1. Raulian Paiva Frazao was born on 17 October 1995 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
22 Facts About Raulian Paiva
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Raulian Paiva started his MMA career at the age of 18.
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Raulian Paiva attended college majoring in IT, but dropped out to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.
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Raulian Paiva appeared on the program Dana White's Contender Series Brazil.
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Raulian Paiva faced Allan Nascimento on August 11,2018 and won the fight via split decision.
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Raulian Paiva made his UFC debut on February 10,2019 at UFC 234 where he faced New Zealand fighter Kai Kara-France.
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Raulian Paiva's next fight was on August 10,2019 at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche 2 against Rogerio Bontorin.
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Raulian Paiva lost the fight via technical knockout after receiving a deep gash on his eyebrow.
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Raulian Paiva faced Mark De La Rosa on February 15,2020 at UFC Fight Night 167.
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Raulian Paiva won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Raulian Paiva faced Zhalgas Zhumagulov on July 11,2020 at UFC 251.
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At the weigh ins, Raulian Paiva weighed in at 129 pounds, 3 pounds over the flyweight non-title limit.
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Raulian Paiva was expected to face Amir Albazi on October 31,2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs Silva.
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Raulian Paiva was scheduled to face David Dvorak on May 22,2021 at UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt.
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However, Raulian Paiva pulled out of the fight on the day before the event due to ill effects related to his weight cut.
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Raulian Paiva faced Kyler Phillips on July 24,2021 at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs Dillashaw.
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Raulian Paiva won the fight via majority decision despite 14 of 16 media members scoring the bout a draw.
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Raulian Paiva faced Sean O'Malley on December 11,2021 at UFC 269.
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Raulian Paiva faced Sergey Morozov on June 25,2022, at UFC on ESPN 38.
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Raulian Paiva was scheduled to face fellow UFC vet Timur Valiev on October 20,2023 at UAE Warriors 45, however Raulian Paiva missed weight and the bout was scrapped.
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Raulian Paiva did not suffer any serious injuries but his girlfriend Alves suffered serious head trauma and remained in a coma for six days before dying.
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In remembrance of his late girlfriend Raulian Paiva has had her name written on his mouthguard during his UFC fights.