Result
Smash Global 9: Black Tie Fight Night
· Thu 19 Dec 2019 · Smash Global
Sam Liera vs Paulo Thiago
W
Sam Liera
“The Caveman”
13-11
1,380Elo
KO/TKO
R1 · 4:58
Middleweight
Paulo Thiago
“Caveira”
19-10
1,649Elo
Elo
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litSam LieraPaulo Thiago
1,380
Elo
1,649
1,112
KO rating
1,184
1,117
Sub rating
1,399
1,067
Dec rating
1,255
Wins by
7
KO/TKO
2
5
Submission
10
1
Decision
7
Losses by
7
KO/TKO
3
2
Submission
0
2
Decision
7
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedSam LieraPaulo Thiago
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Moneyline
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What the betting model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Sam Liera
13-11 going in · 24 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2019-12-19 | W |
Paulo Thiago
this fight
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:58 | 36.1 | 1,380+144 | 1,649 | -- | Middleweight | Smash Global 9: Black Tie Fight Night Smash Global |
| 24 | 2019-05-18 | W |
Frank Schuman
|
SubNeck Crank | R29:12 | 35.5 | 1,244+137 | 1,465 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: River Wars King of the Cage |
| 23 | 2018-09-28 | L |
Jeff Peterson
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 34.8 | 1,197+46 | 1,468 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Full Speed King of the Cage |
| 22 | 2017-06-02 | L |
 Karen Darabedyan
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R26:46 | 33.5 | 1,260-60 | 1,374 | +191 | Welterweight | LFA 13: Millender vs. Holland Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 21 | 2016-09-18 | L |
Kevin Holland
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R29:23 | 32.8 | 1,323-63 | 1,424 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Martial Law King of the Cage |
| 20 | 2016-03-05 | L |
Kevin Holland
|
KO/TKOPunches | R27:56 | 32.3 | 1,445-122 | 1,302 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Night of Champions King of the Cage |
| 19 | 2015-08-29 | W |
 John Palaiologos
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.8 | 1,410+35 | 1,308 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Bitter Rivals King of the Cage |
| 18 | 2015-03-15 | W |
Preston Scharf
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:55 | 31.3 | 1,349+62 | 1,242 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Coming Home King of the Cage |
| 17 | 2014-10-02 | L |
Joshua Aveles
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R28:48 | 30.9 | 1,390-42 | 1,592 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC - Battle For The Belt King of the Cage |
| 16 | 2014-08-07 | W |
Eric Steans Jr.
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R29:06 | 30.7 | 1,327+63 | 1,227 | -- | Lightweight | KOTC: Point of Impact King of the Cage |
| 15 | 2013-11-30 | L |
James Terry
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R312:26 | 30.0 | 1,394-67 | 1,477 | -- | Welterweight | Arise Fighting Championships Arise Fighting Championships |
| 14 | 2013-10-31 | W |
Joe Condon
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:39 | 29.9 | 1,332+62 | 1,228 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Terrified King of the Cage |
| 13 | 2013-08-17 | L |
Josh Hinkle
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.7 | 1,376-43 | 1,441 | -- | -- | KOTC - Unprecedented King of the Cage |
| 12 | 2013-02-07 | L |
Joshua Aveles
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:29 | 29.2 | 1,492-117 | 1,372 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Restitution King of the Cage |
| 11 | 2012-12-20 | W |
David Gomez
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:42 | 29.1 | 1,357+136 | 1,571 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Vigilante King of the Cage |
| 10 | 2012-10-25 | W |
Scott Catlin
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R26:16 | 28.9 | 1,282+75 | 1,232 | -- | -- | KOTC: Gun Show King of the Cage |
| 9 | 2012-08-30 | W |
Marcus Mowers
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:10 | 28.8 | 1,217+65 | 1,124 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Mercenaries King of the Cage |
| 8 | 2012-04-26 | W |
Johnny Mercurio
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R25:29 | 28.4 | 1,108+109 | 1,196 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Hardcore King of the Cage |
| 7 | 2011-06-18 | L |
 Hans Marrero
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:19 | 27.6 | 1,243-135 | 1,033 | -- | -- | Red Scorpion Promotions California Regional |
| 6 | 2007-09-29 | L |
Luke Stewart
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:40 | 23.8 | 1,354-73 | 1,411 | -- | Welterweight | Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion Strikeforce |
| 5 | 2007-08-03 | W |
Joshua Matthew Williams
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:18 | 23.7 | 1,245+110 | 1,334 | -- | -- | Total Combat 22 Total Combat |
| 4 | 2007-05-12 | L |
Rodrigo Botti
|
KO/TKOPunches | R314:29 | 23.5 | 1,389-144 | 1,121 | -- | Middleweight | DC Fight Night 2007 DC Pro |
| 3 | 2006-10-07 | W |
Jay Martinez
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:20 | 22.9 | 1,290+99 | 1,335 | -- | -- | CXF 4: California Extreme Fighting 4 California Xtreme Fighting |
| 2 | 2006-07-15 | W | Paul Jackson | SubRear-Naked Choke | R2 | 22.6 | 1,259+32 | 997 | -- | -- | California Xtreme Fighting 2 California Xtreme Fighting |
| 1 | 2006-04-29 | W |
