Paulo Costa

"Borrachinha"

AGE	34 / Apr 21, 1991
HEIGHT	6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT	185 lbs / 83.91 kg

ASSOCIATION
Team Borracha

CLASS
Middleweight

Wins 14

KO / TKO

79%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

14%

Losses 4

KO / TKO

25%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

75%

Upcoming Fights

UFC 318

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

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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