Paulo Costa

Middleweight Division

14-4-0-0

Career Statistics

Wins Breakdown

KO/TKO 11 (79%)

Submission 1 (7%)

Decision 2 (14%)

Career Information

Career: 4500 days

Debut: 2012-02-05

Current Streak: 2L

Physical Stats

Height: 6'0" (1.83m)

Weight: 185lbs (84kg)

Reach: 6'0" (1.83m)

Style: -

Age: 34

Trainer: Eric Albarracin

Personal Information

Birthdate: 1991-04-21

Birthplace: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Resides: -

Trains out of: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fight Record

2024-06-01 Middleweight	Paulo Costa 14-3-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Split (46-49, 50-45, 49-46)	Sean Strickland WIN \| 28-6-0-0	UFC 302 Newark, United States
UFC 302 Makhachev Vs Poirier • Newark, New Jersey, United States • Prudential Center
2024-02-17 Middleweight	Paulo Costa 14-2-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)	Robert Whittaker WIN \| 24-7-0-0	UFC 298 Anaheim, United States
UFC 298 Volkanovski Vs Topuria • Anaheim, California, United States • Honda Center
2022-08-20 Middleweight	Paulo Costa 13-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Luke Rockhold LOSS \| 16-5-0-0	UFC 278 Salt Lake City, United States
UFC 278 Usman Vs Edwards 2 • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States • Vivint Arena
2021-10-23 Light Heavyweight	Paulo Costa 13-1-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (48-46, 48-46, 48-46)	Marvin Vettori WIN \| 17-5-1-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Costa Vs Vettori • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2020-09-27 Middleweight	Paulo Costa 13-0-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 3:59 Punches	Israel Adesanya WIN \| 19-0-0-0	UFC 253 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC 253 Adesanya Vs Costa • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Du Forum
2019-08-17 Middleweight	Paulo Costa 12-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Yoel Romero LOSS \| 13-3-0-0	UFC 241 Anaheim, United States
UFC 241 Cormier Vs Miocic 2 • Anaheim, California, United States • Honda Center
2018-07-07 Middleweight	Paulo Costa 11-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 2:38 Punches	Uriah Hall LOSS \| 13-8-0-0	UFC 226 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 226 Miocic Vs Cormier • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • T-Mobile Arena
2017-11-04 Middleweight	Paulo Costa 10-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 1:23 Punches	Johny Hendricks LOSS \| 18-7-0-0	UFC 217 New York City, United States
UFC 217 Bisping Vs St Pierre • New York City, New York, United States • Madison Square Garden
2017-06-03 Middleweight	Paulo Costa 9-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 1:06 Punches	Oluwale Bamgbose LOSS \| 6-2-0-0	UFC 212 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UFC 212 Aldo Vs Holloway • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Jeunesse Arena
2017-03-11 Middleweight	Paulo Costa 8-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:17 Body Kick & Punches	Garreth Mclellan LOSS \| 13-5-0-0	UFC Fight Night Fortaleza, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Belfort Vs Gastelum • Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil • Centro De Formação Olímpica Do Nordeste
2016-09-03	Paulo Costa 7-0-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 3:25 Punch	Adriano Balby De Araujo LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Jungle Fight 90 São Paulo, Brazil
Jungle Fight 90 • São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2016-05-21	Paulo Costa 6-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:40 Rear-Naked Choke	Eduardo Ramon LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Jungle Fight 87 São Paulo, Brazil
Jungle Fight 87 • São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2015-12-05	Paulo Costa 5-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:17 Punches	Bruno Assis LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Jungle Fight 84 São Paulo, Brazil
Jungle Fight 84 • São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2015-04-24	Paulo Costa 4-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:37 Punches	Wagner Silva Gomes LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	FTF 11 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
FTF 11 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2014-12-19	Paulo Costa 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 5:00 Doctor Stoppage	Gerson Da Conceicao LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	FTF 9 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
FTF 9 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2013-11-01	Paulo Costa 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:26 Punches	Fabio Moreira LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	BH Sparta: BH Fight Belo Horizonte, Brazil
BH Sparta: BH Fight Mma Grand Prix • Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2013-06-15	Paulo Costa 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 0:32 Head Kick & Punches	Ademilson Borges LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Upper Fight MMA Championship Teófilo Otoni, Brazil
Upper Fight MMA Championship Mma Championship 2 • Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2012-02-05	Paulo Costa 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:08 Head Kick & Punches	Teo Esteves LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	MMA Total Combat Santa Luzia, Brazil
MMA Total Combat Santa Luzia • Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil