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Paulo Costa
Brazil
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Country

Paulo Costa

"Borrachinha"

Paulo Costa
AGE 34 / Apr 21, 1991
HEIGHT6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT185 lbs / 83.91 kg
ASSOCIATION


CLASS
Middleweight
Wins 14
KO / TKO
11
Meter
79%
SUBMISSIONS
1
Meter
7%
DECISIONS
2
Meter
14%
Losses 4
KO / TKO
1
Meter
25%
SUBMISSIONS
0
Meter
0%
DECISIONS
3
Meter
75%
Upcoming Fights

UFC 318

July 19, 2025 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Paulo Costa

14-4-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)
vs

Roman Kopylov

14-3-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)
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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result Fighter Event Method/Referee R Time
loss Sean Strickland UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier
Jun / 01 / 2024		 Decision (Split)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		5 5:00
loss Robert Whittaker UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Feb / 17 / 2024		 Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win Luke Rockhold UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2
Aug / 20 / 2022		 Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
loss Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night 196 - Costa vs. Vettori
Oct / 23 / 2021		 Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		5 5:00
loss Israel Adesanya UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa
Sep / 26 / 2020		 TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 3:59
win Yoel Romero UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Aug / 17 / 2019		 Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win Uriah Hall UFC 226 - Miocic vs. Cormier
Jul / 07 / 2018		 TKO (Punches)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 2:38
win Johny Hendricks UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre
Nov / 04 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 1:23
win Oluwale Bamgbose UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway
Jun / 03 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 1:06
win Garreth McLellan UFC Fight Night 106 - Belfort vs. Gastelum
Mar / 11 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
Osiris Maia
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		1 1:17
win Adriano Balby Jungle Fight 90 - Montanha vs. Almeida
Sep / 03 / 2016		 KO (Punch)
Flavio Almendra 		1 3:25
win Eduardo Ramon Jungle Fight 87 - Cappelozza vs. de Abreu
May / 21 / 2016		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Douglas Aires 		1 2:40
win Bruno Assis Jungle Fight 84 - Mao de Pedra vs. Montanha
Dec / 05 / 2015		 TKO (Punches)
 1 1:17
win Wagner Silva FTF 11 - Face To Face 11 - Borrachinha vs. Wagnao
Apr / 24 / 2015		 TKO (Punches)
 1 4:37
win Gerson da Silva Conceicao FTF 9 - Face To Face 9 - Big Monster vs. Gigantinho
Dec / 19 / 2014		 TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
 1 5:00
win Fabio Moreira BH Fight - MMA Grand Prix
Nov / 01 / 2013		 TKO (Punches)
 1 1:26
win Ademilson Borges Duarte Upper Fight - MMA Championship 2
Jun / 15 / 2013		 TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
 1 0:32
win Teo Esteves MMA Total Combat - Santa Luzia
Feb / 25 / 2012		 TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
 1 2:08
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