WelterweightActive
Shido Boris Esperança
“Machine”
Country
AngolaRecord
12-2
Weight class
Welterweight
Height
5'8"
Reach
71"
Age
30
Stance
—
Career stats
10 of 12 wins inside the distance · 74th percentile
Stopped in 14% of bouts — 2 of 14 · 59th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 90th percentile
4:17
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
0
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 564 welterweights
Next fightEsperança vs Peace Nguphane2026 PFL Africa: Morocco · Oct 10, 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | Peace Nguphane | Upcoming | — | — | 2026 PFL Africa: Morocco |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Emilios Dassi | WIN | KOTKO (Elbows) | R1 · 3:17 | 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Yabna N'Tchala | LOSS | KOTKO (Retirement) | R3 · 5:00 | PFL Africa 4: 2025 Finals |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Octave Ayinda | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 3:46 | 2025 PFL Africa: Kigali |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Ibrahima Mane | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 0:34 | 2025 PFL Africa: Johannesburg |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Tyler Hill | WIN | KOGround and Pound | R1 · 3:31 | 2024 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Featherweights |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Lionel Padilla | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 1:37 | AFL 32: Madrid |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Martin van Staden | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | UAE Warriors 35: Africa 4 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Badreddine Diani | LOSS | KOTKO (Retirement) | R2 | UAE Warriors 32: Africa 3 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Jamil Ibragimov | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 2:16 | UAE Warriors 26: Arabia 6 |
| Apr 28, 2019 | Franklin Esoe | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | Warrior Sports Championship: Africa Warrior King 1, Day 3 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Albert Isaiah Benedict | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 | Warrior Sports Championship: Africa Warrior King 1, Day 2 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Ndidi Alonu | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 | Warrior Sports Championship: Africa Warrior King 1, Day 2 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Daniel Emeka Eze | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 | Warrior Sports Championship: Africa Warrior King 1, Day 1 |
| Feb 24, 2018 | Cedric Escudero | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 | HDH: Hombres de Honor 92 |
Upcoming
Emilios Dassi
KOTKO (Elbows)R1 · 3:17
Yabna N'Tchala
KOTKO (Retirement)R3 · 5:00
Octave Ayinda
KOTKO (Punches)R1 · 3:46
Ibrahima Mane
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 0:34
Tyler Hill
KOGround and PoundR1 · 3:31
Lionel Padilla
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 1:37
Martin van Staden
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Badreddine Diani
KOTKO (Retirement)R2
Jamil Ibragimov
KOKOR1 · 2:16
Franklin Esoe
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Albert Isaiah Benedict
KOTKO (Punches)R1
Ndidi Alonu
DECDecision - SplitR3
Daniel Emeka Eze
KOTKO (Punches)R1
Cedric Escudero
KOTKO (Punches)R1
How the wins came
Record
12
Wins
2
Losses
0
Draws
4:17
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
0
Title fights
1
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Shido Boris Esperança’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 14 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.