Raulian Paiva Frazão[1] (born 17 October 1995) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

[9] Paiva faced Mark De La Rosa on February 15, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 167.

[14] Paiva was expected to face Amir Albazi on October 31, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs.

[17] However, Paiva pulled out of the fight on the day before the event due to ill effects related to his weight cut.

[19] Paiva won the fight via majority decision despite 14 of 16 media members scoring the bout a draw.

[28] On 21 October 2018 Paiva and his girlfriend Tieli Alves were leaving a party in their hometown on motorcycle when they were intentionally struck by a car driven by individuals they had gotten into an argument with at the event.

The alleged occupants of the car, Elber Nunes Zacheu and Johny de Souza Amoras, were later arrested by police,[29] Zacheu was handed the sentence for 16 years both for the death of Tieli Alves, and for attempting to kill Paiva and the driver, de Souza Amoras, had been a fugitive, but was arrested a day prior to Zacheu’s trial commencing where his trial is expected to commence in 2023.

[30] In remembrance of his late girlfriend Paiva has had her name written on his mouthguard during his UFC fights.