Paulo Costa
"The Eraser"
| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Reach | 183 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
20
fights
16
✅ wins
4
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ 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
April 11, 2026
UFC last fight
2h31:46
time in the cage
12:39
avg time by combat
66.7%
win rate
62.5%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1592
as of April 11, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1592
on April 11, 2026
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
74
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Body strikes landed | 99 | 12.49 / round |
| 2. | Distance strikes landed | 97 | 27.21 / round |
| 3. | Significant strikes landed | 96 | 30.77 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes accuracy | 93 | 59% |
| 5. | Ko tko | 90 | 5 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Control time | 15 | 17s / round |
| 4. | Takedowns landed | 16 | 0.10 / round |
| 5. | Clinch strikes landed | 42 | 1.61 / round |
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Boxing Score
71
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+0.99
/ round
💫 Strike differential
27.2 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
27.5 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
57.8%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
50.7%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
28
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.2 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
42.9%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
77.8%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
17s / round
⏱ Control Time
13s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.9 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
70.2%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Paulo Costa's UFC Fight History
April 11, 2026 - UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 3 (1:23).
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July 19, 2025 - UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 01, 2024 - UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
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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October 23, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
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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March 11, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:17).
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Fighter's fights