Paulo Costa MMA Profile Record, Stats, Biography, UFC Career & Fight History
PAULO COSTA
“THE ERASER”
BRAZIL • LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
W-L-D
16-4-0
(T)KO
12-1
SUB
1-0
BIOGRAPHY
COUNTRY
Brazil
WT CLASS
Light Heavyweight
HT / WT
6′ 1″, 205 lbs
BIRTHDATE
4/21/1991 (35)
STANCE
Orthodox
REACH
72″
TEAM
Team Borracha
Paulo Costa Record
WINS
16
KO/TKO
12
SUB
1
DECISION
3
LOSSES
4
KO/TKO
1
SUB
0
DECISION
3
DRAWS
0
DR
0
NO CONTEST
0
NC
0
Paulo Costa Statistics
Calculated from 20 professional bouts (16-4-0).
Paulo Costa Fight History
| Date | Opponent | Method | Duration | Event |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Azamat Murzakanov | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 3 (1:23) | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Roman Kopylov | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Sean Strickland | L (Decision – Split) | Rnd 5 (5:00) | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Robert Whittaker | L (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Luke Rockhold | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Marvin Vettori | L (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 5 (5:00) | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Israel Adesanya 🥇 | L (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (3:59) | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa |
| Aug 17, 2019 | Yoel Romero | W (Decision – Unanimous) | Rnd 3 (5:00) | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 |
| Jul 7, 2018 | Uriah Hall | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (2:38) | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier |
| Nov 4, 2017 | Johny Hendricks | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (1:23) | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Oluwale Bamgbose | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 2 (1:06) | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway |
| Mar 11, 2017 | Garreth McLellan | W (KO/TKO) | Rnd 1 (1:17) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Adriano Balby 🥇 | W (KO (Punch)) | Rnd 1 (3:25) | Jungle Fight 90 |
| May 21, 2016 | Eduardo Ramon 🥇 | W (Submission (Rear Naked Choke)) | Rnd 1 (2:40) | Jungle Fight 87 |
| Dec 5, 2015 | Bruno Assis | W (TKO (Punches)) | Rnd 1 (1:17) | Jungle Fight 84 |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Wagner Silva Gomes | W (TKO (Punches)) | Rnd 1 (4:37) | FTF 11: Borrachinha vs. Wagnao |
| Dec 19, 2014 | Gerson da Silva Conceicao | W (TKO (Doctor Stoppage)) | Rnd 1 (5:00) | FTF 9: Big Monster vs. Gigantinho |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Fabio Moreira | W (TKO (Punches)) | Rnd 1 (1:26) | BH Fight: MMA Grand Prix |
| Jun 15, 2013 | Ademilson Borges Duarte | W (TKO) | Rnd 1 (0:32) | Upper Fight: MMA Championship 2 |
| Feb 25, 2012 | Teo Esteves | W (TKO (Punches)) | Rnd 1 (2:08) | MMA Total Combat: Santa Luzia |
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