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Paulo Costa

RANKED #6 · Light Heavyweight

Paulo Costa is 6ft 1in (185 cm) tall with a 72-inch (183 cm) reach. Costa is 35 and has a professional MMA record of 16-4-0. Born in State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Record16-4-0
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Height6ft 1in (185 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
Age35
BornState of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Trains atTeam Borracha
StatusActive

Paulo Costa is 1.4 in shorter than the average of the other ranked light heavyweight fighters (6ft 2in) and has a reach 4.7 in shorter than their average of 76.7 in.

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Light Heavyweight rankings

  1. Carlos Ulberg
  2. Magomed Ankalaev
  3. Jiří Procházka
  4. Alex Pereira
  5. Khalil Rountree Jr.
  6. Navajo Stirling
  7. Dominick Reyes
  8. Bogdan Guskov
  9. Jan Błachowicz
  10. Azamat Murzakanov
  11. Robert Whittaker
  12. Alonzo Menifield
  13. Reinier de Ridder
  14. Nikita Krylov
Full light heavyweight rankings

Figures are from the UFC’s published athlete data. Place of birth is recorded literally and does not imply nationality, residence or where a fighter trains. Ranking as of 2026-11-06.