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Paulo Costa Record, Ranking, Next Fight, Reach, Weight, Age

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Emily Cortez

Published Feb 19, 2026

Paulo Henrique Costa is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist with number 6 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

Paulo Costa has an older brother called, Carlos Costa, a former mixed martial artist and his personal coach. The celebrity fighter began his journey as a footballer and started picking up Muay Thai at age nine for discipline seek. According to history, Paulo Costa at the age of 17, joined a jiu-jitsu gym with his brother but quit after his father passed away as a result of throat cancer.

Paulo Costa has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, with 72 inches or 183cm reach. He stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch and 84kg. Paulo Costa is nicknamed ‘The Eraser’ by his trainer, Eric Albarracin. The inspiration came from an Arnold Schwarzenegger film called ‘Eraser’.

Paulo Costa is currently dating Tamara Alves, who got into the public’s eye after their relationship surfaced on the internet. Tamara Alves is an entrepreneur, who owns a supplement and fitness accessories brand called MundoFit.

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Paulo Costa Record

Paulo Costa Ranking

Paulo Costa Next Fight

Paulo Costa’s next match is with Robert Whittaker. Thus, a fight between the Eraser and The Reaperrespectively. It is going to be UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski

Paulo Costa Age

Paulo Costa was born on 21 April 1991, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. As of 2022, Paulo Costa is 31 years old. He was born to his parents, Carlos Roberto and Maria Augusta. His father was an odd jobber but information about his mother remains undisclosed.