Paulo Costa

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For other uses, see Paulo Costa (disambiguation).
Paulo Costa
Paulo Borrachinha em 2017
Costa in 2017
Born Paulo Henrique Costa[1]
(1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Other names Borrachinha
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 186 lb
Division Middleweight (2012–present)
Light heavyweight (2021)
Reach 72 inches[2]
Fighting out of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Team Team Nogueira Champion Team
Clube Atlético Mineiro
Fight Ready (2017–present)[3]
Trainer Eric Albarracin
Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[4]
Years active 2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 18
Wins 14
By knockout 11
By submission 1
By decision 2
Losses 4
By knockout 1
By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Paulo Henrique Costa (born 21 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight[5] division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 4 June 2024, he is #8 in the UFC middleweight rankings.[6]

Background

Costa, the son of odd-jobber Carlos Roberto and Maria Augusta, was born in 1991.[7] He has an older brother, Carlos Costa, who is a former mixed martial artist and one of Paulo's coaches.[7] 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.[7] 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.[7] 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.[7]

In order to help his mother with bills, Costa worked in real estate and as an IT teacher teaching Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.[7]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Costa made his professional MMA debut in his native country of Brazil in February 2012. Eventually, his brother convinced their mother to support Paulo monetarily for a year in order to pursue his professional martial arts career.[7] Over the next five years, he amassed a record of 8–0 with 7 knockouts and 1 submission.[8]

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil

Costa was chosen to be a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3. In the opening elimination round, he defeated José Roberto via submission (guillotine choke) in the second round. Costa was the second middleweight fighter chosen by coach Wanderlei Silva. His next fight was against Márcio Alexandre Jr., and Costa lost via split decision after three rounds.[9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Costa made his promotional debut on 11 March 2017, at UFC Fight Night 106 against Garreth McLellan.[10] He won the fight via TKO in the first round, earning his first Performance of the Night award.[11]

Costa faced Oluwale Bamgbose on 3 June 2017, at UFC 212.[12] He won the fight via TKO in the second round.[13]

After the fight with Bamgbose, UFC offered a new contract but the parties did not come to an agreement with the financial terms. The UFC then proposed a fight with former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks, with a promise to renegotiate after the bout.[14] Costa faced Hendricks on 4 November 2017, at UFC 217.[15] He won the fight via TKO in the second round.[16] After the bout Costa signed a new, multi-fight contract.[14]

Costa was expected to face Uriah Hall on 21 April 2018, at UFC Fight Night 128.[17] However, Costa pulled out of the fight in mid-March with an arm injury.[18] In turn, promotion officials elected to pull Hall from that event entirely and reschedule the pairing for 7 July 2018, at UFC 226.[19] Costa won the fight via technical knockout in round two.[20] The win earned him his second Performance of the Night award.[21]

Costa was scheduled to face Yoel Romero on 3 November 2018, at UFC 230.[22] However, Romero indicated in mid-August that, while he had been cleared to fight, his medics had recommended that he wait another four to five months to allow facial injuries incurred during his most recent fight to fully heal.[23]

The bout was rescheduled again, and was expected to take place on 27 April 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 8.[24] Costa was removed from the card for an undisclosed reason.[25] He was replaced by Ronaldo Souza.[26] Romero then pulled out of the fight due to pneumonia, and Costa was scheduled to face Souza, but a United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) investigation prevented Costa from participating, so neither Romero nor Costa competed in the event.[27]

It was revealed that Costa had been suspended for six months by USADA and Comissão Atlética Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA) for receiving prohibited intravenous infusions (IV) more than 100 mL in 12 hours after the weigh-ins in June 2017 at UFC 212 against Oluwale Bamgbose and November 2017 at UFC 217 against Johny Hendricks. Costa was fined a third of his purse of the fights, which were reverted to his opponents. The suspension was retroactive to 10 August 2018, and Costa was eligible to fight again in February 2019.[28][29] On 23 March 2020, Lucas Penchel MSc, who provided the infusions in question, accepted a two-year ban from USADA, starting on 13 March 2020.[30]

Costa finally faced Romero on 17 August 2019, at UFC 241.[31] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[32] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[33]

On the strength of his five fight win streak in the UFC, Costa faced Israel Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Championship on 27 September 2020 at UFC 253.[34] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round, making this his first professional loss.[35]

Costa was scheduled to face Robert Whittaker on 17 April 2021 at UFC on ESPN 22.[36] However, on 16 March Costa withdrew from the fight due to illness,[37] and was replaced by Kelvin Gastelum.[38]

Costa was scheduled to face Jared Cannonier on 21 August 2021 at UFC on ESPN 28.[39] However, on 4 June, Costa withdrew from the bout due to unknown reasons.[40] Costa later claimed he never signed the bout agreement and cited issues with his payment, while not confirming them as the reason for his withdrawal.[41]

