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Paulo Costa
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Paulo Costa

"The Eraser"
16-4-0
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CAREER SUMMARY

Paulo Costa holds a professional MMA record of 16-4-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 22 bouts on record. Paulo Costa has won 17 fights: 12 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 4 by decision. Most recent fight: April 11, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
6'1"185 cm
Weight
205 lbs93 kg
Reach
72"183 cm
Stance
—
DOB
1991-04-21

UFC career

Source: UFCStats.com · Record: 16-4-0

SLpM
6.15
Str. Acc.
59%
SApM
5.96
Str. Def.
—
TD Avg.
0.30
TD Acc.
42%
TD Def.
77%
Sub. Avg.
—

Career history

  1. WIN
    vs Azamat Murzakanov
    UFCUFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg· Apr 11, 2026· Light Heavyweight· 15-4 vs 16-0
    TKO
    R3 · 1:23
  2. CXLD
    vs Brunno Ferreira
    UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2· Mar 7, 2026· Middleweight
    —
  3. WIN
    vs Roman Kopylov
    UFCUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3· Jul 19, 2025· Middleweight· 14-4 vs 14-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. CXLD
    vs Roman Kopylov
    UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira· Jun 28, 2025· Middleweight
    —
  5. LOSS
    vs Sean Strickland
    UFCUFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier· Jun 1, 2024· Middleweight· 14-3 vs 28-6
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  6. LOSS
    vs Robert Whittaker
    UFCUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria· Feb 17, 2024· Middleweight· 14-2 vs 24-7
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  7. CXLD
    vs Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2· Oct 21, 2023· Middleweight
    —
  8. CXLD
    vs Ikram Aliskerov
    UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2· Jul 29, 2023· Middleweight
    —
  9. WIN
    vs Luke Rockhold
    UFCUFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2· Aug 20, 2022· Middleweight· 13-2 vs 16-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  10. CXLD
    vs Luke Rockhold
    UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2· Jul 30, 2022· Middleweight
    —
  11. LOSS
    vs Marvin Vettori
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori· Oct 23, 2021· Light Heavyweight· 13-1 vs 17-4-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  12. CXLD
    vs Jared Cannonier
    UFC Fight Night· Aug 21, 2021· Middleweight
    —
  13. CXLD
    vs Robert Whittaker
    UFC Fight Night· Apr 17, 2021· Middleweight
    —
  14. LOSS
    vs Israel Adesanya
    UFCUFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa· Sep 26, 2020· Middleweight· Title bout· 13-0 vs 19-0
    TKO
    R2 · 3:59
  15. WIN
    vs Yoel Romero
    UFCUFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic· Aug 17, 2019· Middleweight· 12-0 vs 13-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. WIN
    vs Uriah Hall
    UFCUFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier· Jul 8, 2018· Middleweight· 11-0 vs 13-8
    TKO
    R2 · 2:38
  17. CXLD
    vs Uriah Hall
    UFC Fight Night 128· Apr 21, 2018· Middleweight
    —
  18. WIN
    vs Johny Hendricks
    UFCUFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre· Nov 5, 2017· Middleweight· 10-0 vs 18-7
    TKO
    R2 · 1:23
  19. WIN
    vs Oluwale Bamgbose
    UFCUFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway· Jun 3, 2017· Middleweight· 9-0 vs 6-2
    TKO
    R2 · 1:06
  20. WIN
    vs Garreth McLellan
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum· Mar 12, 2017· Middleweight· 8-0 vs 13-5
    TKO
    R1 · 1:17
  21. CXLD
    vs Alex Nicholson
    UFC Fight Night 106· Mar 11, 2017· Middleweight
    —
  22. WIN
    vs Adriano Balby
    Jungle Fight 90· Sep 3, 2016· Middleweight· Title bout· 7-0 vs 11-2
    TKO
    R1 · 3:25
  23. WIN
    vs Eduardo Ramon
    Jungle Fight 87· May 21, 2016· Middleweight· 6-0 vs 11-1
    —
    R1 · 2:40
  24. CXLD
    vs Rodrigo Carlos
    Jungle Fight 87· May 21, 2016· Middleweight
    —
  25. CXLD
    vs Quemuel Ottoni
    Jungle Fight 87· May 21, 2016· Middleweight
    —
  26. CXLD
    vs Andre Lobato
    Jungle Fight 86· Apr 30, 2016· Middleweight
    —
  27. WIN
    vs Bruno Assis
    Jungle Fight 84· Dec 5, 2015· Middleweight· 5-0 vs 3-0
    TKO
    R1 · 1:17
  28. CXLD
    vs Alexandre Funari
    Jungle Fight 84· Dec 5, 2015· Middleweight
    —
  29. WIN
    vs Wagner Silva
    Face to Face 11· Apr 24, 2015· Middleweight· Title bout· 4-0 vs 3-3
    TKO
    R1 · 4:37
  30. WIN
    vs Gerson Conceição
    Face to Face 9· Dec 19, 2014· Middleweight· 3-0 vs 8-7
    TKO
    R1 · 5:00
  31. LOSS
    vs Marcio Alexandre Jr.
    The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 3· Apr 20, 2014· Middleweight· 4-0
    SD
  32. WIN
    vs José Roberto Rocha
    The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 3· Mar 9, 2014· Middleweight· 3-0
    SUB
  33. WIN
    vs Fabio Moreira
    BH Sparta· Nov 1, 2013· 2-0 vs 0-0
    TKO
  34. WIN
    vs Ademilson Borges Duarte
    Minas Gerais Regional· Jun 15, 2013· 1-0 vs 1-1
    TKO
  35. WIN
    vs Teo Esteves
    Minas Gerais Regional· Feb 25, 2012· 0-0 vs 0-0
    TKO

Career history data via Tapology.