Paulo “The Eraser” Costa is a 31 year old Male fighter from Brazil with a 14-2-0 pro MMA record. Costa most recently fought Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 on Saturday August 20, 2022. Paulo Costa beat Luke Rockhold by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3. Both fighters earned a post-fight bonus, after the bout was awarded Fight of the Night in the Middleweight division.
Paulo Costa has 14 wins with a 86% finish rate, including 11 by knockout, 2 by submission, 2 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 13-2-0 | Luke Rockhold |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 278 | 2022-08-20 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Loss | 13-1-0 | Marvin Vettori |
DEC
R5 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-10-23 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 13-0-0 | Israel Adesanya |
KO/TKO
R2 3:59
|
UFC 253 | 2020-09-26 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 12-0-0 | Yoel Romero |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 241 | 2019-08-17 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 11-0-0 | Uriah Hall |
KO/TKO
R2 2:36
|
UFC 226 | 2018-07-07 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-0-0 | Johny Hendricks |
KO/TKO
R2 1:26
|
UFC 217 | 2017-11-04 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 9-0-0 | Oluwale Bamgbose |
KO/TKO
R2 1:06
|
UFC 212 | 2017-06-03 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 8-0-0 | Garreth McLellan |
KO/TKO
R1 1:17
|
UFC Fight Night 106 | 2017-03-11 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 7-0-0 | Adriano Balby |
KO/TKO
R1 3:25
|
Jungle Fight 90 | 2016-09-03 | Middleweight | JFC |
| Win | 6-0-0 | Eduardo Ramon |
SUB
R1 2:40
|
Jungle Fight 87 | 2016-05-21 | Middleweight | JFC |
| Win | 5-0-0 | Bruno Assis |
KO/TKO
R1 1:17
|
Jungle Fight 84 | 2015-12-05 | Middleweight | JFC |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Wagner Silva |
KO/TKO
R1 4:37
|
Face to Face 11 | 2015-04-24 | Middleweight | FTF |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Gerson Conceição |
KO/TKO
R1 5:00
|
Face to Face 9 | 2014-12-19 | Middleweight | FTF |
| Loss | 3-0-0 | Marcio Alexandre Jr. |
DEC
R
|
The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 3 | 2014-04-20 | Middleweight | TUF |
| Win | 3-0-0 | José Roberto Rocha |
SUB
R2
|
The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 3 | 2014-03-09 | Middleweight | TUF |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Fabio Moreira |
KO/TKO
R1 1:26
|
Regional circuit | 2013-11-01 | BHS | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Ademilson Borges Duarte |
KO/TKO
R1 0:32
|
Regional circuit | 2013-06-15 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Teo Esteves |
KO/TKO
R1 2:08
|
Regional circuit | 2012-02-25 |
Costa made his professional debut against Teo Esteves on February 25, 2012, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Teo Esteves who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Paulo Costa beat Teo Esteves by KO/TKO at 2:08 of Round 1.
Costa made his debut in the UFC against Garreth McLellan on March 11, 2017, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum having compiled a 8-0-0 professional MMA record.
Paulo Costa beat Garreth McLellan by KO/TKO at 1:17 of Round 1. Paulo Costa took home an extra bonus after being awarded with Performance of the Night.
Since his debut, Costa has gone on to fight a total of 8 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 6-2-0.
Costa lost his 1st middleweight title challenge, losing to Israel Adesanya on September 26, 2020 at UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa.
Paulo Costa lost to Israel Adesanya by KO/TKO at 3:59 of Round 2.
Costa's last win came against Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 on Saturday August 20, 2022. Paulo Costa beat Luke Rockhold by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3. Both fighters earned a post-fight bonus, after the bout was awarded Fight of the Night.
Costa is not currently booked for any fights.
Costa's last loss came against Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night on Saturday October 23, 2021. Paulo Costa lost to Marvin Vettori by Decision at 5:00 of Round 5.
Costa has fought 8 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 6-2-0.
Costa has knocked out 11 opponents.
Costa has submitted 2 opponents.
Costa has been knocked out 1 times.
Costa has never been submitted.
