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Brazil
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Paulo Costa
"
Borrachinha
"
AGE
33
/
Apr 21, 1991
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
185 lbs
/
83.91 kg
ASSOCIATION
Team Borracha
CLASS
Middleweight
Wins
14
KO
/
TKO
11
79%
SUBMISSIONS
1
7%
DECISIONS
2
14%
Losses
4
KO
/
TKO
1
25%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
3
75%
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
JF - Jungle Fight 90
Sep / 03 / 2016
KO (Punch)
Flavio Almendra
1
3:25
win
Eduardo Ramon
JF - Jungle Fight 87
May / 21 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Douglas Aires
1
2:40
win
Bruno Assis
JF - Jungle Fight 84
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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