Costa faced Marvin Vettori in a light heavyweight bout on 23 October 2021 at UFC Fight Night 196, which was originally scheduled as a middleweight contest and briefly changed to a catchweight bout. Costa received widespread criticism for showing up twenty-five pounds over the middleweight limit.[42][43] Costa lost the fight via unanimous decision.[44]

Costa was scheduled to face former UFC Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold on 30 July 2022, at UFC 277.[45] However, the bout was postponed to UFC 278 for unknown reasons.[46] Costa won the fight via unanimous decision.[47] The fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[48]

Costa was scheduled to face Robert Whittaker on 12 February 2023, at UFC 284.[49] However, Costa disputed the official announcement by the promotion indicating he had never signed a contract and the fight would not take place.[50]

Costa was scheduled to face Ikram Aliskerov on 29 July 2023, at UFC 291.[51] However, it was announced on July 19 that the promotion opted to scrap the pairing and instead move him to face Khamzat Chimaev on 21 October 2023, at UFC 294.[52] In turn, Costa pulled out of the fight due to injury, and was replaced by Kamaru Usman.[53]

Costa faced former UFC Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker on 17 February 2024, at UFC 298.[54] Despite almost finishing Whittaker at the end of the first round with a head kick, Costa ended up losing the bout by unanimous decision.[55]

Costa faced former UFC Middleweight champion Sean Strickland on 1 June 2024, at UFC 302.[56] He lost the fight by split decision.[57]

Championships and accomplishments

Controversies

Alleged assault on a nurse

On 31 May 2022, Costa was questioned by the police in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, regarding an incident in which he was accused of striking a nurse with his elbow during a dispute over a COVID-19 vaccination card. Costa claimed he was already vaccinated but had not had it recorded on his vaccination card, and that he asked the nurse to sign his card. The nurse, however, claimed that Costa had not been vaccinated and refused to sign, and that he attempted to flee with the filled-out vaccination card without the shot being administered. She went on to say that in a measure to prevent him from leaving, she grabbed Costa by the arm and she was hit with an elbow to her face, which caused her lips to become swollen. No charges were filed.[64][65][66]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 14–4 Sean Strickland Decision (split) UFC 302 June 1, 2024 5 5:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss 14–3 Robert Whittaker Decision (unanimous) UFC 298 February 17, 2024 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States
Win 14–2 Luke Rockhold Decision (unanimous) UFC 278 August 20, 2022 3 5:00 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Return to Middleweight. Fight of the Night.
Loss 13–2 Marvin Vettori Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori October 23, 2021 5 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Light Heavyweight debut. Costa was deducted one point in round 2 due to an eye poke.
Loss 13–1 Israel Adesanya TKO (punches and elbows) UFC 253 September 27, 2020 2 3:59 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Win 13–0 Yoel Romero Decision (unanimous) UFC 241 August 17, 2019 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 12–0 Uriah Hall TKO (punches) UFC 226 July 7, 2018 2 2:38 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 11–0 Johny Hendricks TKO (punches) UFC 217 November 4, 2017 2 1:23 New York City, New York, United States
Win 10–0 Oluwale Bamgbose TKO (punches) UFC 212 June 3, 2017 2 1:06 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 9–0 Garreth McLellan TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum March 11, 2017 1 1:17 Fortaleza, Brazil Performance of the Night.
Win 8–0 Adriano Balby de Araujo KO (punch) Jungle Fight 90 September 3, 2016 1 3:25 São Paulo, Brazil Defended the Jungle Fight Middleweight Championship.
Win 7–0 Eduardo Ramón Submission (rear-naked choke) Jungle Fight 87 May 21, 2016 1 2:40 São Paulo, Brazil Won the vacant Jungle Fight Middleweight Championship.
Win 6–0 Bruno Assis TKO (punches) Jungle Fight 84 December 5, 2015 1 1:17 São Paulo, Brazil
Win 5–0 Wagner Silva Gomes TKO (punches) FTF 11 April 24, 2015 1 4:37 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Won the vacant Face to Face Middleweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Gérson da Conceição TKO (doctor stoppage) FTF 9 December 19, 2014 1 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 3–0 Fábio Moreira TKO (punches) BH Fight: MMA Grand Prix November 1, 2013 1 1:26 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Win 2–0 Ademilson Borges TKO (head kick and punches) Upper Fight: MMA Championship 2 June 15, 2013 1 0:32 Teófilo Otoni, Brazil
Win 1–0 Téo Esteves TKO (head kick and punches) MMA Total Combat: Santa Luzia February 5, 2012 1 2:08 Santa Luzia, Brazil Middleweight debut.

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Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 1–1 Márcio Alexandre Jr. Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 20 April 2014 (airdate) 3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Quarterfinal Round.
Win 1–0 José Roberto Submission (guillotine choke) 9 March 2014 (airdate) 2 N/A The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Elimination Round.

Pay-per-view bouts

No. Event Fight Date Venue City PPV buys
1. UFC 253 Adesanya vs. Costa 27 September 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 700,000[68]

See also

References

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