Raulian Paiva is the number 15 ranked UFC bantamweight, and here is everything you need to know about the Brazilian, including his net worth, salary, records and endorsements
Raulian Paiva is an up and coming bantamweight in the UFC. Having made his UFC debut a couple of years ago, Paiva is already in the top 15 of the bantamweight rankings.
Raulian Paiva Net Worth and Payouts
Raulian Paiva has a net worth of $350,000. He is just getting started in the UFC, and given that he is only 30, it is expected to rise further. Raulian Paiva has earned $500k from MMA.
His biggest payday was his recent fight against Kyler Phillips at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Dillashaw. Paiva earned $94,500 for his majority decision win.
For his first fight in the UFC, against Kai Kara-France, Paiva made $13,500- split decision loss. In 2024, he lost the fight against Ruslan Sariev in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Raulian Paiva MMA Career and UFC Record
Raulian Paiva made his MMA debut on the 1st of October 2013. Paiva coasted to a 17-1 record after plying his trade across various MMA promotions in Brazil.
On the 11th of August, 2018, Paiva faced Allan Nascimento at Dana White’s Contender Series in Brazil. Paiva won the fight via. a narrow split decision.
He made his UFC promotional debut on the 10th of February, 2019, and took on Kai Kara-France. The Brazilian ended up losing via. split decision.
Paiva suffered a loss in his next fight as well. He lost to Rogerio Bontorin by means of TKO due to a doctor stoppage.
His first win in the UFC came against Mark De La Rosa in February 2020 – a KO win. He followed it up with two more victories, against Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Kyler Phillips respectively.
Paiva’s MMA record is 23 wins and 6 losses.
Raulian Paiva Personal Life, Family and Endorsements
Raulian Paiva was born on the 17th of October, 1995 in Santana, Amapa, Brazil. Not much is known about his parents. Paiva pursued a degree in IT, but he later dropped out to pursue a mixed martial arts career.
Paiva was dating Tieli Alves until a terrible incident on the 21st of October, 2018 took Alves’ life. Paiva and Alves had gone to a party that day, and were involved in an altercation with a few individuals.
While on their way back in a motorcycle, the individuals they got into an altercation with, deliberately struck the bike Paiva and Alves were travelling in, with their car.
Paiva escaped, but Alves suffered trauma and died 6 days later.
There is not enough info available about Paiva’s endorsements.
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