Fight night · PFL
Three titles on the line in Kigali
PFL Africa crowns welterweight, lightweight, and bantamweight champions on December 12 at BK Arena. Shido Boris Esperança meets David Samuel in the main event.
PFL · Welterweight
Shido Boris Esperança
13–2–0
8 KO · 3 SUB · 2 DEC
- Height
- 5′7″170 cm
- Reach
- 70½″179 cm
- Weight
- 170 lb77 kg
- Age
- 30
- Born
- December 23, 1995
- From
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Style
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Team
- Reborn Fight Team
- Streak
- 2wins
- Last
- Peace NguphaneWin · October 10, 2026
Shido Boris Esperança fights at welterweight in the PFL. The filed record is 13–2–0: eight knockouts, three submissions, and two decisions.
He stopped Peace Nguphane with ground-and-pound at 1:03 of the first round on October 10, 2026, in Casablanca. Referee Derek Hickey stopped it. That win booked the welterweight final against David Samuel on December 12, 2026, at BK Arena in Kigali. He reached the 2025 final and lost it to Yabna N'Tchala, who stopped him by retirement at the end of the third round.
He is from Luanda, Angola. PFL lists his camp as Reborn Fight Team in Lisbon. He is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
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Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Nguphane | Win | TKO (ground and pound)Semifinal. | 1 | 1:03 | PFL Africa: Morocco | |
| Emilios Dassi | Win | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 3:17 | PFL Africa: Pretoria | |
| Yabna N'Tchala | Loss | TKO (retirement)2025 welterweight final. | 3 | 5:00 | PFL Africa 4 | |
| Octave Ayinda | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:46 | PFL Africa 3 | |
| Ibrahima Mane | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:34 | PFL Africa 2 | |
| Tyler Hill | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:31 | PFL 9 | |
| Lionel Padilla | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:37 | AFL 32 | |
| Martin van Staden | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 35 | |
| Badreddine Diani | Loss | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 32 | |
| Jamil Ibragimov | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:16 | UAE Warriors 26 | |
| Franklin Esoe | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Won the WSC welterweight title. | 1 | 4:40 | WSC Africa Warrior King 1 | |
| Ndidi Alonu | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | WSC Africa Warrior King 1 | |
| Albert Isaiah Benedict | Win | TKO (ground and pound) | 1 | — | WSC Africa Warrior King 1 | |
| Daniel Emeka Eze | Win | TKO (ground and pound) | 1 | — | WSC Africa Warrior King 1 | |
| Cedric Escudero | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:34 | Hombres de Honor 92 |