Paulo Costa
"The Eraser"
16-4 (12 KO · 1 SUB · 3 DEC)
Light Heavyweight · 35 yrs · 6'1" · 72" reach · Orthodox · BRA
volume strikerknockout powerprecise striker
Output & defense
per-minute / per-15-min rates over 12 tracked UFC fights
Sig. strikes / min
6.2
Strike accuracy
59%
Absorbed / min
5.1
Strike defense
48%
Knockdowns / 15
0.59
Takedowns / 15
0.3
TD accuracy
43%
TD defense
78%
Sub attempts / 15
0.0
Ground adv. / 15
0.0
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 Murzakanov | WKO/TKO · R3 | 55/80 | 34 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-07-20 | Roman Kopylov | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 99/159 | 48 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-06-02 | Sean Strickland | LDecision - Split · R5 | 158/266 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-02-18 | Robert Whittaker | LDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 67/151 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-08-21 | — | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 73/103 | 51 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-10-23 | Marvin Vettori | LDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 163/260 | 190 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-09-27 | Israel Adesanya | LKO/TKO · R2 | 12/26 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-08-18 | — | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 118/213 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-07-08 | — | WKO/TKO · R2 | 75/116 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-11-05 | — | WKO/TKO · R2 | 49/90 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-06-03 | — | WKO/TKO · R2 | 43/80 | 33 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-03-12 | — | WKO/TKO · R1 | 22/32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Stats from official ESPN box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.