Fredson Paixão Melo (Portuguese pronunciation: ['f??d?isõ paj'??~w~]; born May 13, 1979) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor.
He has competed as a featherweight in the United States with the UFC and WEC, in Japan with Deep, and in Brazil with Jungle Fight.
He is a four-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu professor, who teaches in Las Vegas, Nevada, and has affiliate schools in California and Okinawa, Japan, under the Fredson Paixao Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association banner.
He is a former member of the Gracie Barra Combat Team.