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Paulo Costa

"The Eraser"

AgeNone
Nationality None
Weight classMiddleweight
Height185 cm
Reach183 cm
StanceOrthodox

MMA Record

0
fights
0
✅ wins
0
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests

UFC Record

10
UFC fights
2 losses
current streak
6
✅ UFC wins
4
❌ UFC losses
0
⬜ UFC draws
0
⬜ UFC no contests

Bonuses

4
bonuses
2
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night

Metrics

March 11, 2017
UFC debuts
June 01, 2024
UFC last fight
2h05:23
time in the cage
12:32
avg time by combat
60.0%
win rate
66.7%
finish rate

UFC Career Recap

⌚ Current Elo

1559
as of June 01, 2024

🥇 Peak Elo

1583
on August 17, 2019

📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights

⭐ Global Score

📊 Global scores

📈 Top 5 Strengths

Top Ability Score Value
1. Body strikes landed 99 12.84 / round
2. Distance strikes landed 97 27.72 / round
3. Significant strikes landed 96 31.10 / round
4. Significant strikes accuracy 92 58%
5. Ko tko 86 4

📉 Top 5 Weaknesses

Flop Ability Score Value
1. Submissions attempted 1 0.00 / round
2. Submission 1 0
3. Control time 14 16s / round
4. Takedowns landed 18 0.12 / round
5. Clinch strikes landed 40 1.60 / round
64

Boxing Score

69

Kickboxing Score

📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-1.67 / round
💫 Strike differential
27.7 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
30.2 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
56.8%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
50.3%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
Distance Clinch Ground 89% 5% 6% 56% 76% 72% accuracy accuracy accuracy
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
Strikes /round Score Target Accuracy Head Body Legs 14.40 74 46% 43% 12.84 99 41% 82% 3.87 76 12% 86%
27

Wrestling Score

1

Jiu Jitsu Score

📊 Grappling Scores
🤼‍♀️ Wrestling
0.2 / round
🤾‍♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
75.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
80.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
16s / round
⏱ Control Time
14s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.8 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
72.6%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy

Paulo Costa's UFC Fight History

Middleweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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February 17, 2024 - UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 20, 2022 - UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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September 26, 2020 - UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Middleweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (3:59).
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August 17, 2019 - UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 07, 2018 - UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:38).
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November 04, 2017 - UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (1:23).
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June 03, 2017 - UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (1:06).
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Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:17).
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Fighter's fights