Paulo Thiago Alencar Antunes[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu tʃiˈaɡu]; born January 25, 1981) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of KSW.

Thiago is also a member of Polícia Militar do Distrito Federal and works for BOPE, a special forces unit in his hometown of Brasília, Brazil.

Further review of the replay shows Koscheck's eyes roll back as he falls down, giving merit to the stoppage.

At the post-fight conference, Dana White confirmed that Thiago had earned Knockout of the Night honors.

[10] However, Koscheck pulled out of the bout after an undisclosed injury and was replaced by AKA teammate Mike Swick.

[11] Thiago won via submission (D'arce Choke) in the second round and earned his second UFC fight bonus with the win.

[12] Thiago lost his second straight fight via unanimous decision to Diego Sanchez on October 23, 2010, at UFC 121.

[19] Thiago faced Siyar Bahadurzada on April 14, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs.

[20] He was knocked out less than a minute into the first round after Siyar landed a right hook to the jaw that followed a left jab as Thiago was moving forward.

[21] He lost the bout via unanimous decision Thiago was expected to face Lance Benoist on May 18, 2013, at UFC on FX 8.

[29] However, Rhodes was forced out of the bout due to injury and was briefly replaced by returning veteran Joe Riggs.

[30] Subsequently, Riggs was forced to pull out of the fight after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while cleaning a pistol at his home.

[33] After the release, Thiago was scheduled to face Joe Ray at Rebel FC 3 on June 26, 2015.

Thiago then faced Paulistenio Rocha for the interim TWC Welterweight Championship at The Warriors Combat 3 on August 13, 2016.

Six days removed from his previous bout, Thiago faced Sam Liera at SMASH Global 9 on December 19, 2019.