Paulo Costa
Record
8-4
Rating
2127 ± 154
Since last event
–
Next fight
nothing booked
Age
35
35
Current streak
2 wins
2 wins
Wins by
5 KO · 0 sub · 3 dec
5 KO · 0 sub · 3 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 8-4
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- Our rank
- #7
- Rating
- 2127 ± 154
- Style label
- balanced
- Country
- unknown
- Height
- 73"
- Reach
- 72"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1991-04-21
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 57.5 ± 20.2 94th percentile | 48.0 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 64.4 ± 15.9 6th percentile | 57.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 3.39 ± 2.37 10th percentile | 4.50 |
| Takedown defence % | 60 ± 15 58th percentile | 56 |
| Control time s /15 min | 189 ± 16 21st percentile | 196 |
| Striking defence % | 50 ± 1 34th percentile | 50 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.73 ± 0.23 72nd percentile | 0.63 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.52 ± 0.52 10th percentile | 0.77 |
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 63.5 ± 13.1 96th percentile | 61.3 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 67.1 ± 42.1 4th percentile | 59.9 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 1.32 ± 1.13 25th percentile | 1.51 |
| Takedown defence % | 63 ± 17 54th percentile | 62 |
| Control time s /15 min | 180 ± 40 18th percentile | 187 |
| Striking defence % | 46 ± 4 68th percentile | 46 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.16 ± 0.01 82nd percentile | 1.16 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.15 ± 0.15 32nd percentile | 0.17 |
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 56.2 ± 15.4 86th percentile | 55.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 60.4 ± 67.7 4th percentile | 56.1 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 2.29 ± 2.29 23rd percentile | 2.43 |
| Takedown defence % | 51 ± 49 83rd percentile | 50 |
| Control time s /15 min | 220 ± 59 23rd percentile | 224 |
| Striking defence % | 47 ± 4 59th percentile | 47 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.23 ± 0.07 77th percentile | 0.23 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.48 ± 0.48 50th percentile | 0.51 |
Style-based strength score
Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 45.6%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.
Best matchups
- Jan Błachowicz — 68%
- Roman Dolidze — 63%
- Azamat Murzakanov — 58%
Worst matchups
- Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev — 34%
- Magomed Ankalaev — 30%
- Navajo Stirling — 29%
UFC fight history
| W | Azamat Murzakanov
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg · 2026-04-11 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| W | Roman Kopylov
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · 2025-07-19 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Sean Strickland
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · 2024-06-01 |
Decision - Split R5 |
| L | Robert Whittaker
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · 2024-02-17 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Luke Rockhold
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · 2022-08-20 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Marvin Vettori
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori · 2021-10-23 |
Decision - Unanimous R5 |
| L | Israel Adesanya
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · 2020-09-26 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Yoel Romero
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · 2019-08-17 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Uriah Hall
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · 2018-07-07 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Johny Hendricks
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · 2017-11-04 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Oluwale Bamgbose
UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · 2017-06-03 |
KO/TKO R2 |
| W | Garreth McLellan
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · 2017-03-11 |
KO/TKO R1 |