Paulo Costa
#6"The Eraser"
16-4 (12 KO · 1 SUB · 3 DEC)
Light Heavyweight · 35 yrs · 6'1" · 72" reach · Orthodox · 🇧🇷 BRA
volume strikerprecise striker
Last 5 fights, newest first
- WKO R3
- WDEC R3
- LDEC R5
- LDEC R3
- WDEC R3
Paulo Costa (16-4) is a UFC light heavyweight fighter from BRA with 12 wins by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 3 by decision; 12 tracked fights are listed below.
Fight DNAHis striking and grappling rates; the tick on each bar is his division's average. Tap a row for the sample.
rates from box-scored fights
Costa12 fights · 152 minLight Heavyweight average
Striking
Grappling
Bars start at zero; a full bar is the top 5% of the division. Tap a row for what it measures and the sample behind it.
Tale of the tapeHeight and reach drawn to scale (reach is the arm span), beside his division's average build.
Costa
6'1" tall · 72" reach
Orthodox · 35 yrs
Light Heavyweight avg
6'3" tall · 77" reach
division average
Pace & finishing
12.6
avg fight minutes
50%
go the distance
1
round-1 finish wins
5
finish wins (tracked)
strike targets: head 45% · body 41% · leg 14%
Fight history 12 tracked
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig. str. | Absorbed | TD | KD | Sub att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | Azamat MurzakanovUFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg | WKO/TKO · R3 | 55/80 | 34 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-07-20 | Roman KopylovUFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 99/159 | 48 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-06-02 | Sean StricklandUFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | LDecision - Split · R5 | 158/266 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-02-18 | Robert WhittakerUFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | LDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 67/151 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-08-21 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 73/103 | 51 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-10-23 | Marvin VettoriUFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori | LDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 163/260 | 190 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-27 | Israel AdesanyaUFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | LKO/TKO · R2 | 12/26 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-08-18 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 118/213 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-07-08 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | WKO/TKO · R2 | 75/116 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-11-05 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | WKO/TKO · R2 | 49/90 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-06-03 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | WKO/TKO · R2 | 43/80 | 33 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-03-12 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | WKO/TKO · R1 | 22/32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Stats from official box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.