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Paulo Henrique Costa (born 21 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 19 August 2025, he is #13 in the UFC middleweight rankings.
| 19 matches | 15 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 3 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 15–4 | Roman Kopylov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 318 | 19 July 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 14–4 | Sean Strickland | Decision (split) | UFC 302 | 1 June 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 14–3 | Robert Whittaker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 298 | 17 February 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Win | 14–2 | Luke Rockhold | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 278 | 20 August 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 | 23 October 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 | 27 September 2020 | 2 | 3:59 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | For the UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 13–0 | Yoel Romero | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 241 | 17 August 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 12–0 | Uriah Hall | TKO (punches) | UFC 226 | 7 July 2018 | 2 | 2:38 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 11–0 | Johny Hendricks | TKO (punches) | UFC 217 | 4 November 2017 | 2 | 1:23 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Oluwale Bamgbose | TKO (punches) | UFC 212 | 3 June 2017 | 2 | 1:06 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 9–0 | Garreth McLellan | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | 11 March 2017 | 1 | 1:17 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 8–0 | Adriano Balby de Araujo | KO (punch) | Jungle Fight 90 | 3 September 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 | 21 May 2016 | 1 | 2:40 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won the vacant Jungle Fight Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–0 | Bruno Assis | TKO (punches) | Jungle Fight 84 | 5 December 2015 | 1 | 1:17 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–0 | Wagner Silva Gomes | TKO (punches) | Face to Face 11 | 24 April 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) | Face to Face 9 | 19 December 2014 | 1 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–0 | Fábio Moreira | TKO (punches) | BH Fight: MMA Grand Prix | 1 November 2013 | 1 | 1:26 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Ademilson Borges | TKO (head kick and punches) | Upper Fight: MMA Championship 2 | 15 June 2013 | 1 | 0:32 | Teófilo Otoni, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Téo Esteves | TKO (head kick and punches) | MMA Total Combat: Santa Luzia | 5 February 2012 | 1 | 2:08 | Santa Luzia, Brazil | Middleweight debut. |
| Exhibition record breakdown | ||
| 2 matches | 1 win | 1 loss |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| 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. |
| 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 |