Paulo Filho is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. Filho was the last WEC Middleweight Champion, and has also competed in PRIDE, DREAM, Pancrase, DEEP, Impact FC, and the World Series of Fighting.
Filho was born in Governador Island, in Rio de Janeiro, and raised in Cocota until he and his family moved to Zona Sul when Filho was eight years old. It was soon after moving to Zona Sul when Filho began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at a Carlson Gracie-affiliated academy, and then also began training in judo, and later mixed martial arts.