Paulo Costa
Brazil · Pro record 16-4-0 · Orthodox · 185 cm · reach 183 cm
Paulo Costa is 8-4 in the UFC, with 5 wins by KO/TKO, 0 by submission and 3 by decision. Losses: 1 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 3 by decision.
Striking and grappling
- Sig. strikes landed / min
- 5.9
- Sig. strikes absorbed / min
- 5.7
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 0.4
- Knockdowns / 15 min
- 0.57
From UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average when a fighter has little UFC time.
UFC fight history
| Date | Opponent | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | Azamat Murzakanov | Win by KO/TKO, R3 1:23 | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg |
| 2025-07-20 | Roman Kopylov | Win by U Dec, R3 5:00 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 |
| 2024-06-02 | Sean Strickland | Loss by S Dec, R5 5:00 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier |
| 2024-02-18 | Robert Whittaker | Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria |
| 2022-08-21 | Luke Rockhold | Win by U Dec, R3 5:00 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 |
| 2021-10-23 | Marvin Vettori | Loss by U Dec, R5 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori |
| 2020-09-27 | Israel Adesanya | Loss by KO/TKO, R2 3:59 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa |
| 2019-08-18 | Yoel Romero | Win by U Dec, R3 5:00 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 |
| 2018-07-08 | Uriah Hall | Win by KO/TKO, R2 2:38 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier |
| 2017-11-05 | Johny Hendricks | Win by KO/TKO, R2 1:23 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre |
| 2017-06-03 | Oluwale Bamgbose | Win by KO/TKO, R2 1:06 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway |
| 2017-03-12 | Garreth McLellan | Win by KO/TKO, R1 1:17 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum |
Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.