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, United States | |
| 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 | Fábio 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 | 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 |
