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Paulo Costa
“Borrachinha”
Rank 11 - UFC Middleweight
Age: 33 | Apr 21, 1991
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185 lbs
Professional Record
| 18 fights | 14 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 11 | 1 |
| Submissions | 1 | 0 |
| Decisions | 2 | 3 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 14 - 4 | Sean Strickland | UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier | June 01, 2024 | Decision (Split) | Jason Herzog | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 14 - 3 | Robert Whittaker | UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria | February 17, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mike Beltran | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 14 - 2 | Luke Rockhold | UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2 | August 20, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mike Beltran | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 13 - 2 | Marvin Vettori | UFC Fight Night 196 - Costa vs. Vettori | October 23, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jason Herzog | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 13 - 1 | Israel Adesanya | UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa | September 26, 2020 | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | Jason Herzog | 2 | 3:59 |
| WIN | 13 - 0 | Yoel Romero | UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | August 17, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jason Herzog | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 12 - 0 | Uriah Hall | UFC 226 - Miocic vs. Cormier | July 07, 2018 | TKO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 2 | 2:38 |
| WIN | 11 - 0 | Johny Hendricks | UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre | November 04, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | John McCarthy | 2 | 1:23 |
| WIN | 10 - 0 | Oluwale Bamgbose | UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway | June 03, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | John McCarthy | 2 | 1:06 |
| WIN | 9 - 0 | Garreth McLellan | UFC Fight Night 106 - Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | Osiris Maia | 1 | 1:17 |
| WIN | 8 - 0 | Adriano Balby | JF - Jungle Fight 90 | September 03, 2016 | KO (Punch) | Flavio Almendra | 1 | 3:25 |
| WIN | 7 - 0 | Eduardo Ramon | JF - Jungle Fight 87 | May 21, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Douglas Aires | 1 | 2:40 |
| WIN | 6 - 0 | Bruno Assis | JF - Jungle Fight 84 | December 05, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:17 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 | Wagner Silva | FTF 11 - Face To Face 11 - Borrachinha vs. Wagnao | April 24, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:37 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Gerson da Silva Conceicao | FTF 9 - Face To Face 9 - Big Monster vs. Gigantinho | December 19, 2014 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Fabio Moreira | BH Fight - MMA Grand Prix | November 01, 2013 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:26 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Ademilson Borges Duarte | Upper Fight - MMA Championship 2 | June 15, 2013 | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | 1 | 0:32 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Teo Esteves | MMA Total Combat - Santa Luzia | February 25, 2012 | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | 1 | 2:08 |
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UFC Middleweight Rankings
Dricus Du Plessis(22 - 2 - 0)
- 1Sean Strickland
(29 - 6 - 0)
- 2Israel Adesanya
(24 - 4 - 0)
- 3Khamzat Chimaev
(14 - 0 - 0)
- 4Robert Whittaker
(26 - 8 - 0)
- 5Nassourdine Imavov
(15 - 4 - 1)
- 6Caio Borralho
(17 - 1 - 1)
- 7Marvin Vettori
(19 - 7 - 1)
- 8Jared Cannonier
(17 - 8 - 0)
- 9Brendan Allen
(24 - 6 - 0)
- 10Roman Dolidze
(14 - 3 - 0)
- 11Paulo Costa
(14 - 4 - 0)
- 12Jack Hermansson
(24 - 8 - 0)
- 13Anthony Hernandez
(13 - 2 - 1)
- 15Michel Pereira
(31 - 12 - 2)
