Paulo Costa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paulo Costa
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	Apr 21, 1991(1991-04-21)
Age	33
Birthplace	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Country	Brazil
Horoscope	Taurus

Paulo Costa Biography

Paulo Costa is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on April 21, 1991 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Brazil. Also known as “The Eraser”, he is a professional fighter known for his Mixed Martial Arts. He competes as a Middleweight fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He shares photos of his training, lifestyle shots, and clips from his professional fights to his Instagram as well and his over 1.1 million followers.

He has competed against and defeated several professional fighters in his UFC career including Johny Hendricks in November of 2017.

Paulo Henrique Costa (born April 21, 1991), also known as Borrachinha, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of March 9, 2020, he is #2 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

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. Over the next five years, he amassed a record of 8–0 with 7 knockouts and 1 submission.

He was born and raised in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Paulo Costa Net Worth

Paulo Costa is one of the richest MMA Fighter from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paulo Costa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

To pay for his initial training, he worked in real estate. He then made his MMA debut in February of 2012 in Brazil. He earned further recognition when he was asked to be a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3. He made his professional UFC Fight Night debut in March of 2017.

He was awarded the Performance of the Night award for his fight against Garreth McLellan.

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 soccer 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Paulo Costa height 6′ 0″ Paulo weight 185 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Paulo Costa Dating?

According to our records, Paulo Costa is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Paulo Costa’s is not dating anyone.

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

Facts & Trivia

Paulo Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Paulo Costa celebrates birthday on April 21 of every year.

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

How many fights Paulo Costa lost?

W/LFighterRound
loss| Paulo Costa Marvin Vettori| 5
loss| Paulo Costa Israel Adesanya| 2
win| Paulo Costa Yoel Romero| 3
win| Paulo Costa Uriah Hall| 2

What kind of fighter is Paulo Costa?

Paulo Henrique Costa (born 21 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a Middleweight (MMA) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of February 21, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

What is Paulo Costas record?

What does Paulo Costa nickname mean?

Paulo “The Eraser” Costa Carlos was also a fighter, and his nickname — after being translated to English — was “Rubber Man,” because of his flexibility. So it made sense Paulo’s first nickname was “Borrachinha,” which Costa says translates to “Little Rubber” — or “Little Rubber Man.”

What does Borrachinha mean in Brazil?

“Borrachinha” stood for “ little rubber ” in Portuguese – a nickname given to him because of his older brother, who was dubbed “rubber man” due to his elasticity. But with its original meaning not translating well to English, he decided to use another word that means “rubber” in Portuguese.