 Kengo Ura
|
KO/TKOInjury | R2 | 22.4 | 1,131+127 | 1,301 | -- | -- | Valor Fighting - Showdown At 4th & B California Regional |
Paulo Thiago
19-10 going in · 29 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 2019-12-19 | L |
Sam Liera
this fight
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:58 | 38.9 | 1,649-144 | 1,380 | -- | Middleweight | Smash Global 9: Black Tie Fight Night Smash Global |
| 29 | 2019-12-13 | W |
Ailton Barbosa
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 38.9 | 1,609+40 | 1,528 | -- | Welterweight | Global Legion FC 13 Global Legion FC |
| 28 | 2017-10-22 | L |
 Michał Materla
|
KO/TKOPunches | R25:50 | 36.7 | 1,686-40 | 1,897 | +325 | Middleweight | KSW 40: Dublin Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| 27 | 2017-04-28 | W |
 Faycal Hucin
|
SubArmbar | R13:11 | 36.3 | 1,593+93 | 1,617 | -- | Middleweight | Fight 2 Night 2 Fight 2 Night |
| 26 | 2016-11-04 | W |
 Cheick Kone
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R314:16 | 35.8 | 1,461+132 | 1,654 | -- | Middleweight | Fight2Night 1 Fight 2 Night |
| 25 | 2016-08-13 | W |
Paulistenio Rocha
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 35.5 | 1,413+48 | 1,368 | -- | Welterweight | The Warriors Combat 3 The Warriors Combat |
| 24 | 2016-06-25 | L |
Markus Perez
|
DecisionSplit | R525:00 | 35.4 | 1,402+11 | 1,479 | -- | Middleweight | Thunder Fight 7: Maluko vs. Thiago Thunder Fight |
| 23 | 2014-09-13 | L |
Sean Spencer
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.6 | 1,491-72 | 1,534 | +150 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 51: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2014-05-31 | L |
 Gasan Umalatov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.3 | 1,554-64 | 1,453 | -212 | Welterweight | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2013-11-09 | L |
Brandon Thatch
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R12:10 | 32.8 | 1,597-42 | 1,796 | +228 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2013-05-18 | W |
Michel Prazeres
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.3 | 1,583+13 | 1,549 | -165 | Welterweight | UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2012-11-10 | L |
 Dong Hyun Kim
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.8 | 1,664-81 | 1,689 | +176 | Welterweight | UFC on Fuel TV 6: Franklin vs. Le Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2012-04-14 | L |
 Siyar Bahadurzada
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:42 | 31.2 | 1,715-50 | 1,873 | -200 | Welterweight | UFC on Fuel TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2011-08-27 | W |
David Mitchell
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.6 | 1,658+57 | 1,531 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2010-10-23 | L |
Diego Sanchez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.7 | 1,715-58 | 1,650 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2010-06-12 | L |
 Martin Kampmann
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.4 | 1,828-113 | 1,725 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2010-02-06 | W |
Mike Swick
|
SubBrabo Choke | R26:54 | 29.0 | 1,735+93 | 1,757 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 109: Relentless Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2009-11-21 | W |
Jacob Volkmann
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.8 | 1,713+22 | 1,619 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 2009-07-11 | L |
Jon Fitch
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.5 | 1,718-5 | 1,887 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 100: Lesnar vs. Mir 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 2009-02-21 | W |
Josh Koscheck
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:29 | 28.1 | 1,571+147 | 1,858 | -- | Welterweight | UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 10 | 2008-09-13 | W |
Luiz Dutra Jr.
|
KO/TKOKnee Injury | R10:40 | 27.6 | 1,514+57 | 1,387 | -- | -- | Jungle Fight 11: Rio de Janeiro Jungle Fight |
| 9 | 2008-07-12 | W |
 Ferrid Kheder
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.5 | 1,497+17 | 1,312 | -- | -- | Jungle Fight 10: Rio de Janeiro Jungle Fight |
| 8 | 2008-05-31 | W |
Paulo Cavera
|
SubArm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 27.3 | 1,473+24 | 1,152 | -- | -- | Jungle Fight 9: Warriors 1 Jungle Fight |
| 7 | 2008-04-06 | W |
Leonardo Pecanha
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.2 | 1,408+65 | 1,431 | -- | -- | Jungle Fight 8: Rio de Janeiro Jungle Fight |
| 6 | 2007-12-14 | W |
Fernando Bettega
|
SubArm-Triangle Choke | R12:02 | 26.9 | 1,353+54 | 1,215 | -- | -- | Capital Fight 1 Capital Fight |
| 5 | 2007-05-12 | W |
Franklin Careli
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R2 | 26.3 | 1,327+27 | 1,030 | -- | -- | Conquista Fight 3 Bahia Regional |
| 4 | 2006-10-13 | W | Diogo Almeida | SubGuillotine Choke | R3 | 25.7 | 1,284+43 | 1,087 | -- | -- | Grand Prix Planaltina Grand Prix Planaltina |
| 3 | 2006-10-13 | W |
Marcone Marcone
|
SubArm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 25.7 | 1,235+49 | 1,069 | -- | -- | Grand Prix Planaltina Brazil Regional |
| 2 | 2006-10-13 | W |
Igor Maux
|
SubAnaconda Choke | R11:06 | 25.7 | 1,181+55 | 1,043 | -- | -- | Grand Prix Planaltina Brazil Regional |
| 1 | 2005-07-02 | W |
Ricardo Petrucio
|
SubTriangle Choke | R3 | 24.4 | 1,109+74 | 1,056 | -- | -- | Storm Samurai 8 Storm Samurai |