Middleweight Division • Active
Paulo Costa
15-4-0 (W-L-D)•Striker•State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
34
Years
Age
6'1"
Ft/In
Height
185
Lbs
Weight
72
Inches
Reach
11
Total
Fights
Team Borracha
Location
Gym
🥊UFC Fight Record
Total Fights11
Wins7
Losses4
Avg Fight Time12:46
Recent Fights
2025-07-19WIN
vs Roman Kopylov
Decision - Unanimous • Round 3 • 5:00
2024-06-01LOSS
vs Sean Strickland
Decision - Split • Round 5 • 5:00
🏆Win Method Distribution
Total Wins by Method
11
KO/TKO
(73%)
3
Decision
(20%)
1
Submission
(7%)
👊Striking Statistics
Strikes Landed/Min6.26
Striking Accuracy59.0%
Striking Defense49.0%
Strikes Absorbed/Min6.20
Knockdown Avg0.53
Sig. Strikes Landed879
Sig. Strikes Attempted1496
📍Striking Position Distribution
Total Strikes by Position
782
Standing Strikes
(89%)
43
Clinch Strikes
(5%)
54
Ground Strikes
(6%)
🎯Striking Target Distribution
Head Strikes395 (45%)
Body Strikes363 (41%)
Leg Strikes121 (14%)
Strike Distribution
🤼Grappling Statistics
Takedowns/15min0.32
Takedown Accuracy50.0%
Takedown Defense80.0%
Submissions/15min0.00
Takedowns LandedN/A
Takedowns Attempted6
📊Fighter Skills Radar
📋UFC Fight History
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Data Notice
We are currently working to resolve some formatting issues with fight dates and data import problems for offensive/defensive statistics and round-by-round data for certain fighters. All displayed data is 100% accurate and reliable - we are simply addressing technical formatting and import challenges to ensure complete data availability for all fighters.
| Event | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | 2025-07-19 | Roman Kopylov | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | 2024-06-01 | Sean Strickland | LOSS | Decision - Split | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | 2024-02-17 | Robert Whittaker | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards | 2022-08-20 | Luke Rockhold | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori | 2021-10-23 | Marvin Vettori | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | 2020-09-26 | Israel Adesanya | LOSS | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:59 |
| UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | 2019-08-17 | Yoel Romero | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | 2018-07-07 | Uriah Hall | WIN | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:38 |
| UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | 2017-11-04 | Johny Hendricks | WIN | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:23 |
| UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | 2017-06-03 | Oluwale Bamgbose | WIN | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:06 |
| UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | 2017-03-11 | Garreth McLellan | WIN | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:17 |