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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Paulo Henrique Laia
"
PH
"
AGE
32
/
Mar 8, 1992
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
161 lbs
/
73.03 kg
ASSOCIATION
RD Champions
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
18
KO
/
TKO
6
33%
SUBMISSIONS
8
44%
DECISIONS
4
22%
OTHERS
0
0%
Losses
9
KO
/
TKO
2
22%
SUBMISSIONS
2
22%
DECISIONS
4
44%
OTHERS
1
11%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
NC
Vladimir Kanunnikov
LFA 201 - Conceicao vs. Silva
Feb / 07 / 2025
No Contest (Illegal Choke)
Osiris Maia
1
2:57
loss
Raul Tutarauli
GFC 29 - Georgian Fighting Championship 29
Dec / 14 / 2024
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Lukasz Bosacki
1
3:06
win
Anderson Ferreira de Souza Santos
Centurion FC 23 - King of Brazil
Oct / 12 / 2024
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:28
win
Lucas Marques
Centurion FC 23 - King of Brazil
Oct / 12 / 2024
TKO (Elbows)
1
4:16
loss
Walber dos Anjos
Centurion FC 19 - Impetum
Apr / 25 / 2024
KO (Punch)
Ednaldo Dias Ferreira
1
2:37
win
Brendo Bispo de Souza
Centurion FC 17 - Rex Mundi
Jan / 20 / 2024
TKO
2
2:01
win
Godofredo Junior
Arena Global - Arena Global 26
Aug / 05 / 2023
Submission (Armbar)
1
3:09
loss
Kendly St. Louis
Professional Fighters League - PFL Challenger Series 2023 Week 8: 2nd Chance Fights
Mar / 17 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Josh Rutgers
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Manoel Sousa
Professional Fighters League - PFL Challenger Series 2023 Week 4: Lightweights
Feb / 17 / 2023
Decision (Split)
Josh Rutgers
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Magnus Kelly Conrado
SFT - PFL International Qualifier Series Brazil
Nov / 11 / 2022
KO (Slam and Punches)
Julio Catarino
1
0:17
win
Ednilson de Jose Barros
SFT - PFL International Qualifier Series Brazil
Nov / 11 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Leonardo Chebar
2
5:00
loss
Guido Santos
SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 37: Prates vs. Oliveira
Sep / 03 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Bruno Tavares
SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 34
Apr / 30 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Marcus Rodrigues da Costa
Arena Global - Arena Global 14
Oct / 09 / 2021
TKO (Retirement)
1
5:00
win
Felipe Cruz
Future FC - Road to Future 3
Aug / 01 / 2021
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
3
1:48
loss
Joelson Pantoja Santos
Arena Global - Arena Global 12
Jun / 05 / 2021
Disqualification (Illegal Elbow)
1
0:58
win
Pedro Henrique
Arena Global - Arena Global 10
Feb / 12 / 2021
KO (Punch)
Luiz Aymore
1
4:00
win
Guilherme dos Santos Gomes
Arena Global - Arena Global 9
Dec / 06 / 2020
TKO (Punches)
Luis Lukel
1
2:00
win
Guilherme Doin
Shooto Brazil 102 - Nenem vs. Lacerda
Oct / 25 / 2020
Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke)
2
1:56
loss
Anderson Oliveira
Jungle Fight 102 - Rio de Janeiro
Feb / 15 / 2020
Decision (Split )
3
5:00
loss
Rangel Ribeiro de Sa
Shooto Brazil 96 - Zezao Trator vs. Bad Face
Sep / 27 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Fernando Portella
1
2:25
win
Jean Pierre Anselmo
DC Fighters 2 - DC Pro 2: Coccucio vs. Costa
May / 11 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Leonardo Marques
3
05:00
win
Richard de Lima Macedo
NCE 32 - New Corpore Extreme 32
Dec / 08 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Roger Raggio
3
15:00
win
Ignacio Diez Abadie
NCE 31 - New Corpore Extreme 31
Oct / 20 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Marcio Couto
2
1:34
loss
Lucas Fernando
RBFC - Rio Bonito Fighting Championship 9
Jul / 07 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Eugenio Veronesi
1
4:15
win
Alexandre Baptista da Costa
NCE 27 - New Corpore Extreme 27
Jun / 09 / 2018
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Luis Aymore
2
3:36
win
Diego Barcelos Batista
NCE 24 - New Corpore Extreme 24
Mar / 04 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Victor Romero
1
4:41
win
Israel Silva
Lux Combat 1 - Tony Fox vs. PQD
Jan / 20 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Daniel Faial
1
1:40
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Mar 17, 2023
PFL Challenger Series 8 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring
Sherdog's live
PFL Challenger Series 8
coverage kicks off Friday at 9 p.m. ET. The action will be broadcast live and free on fuboTV.
Professional Fighters League
Lev Pisarsky
Mar 17, 2023
PFL Challenger Series 2023 Week 8 Weigh-in Results: 1 Fighter Heavy
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Professional Fighters League
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Mar 16, 2023
Lineup Revealed for Friday’s PFL Challenger Series ‘Second Chance’ Event
The second season of PFL Challenger Series will conclude with its “Second Chance” event on Friday night.
Professional Fighters League
Tristen Critchfield
Mar 14, 2023
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