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Kim Dong-hyun vs Paulo Thiago

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Kim Dong-hyun and Paulo Thiago met once (2012). Kim Dong-hyun won in 2012 by decision.

SOURCE·Dong Hyun Kim and Paulo Thiago — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Kim Dong-hyunPaulo Thiago
76″ (193 cm)Reach—
73″ (185.4 cm)Height71″ (180.3 cm)
+4.1%Reach advantage—
22–4Record19–11
50%Finish rate63%
13Longest unbeaten run9
27Recorded bouts30
SouthpawStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Kim Dong-hyun

20002010win v Hyung-Kwang Kim, 2004, decisionwin v Young-Ahm Noh, 2004, decisionwin v Jun Ando, 2006, kowin v Kousei Kubota, 2006, kowin v Tomoyoshi Iwamiya, 2006, decisionwin v Mitsunori Tanimura, 2006, submissiondraw v Hidehiko Hasegawa, 2007, drawwin v Yukiharu Maejima, 2007, kowin v Hidenobu Koike, 2007, kowin v Matt Brown, 2008, decisionwin v Jason Tan, 2008, kowin v T. J. Grant, 2009, decisionnc v Karo Parisyan, 2009win v Amir Sadollah, 2010, decisionwin v Sean Pierson, 2011, decisionloss v Carlos Condit, 2011, kowin v Nate Diaz, 2011, decisionwin v Paulo Thiago, 2012, decisionloss v Demian Maia, 2012, kowin v Erick Silva, 2013, kowin v Siyar Bahadurzada, 2013, decisionloss v Tyron Woodley, 2014, kowin v John Hathaway, 2014, kowin v Dominic Waters, 2015, kowin v Joshua Burkman, 2015, submissionwin v Tarec Saffiedine, 2016, decisionloss v Colby Covington, 2017, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2004–2017
2010 win vs Hyung-Kwang Kim (2004)win vs Young-Ahm Noh (2004)win vs Jun Ando (2006)win vs Kousei Kubota (2006)win vs Tomoyoshi Iwamiya (2006)win vs Mitsunori Tanimura (2006)draw vs Hidehiko Hasegawa (2007)win vs Yukiharu Maejima (2007)win vs Hidenobu Koike (2007)win vs Matt Brown (2008)win vs Jason Tan (2008)win vs T. J. Grant (2009)nc vs Karo Parisyan (2009)win vs Amir Sadollah (2010)win vs Sean Pierson (2011)loss vs Carlos Condit (2011)win vs Nate Diaz (2011)win vs Paulo Thiago (2012)loss vs Demian Maia (2012)win vs Erick Silva (2013)win vs Siyar Bahadurzada (2013)loss vs Tyron Woodley (2014)win vs John Hathaway (2014)win vs Dominic Waters (2015)win vs Joshua Burkman (2015)win vs Tarec Saffiedine (2016)loss vs Colby Covington (2017)
winlossdraw / NC2004–2017

Paulo Thiago

20002010UNFILEDwin v Ricardo Petrucio, 2005, submissionwin v Igor Maux, 2006, submissionwin v Fernando Bettega, 2007, submissionwin v Franklin Careli, 2007, submissionwin v Luiz Dutra Jr., 2008, kowin v Ferrid Kheder, 2008, decisionwin v Paulo Cavera, 2008, submissionwin v Leonardo Pecanha, 2008, decisionwin v Jacob Volkmann, 2009, decisionloss v Jon Fitch, 2009, decisionwin v Josh Koscheck, 2009, koloss v Diego Sanchez, 2010, decisionloss v Martin Kampmann, 2010, decisionwin v Mike Swick, 2010, submissionwin v David Mitchell, 2011, decisionloss v Dong Hyun Kim, 2012, decisionloss v Siyar Bahadurzada, 2012, koloss v Brandon Thatch, 2013, submissionwin v Michel Prazeres, 2013, decisionloss v Sean Spencer, 2014, decisionloss v Gasan Umalatov, 2014, decisionwin v Cheick Kone, 2016, submissionwin v Paulistenio Rocha, 2016, decisionloss v Markus Perez Echeimberg, 2016, decisionloss v Michał Materla, 2017, kowin v Faycal Hucin, 2017, submissionloss v Sam Liera, 2019, kowin v Alton Barbosa, 2019, decisionwin v Diogo Almeida, no date on recordwin v Marcone Bezerra, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2005–2019 · 2 UNDATED
2010 win vs Ricardo Petrucio (2005)win vs Igor Maux (2006)win vs Fernando Bettega (2007)win vs Franklin Careli (2007)win vs Luiz Dutra Jr. (2008)win vs Ferrid Kheder (2008)win vs Paulo Cavera (2008)win vs Leonardo Pecanha (2008)win vs Jacob Volkmann (2009)loss vs Jon Fitch (2009)win vs Josh Koscheck (2009)loss vs Diego Sanchez (2010)loss vs Martin Kampmann (2010)win vs Mike Swick (2010)win vs David Mitchell (2011)loss vs Dong Hyun Kim (2012)loss vs Siyar Bahadurzada (2012)loss vs Brandon Thatch (2013)win vs Michel Prazeres (2013)loss vs Sean Spencer (2014)loss vs Gasan Umalatov (2014)win vs Cheick Kone (2016)win vs Paulistenio Rocha (2016)loss vs Markus Perez Echeimberg (2016)loss vs Michał Materla (2017)win vs Faycal Hucin (2017)loss vs Sam Liera (2019)win vs Alton Barbosa (2019)
winlossdraw / NC2005–2019
Cross-references
Kim Dong-hyun

The full ledger: 27 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

22–4 Paulo Thiago

The same, from the other corner — 30 bouts and the cohort Thiago is ranked inside.

19–11 Every confirmed matchup

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