Paulo Costa UFC Stats, Record & Fight History
Paulo Costa is 8-4 in the UFC, fighting at middleweight, landing 6.15 significant strikes a minute at 59% accuracy, averaging 0.3 takedowns per 15 minutes.
UFC record: 8-4
Division: Middleweight
Height: 6'1"
Reach: 72"
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 35
Wins: 5 KO/TKO · 0 Submission · 3 Decision
Losses: 1 KO/TKO · 0 Submission · 3 Decision
Career numbers (12 UFC fights)
Totals across every UFC fight, per minute in the cage. Source data: UFCStats.
Sig. strikes landed per min: 6.15
Sig. strikes absorbed per min: 5.96
Striking accuracy: 59%
Striking defense: 49%
Takedowns per 15 min: 0.30
Takedown accuracy: 43%
Takedown defense: 78%
Submission attempts per 15 min: 0.00
Control time per fight: 0:42
UFC fights: last 10 of 12
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Azamat Murzakanov | KO/TKO | 3 | 1:23 | UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg, 11 Apr 2026 |
| W | Roman Kopylov | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3, 19 Jul 2025 |
| L | Sean Strickland | Decision | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier, 01 Jun 2024 |
| L | Robert Whittaker | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria, 17 Feb 2024 |
| W | Luke Rockhold | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards, 20 Aug 2022 |
| L | Marvin Vettori | Decision | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori, 23 Oct 2021 |
| L | Israel Adesanya | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:59 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa, 26 Sep 2020 |
| W | Yoel Romero | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2, 17 Aug 2019 |
| W | Uriah Hall | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:38 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier, 07 Jul 2018 |
| W | Johny Hendricks | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:23 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre, 04 Nov 2017 |
Round-by-round numbers, where Paulo Costa's strikes land, how fights with him end, and the matchup against his next opponent.
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