Paulo Costa “Borrachinha”

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Age 34
Gender Male
Height 6' 0"
Weight Class Middleweight

Paulo Costa is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 15-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 months, 23 days
Rounds Fought 33.8
Avg. Fights/Year 1.4
Longest Layoff 1 year, 5 months, 28 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 23 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 11 1 3
Losses 1 0 3
Finish Rate 80.0%
Finished Rate 25.0%
Win by Decision Rate 20.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 75.0%
Win by KO Rate 73.3%
Loss by KO Rate 25.0%
Win by SUB Rate 6.7%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:17
Fastest KO 01:17
Fastest SUB 02:40
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 06:19
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 18:29
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 07/19/2025 W
(14-4-0) 		Roman Kopylov
(14-4-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 318: HOLLOWAY vs POIRIER 3 		3 05:00
OFF 06/01/2024 L
(14-3-0) 		Sean Strickland
(29-7-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		Decision
UFC 302: MAKHACHEV vs POIRIER 		5 05:00
OFF 02/17/2024 L
(14-2-0) 		Robert Whittaker
(26-9-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 185.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 298: VOLKANOVSKI vs TOPURIA 		3 05:00
OFF 08/20/2022 W
(13-2-0) 		Luke Rockhold
(16-6-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 185.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 278: USMAN vs EDWARDS 		3 05:00
OFF 10/23/2021 L
(13-1-0) 		Marvin Vettori
(18-9-1) 		MW
( 204.5 * vs. 204.0* ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 86 ON ESPN: COSTA vs VETTORI 		5 05:00
OFF 09/26/2020 L
(13-0-0) 		Israel Adesanya
(24-5-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 184.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 253: ADESANYA vs COSTA 		2 03:59
OFF 08/17/2019 W
(12-0-0) 		Yoel Romero
(15-7-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 184.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 241 		3 05:00
OFF 07/07/2018 W
(11-0-0) 		Uriah Hall
(17-11-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 185.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 226: MIOCIC vs. CORMIER 		2 02:38
OFF 11/04/2017 W
(10-0-0) 		Johny Hendricks
(18-8-0) 		MW
( 185.8 vs. 185.8 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 217: Bisping vs. GSP 		2 01:23
OFF 06/03/2017 W
(9-0-0) 		Oluwale Bamgbose
(6-4-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 180.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 212: ALDO vs. HOLLOWAY 		2 01:06
OFF 03/11/2017 W
(8-0-0) 		Garreth Mclellan
(12-7-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BELFORT vs. GASTELUM 		1 01:17
NRB 09/03/2016 W
(7-0-0) 		Adriano Silverio Balby de Araujo
(9-3-0) 		TKO/RSC
Jungle Fight 90 		1 03:25
NRB 05/21/2016 W
(6-0-0) 		Eduardo Ramon Santos
(20-10-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Jungle Fight 87 		1 02:40
NRB 12/05/2015 W
(5-0-0) 		Bruno Assis
(13-7-0) 		TKO/RSC
Jungle Fight 84 		1 01:17
OFF 04/24/2015 W
(4-0-0) 		Wagner Silva Gomes
(5-7-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
Face to Face 11 		1 04:37
OFF 12/19/2014 W
(3-0-0) 		Gerson Da Silva Conceicao
(6-7-0) 		TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage)
Face to Face 9 		1 05:00
NRB 11/01/2013 W
(2-0-0) 		Fabio Cyborg
(1-8-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
BH Fight MMA Grand Prix 		1 01:26
NRB 06/15/2013 W
(1-0-0) 		Ademilson Borges Duarte
(0-2-0) 		KO (Kick)
Upper Fight 2 		1 05:00
NRB 02/25/2012 W
(0-0-0) 		Teo Esteves
(0-1-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
MMA Total Kombat 02/25/12 		1 05:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class