Shido Boris Esperança
Shido Boris Esperança, “Machine”, is a Welterweight from Angola with an official record of 12-2. The 12 wins came 7 by knockout, 3 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout win over Emilios Dassi at 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria on 10 April 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | Peace Nguphane | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 1:03 | 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 |
Wins, losses and draws are Shido Boris Esperança’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 15 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.
Shido Boris Esperança’s record, in numbers
Shido Boris Esperança’s record is 12-2, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 14 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 12 wins break down as 7 by knockout, 3 by submission and 2 by decision — 10 of 12 inside the distance, a finish rate of 83%. Across all 14 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 4 minutes 17 seconds.
Shido Boris Esperança has been stopped twice in the 14 bouts on file — 2 by knockout — which is 14% of them.
Of the 14 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. Four of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 569 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Shido Boris Esperança has a finish rate above 74% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 59% of them and a two-year bout count above 89% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Shido Boris Esperança is listed at 5ft 8in with a reach of 71in and is 30, born 22 December 1995.
These figures are recomputed from Shido Boris Esperança’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.


















