Light Heavyweight Bout

Paulo Costa

“The Eraser”

Record: 8-4-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 1"
Reach: 72"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Apr 21, 1991

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 12
Minutes: 151.8
Knockdowns: 6
Sig. accuracy: 59.3%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 42.9%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 0
Control / 15: 0:50

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted934/1576

Accuracy59.3%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head45.2%
Body40.6%
Leg14.2%

Position

Distance88.4%
Clinch5.2%
Ground6.3%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head65.0%
Body21.6%
Leg13.4%

Position absorbed

Distance92.5%
Clinch6.4%
Ground1.1%

Grappling

For

Takedowns3/7

TD accuracy42.9%

TD per 150.3

Sub attempts0

Subs per 150

Reversals1

Control8:24

Control per 150:50

Against

Takedowns absorbed6/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced1

Control conceded6:21

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.2	47.1%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.2	50.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.4	32.6%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Win vs Azamat Murzakanov
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:23
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. UlbergApr 11, 2026
KD 1 · Sig 55/80 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:20
Win vs Roman Kopylov
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3Jul 19, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 99/159 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:13
Loss vs Sean Strickland
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. PoirierJun 1, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 158/266 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Robert Whittaker
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaFeb 17, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 67/151 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Luke Rockhold
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 278: Usman vs. EdwardsAug 20, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 73/103 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 5:28
Loss vs Marvin Vettori
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. VettoriOct 23, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 163/260 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:47
Loss vs Israel Adesanya
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:59
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. CostaSep 26, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 12/26 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01
Win vs Yoel Romero
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2Aug 17, 2019
KD 1 · Sig 118/213 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:06
Win vs Uriah Hall
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:38
UFC 226: Miocic vs. CormierJul 7, 2018
KD 1 · Sig 75/116 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:08
Win vs Johny Hendricks
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:23
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-PierreNov 4, 2017
KD 1 · Sig 49/90 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01

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