Paulo Costa
Brazilian mixed martial artist
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| June 1 2024 | Fought former UFC Middleweight champion Sean Strickland at UFC 302, losing by split decision. |
| February 17 2024 | Fought former UFC Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 298, losing by unanimous decision despite nearly finishing Whittaker with a head kick at the end of the first round. |
| August 30 2022 | Defeated former UFC Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 via unanimous decision, earning the Fight of the Night award. |
| May 31 2022 | Paulo Costa was questioned by police in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, regarding an alleged assault on a nurse during a dispute over a COVID-19 vaccination card. The incident involved Costa being accused of striking a nurse with his elbow when she tried to prevent him from leaving without receiving a vaccination. No charges were filed despite the allegations. |
| October 23 2021 | Fought Marvin Vettori in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 196, losing via unanimous decision after receiving criticism for weighing in twenty-five pounds over the middleweight limit. |
| September 27 2020 | Fought Israel Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 253, losing via technical knockout in the second round and suffering his first professional loss. |
| August 17 2019 | Defeated Yoel Romero at UFC 241 via unanimous decision, earning the Fight of the Night award. |
| July 7 2018 | Defeated Uriah Hall at UFC 226 via technical knockout in the second round, earning his second Performance of the Night award. |
| 2017 | Ranked #7 Newcomer of the Year by UFC.com Awards, marking his early recognition in the UFC Middleweight division. |
| 2017 | By this time, Costa had built an impressive professional record of 8-0, including 7 knockouts and 1 submission victory. |
| November 4 2017 | Defeated former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks at UFC 217 via TKO in the second round, subsequently signing a new multi-fight contract. |
| June 3 2017 | Defeated Oluwale Bamgbose at UFC 212 via TKO in the second round. |
| March 11 2017 | Made his UFC promotional debut against Garreth McLellan at UFC Fight Night 106, winning via TKO in the first round and earning his first Performance of the Night award. |
| 2016 | Began his professional mixed martial arts career in the UFC's Middleweight division |
| 2012 | Costa's brother convinced their mother to financially support Paulo for a year to pursue his professional martial arts career. |
| February 2012 | Paulo Costa made his professional MMA debut in Brazil, beginning his journey in mixed martial arts. |
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