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Paulo Costa
Nickname: Borrachinha (The Eraser)
Age: 31
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Reach: 72 in (183 cm)
Born: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Fighting out of: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Team: Team Nogueira Champion Team
Rank: 8
Record:
2022-08: Win Luke Rockhold MW #3 in 2019-06 Decision (unanimous)
2021-10: Loss Marvin Vettori MW #5 in 2021-10 Decision (unanimous)
2020-09: Loss Israel Adesanya MW #C in 2020-09 TKO (punches and elbows)
2019-08: Win Yoel Romero MW #2 in 2019-08 Decision (unanimous)
2018-07: Win Uriah Hall MW #9 in 2018-06 TKO (punches)
2017-11: Win Johny Hendricks WW #10 in 2017-02 TKO (punches)
2017-06: Win Oluwale Bamgbose TKO (punches)
2017-03: Win Garreth McLellan TKO (punches)
2016-09: Win Adriano Balby de Araujo KO (punch)
2016-05: Win Eduardo Ramón Submission (rear-naked choke)
2015-12: Win Bruno Assis TKO (punches)
2015-04: Win Wagner Silva Gomes TKO (punches)
2014-12: Win Gérson da Conceição TKO (doctor stoppage)
2013-11: Win Fábio Moreira TKO (punches)
2013-06: Win Ademilson Borges TKO (head kick and punches)
2012-02: Win Téo Esteves TKO (head kick and punches)