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Paulo Costa Fighter Statistics

Pro MMA Record: 14-2-0

Costa, the son of odd-jobber Carlos Roberto and Maria Augusta, was born in 1991. He has an older brother, Carlos Costa, who is a former mixed martial artist and one of Paulo's coaches. Paulo grew up in Contagem playing football and eventually picking up Muay Thai at the age of nine in order to learn discipline and avoid street fights he was constantly getting into. As a teenager, Paulo joined a jiu-jitsu gym with his brother only to quit the sport after their father died of throat cancer when Paulo was 17. A couple of years later, Costa returned to jiu-jitsu and started competing under the tutelage of his brother who was already a purple belt at the time.

Last Fight: Luke Rockhold
Age: 33
Height 6'0"
Weight 186 lbs
Nick Name: "Borrachinha"
Nationality: Brazil
Association: Team Borracha
14 Wins
KO / TKO
11
78%
Submission
1
7%
Decisions
2
14%
2 Losses
KO / TKO
1
50%
Submission
0
0%
Decisions
1
50%

Wiki Stats

Reach 72 in (183 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Team Team Nogueira Champion Team Clube Atlético Mineiro Fight Ready (2017–present)
Trainer Eric Albarracin
Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 2012–present

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Paulo Costa next fight?
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Paulo Costa last fight?
Paulo Costa won his last fight against Luke Rockhold by Decision (Unanimous) on Aug. 20, 2022 at UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2.
Is Paulo Costa retired?
Paulo Costa last fought Luke Rockhold
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2 years 4 months and 6 days ago, and should be considered inactive.
Should I bet on Paulo Costa?

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Paulo Costa has a 87% win percentage, and has been favored to win in 75% of his fights.
Out of the 8 fights we have recorded, his opening odds average is a -210 favorite, and out of 6 favored matches, he has won 83% of them.
As an underdog he has been in 2 matches, with a win rate of 50% and an odds average of +142.
According to online odds, if you had bet $100 on all 8 of Paulo Costa betting fights, you would have made $206.
Conversely if you had bet $100 on all of his opponents, you would have lost $399.
Where is Paulo Costa from?
Paulo Costa is from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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Has Paulo Costa ever been knocked out?
Paulo Costa has lost 1 time by KO/TKO. Their only defeat TKO (Punches and Elbows) from Israel Adesanya on Sep. 26, 2020 at UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa
How long has Paulo Costa been fighting?
Paulo Costa has been fighting for a period of 10 years 4 months and 25 days, his first fight was on Feb. 25, 2012 at MMA Total Combat - Santa Luzia. He has accumalated roughly 1 hours, 46 minutes and 28 seconds of professional combat.

Fight Record

W / L Opponent Event/Date Method Referee Round Time
win Luke Rockhold UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2
Aug/20/2022 		Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran 3 5:00
loss Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night 196 - Costa vs. Vettori
Oct/23/2021 		Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog 5 5:00
loss Israel Adesanya UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa
Sep/26/2020 		TKO (Punches and Elbows) Jason Herzog 2 3:59
win Yoel Romero UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Aug/17/2019 		Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog 3 5:00
win Uriah Hall UFC 226 - Miocic vs. Cormier
Jul/07/2018 		TKO (Punches) Mark Smith 2 2:38
win Johny Hendricks UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre
Nov/04/2017 		TKO (Punches) John McCarthy 2 1:23
win Oluwale Bamgbose UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway
Jun/03/2017 		TKO (Punches) John McCarthy 2 1:06
win Garreth McLellan UFC Fight Night 106 - Belfort vs. Gastelum
Mar/11/2017 		TKO (Punches) Osiris Maia 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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