Josh Paiva

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Age 33
Gender Male
Height 5' 6"
Weight Class Catchweight

Josh Paiva is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 11-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 10 months, 27 days
Rounds Fought 33.6
Avg. Fights/Year 1.1
Longest Layoff 5 years, 1 month, 4 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 11 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 6 2
Losses 2 0 3
Finish Rate 81.8%
Finished Rate 40.0%
Win by Decision Rate 18.2%
Loss by Decision Rate 60.0%
Win by KO Rate 27.3%
Loss by KO Rate 40.0%
Win by SUB Rate 54.5%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 32
Fastest KO 32
Fastest SUB 02:56
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:14
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 15:30
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 03/30/2024 L
(11-4-0)
Artur Arutyunyan
(4-1-0)
CW
( 129.4 vs. 129.4 )
TKO/RSC (Corner Stoppage)
UNF 17 - Up Next Fighting
3 02:24
NRB 10/06/2018 L
(11-2-0)
Ricky Turcios
(12-3-0)
BW
( 135.0 vs. 135.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
King of the Cage: Terminal Velocity
3 05:00
OFF 05/12/2018 W
(10-2-0)
Adam Antolin
(14-5-0)
FLY
( 125.7 vs. 124.8 )
KO (Strike)
Bellator MMA 199
1 00:32
NRB 08/05/2017 W
(9-2-0)
Martin Sandoval
(8-9-0)
Submission (Keylock)
Global Knockout 10
2 03:45
NRB 11/19/2016 L
(9-1-0)
Joseph Morales
(12-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Global Knockout 8
3 05:00
OFF 05/14/2016 W
(8-1-0)
Steve Gruber
(6-4-0)
FLY
( 125.7 vs. 125.1 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 154
2 02:14
OFF 02/06/2016 W
(7-1-0)
Michael Nakagawa
(6-4-0)
FLY
( 125.0 vs. 125.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Dragon House 22 - Pro Fights
2 01:32
OFF 09/19/2015 W
(6-1-0)
Matthew Ramirez
(1-4-0)
FLY
( 126.0 vs. 126.0 )
Submission (Arm Bar)
Bellator MMA 142
1 02:56
OFF 03/21/2015 W
(5-1-0)
Robert Prakhantree
(2-1-0)
FLY
( 124.5 vs. 124.0 )
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Dragon House 19
2 01:04
NRB 11/30/2013 L
(5-0-0)
Anthony Figueroa
(10-8-1)
FLY
( 125.6 vs. 126.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
King of the Cage: Enemy Territory
5 05:00
NRB 08/17/2013 W
(4-0-0)
Zach Lari
(10-6-0)
KO
King of the Cage: Unprecedented
4 01:33
NRB 04/21/2012 W
(3-0-0)
Ronald Carillo
(4-2-0)
FLY
( 126.4 * vs. 126.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
King of the Cage: All In
3 05:00
NRB 11/12/2011 W
(2-0-0)
Marcus Ocegueda
(1-2-0)
BW
( 135.8 vs. 135.2 )
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
King of the Cage: Cage Quest
2 02:41
OFF 10/01/2011 W
(1-0-0)
Brandon Drucker
(0-2-0)
BW
( 135.0 vs. 135.0 )
KO
Fight for Wrestling 10/01/11
2 01:17
NRB 05/02/2009 W
(0-0-0)
Joshua Fry
(0-1-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pure Combat - Operation TKO
3 05:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 2-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 months, 11 days
Rounds Fought 6.0
Avg. Fights/Year 9.0
Longest Layoff 2 months, 9 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 2 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 1 1
Losses 0 0 1
Finish Rate 50.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 50.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 50.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 03:04
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 03:04
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:32
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 07/23/2011 L
(2-0-0)
Steve Lara
(4-0-0)
BW Decision (Split Decision)
King of the Cage: Shock Wave
3 03:00
SB 05/21/2011 W
(1-0-0)
Brian Liu
(0-2-0)
BW Submission
Dragon House 6
2 01:04
OFF 03/12/2011 W
(0-0-0)
Brady Huang
(3-3-1)
BW
( 135.0 vs. 135.0 )
Decision
Dragon House 5
3 02:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class