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Paulo Costa

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Statistics

UFC Record: 8-4

By Method:

  • KO/TKO: 5-1
  • Submission: 0-0
  • Decision: 3-3

By Elo:

  • As Favorite: 4-1
  • As Underdog: 4-3

By Weight Class:

  • Middleweight: 7-3
  • Light Heavyweight: 1-1

By Round:

  • Round 1: 1-0
  • Round 2: 3-1
  • Round 3: 4-1
  • Round 5: 0-2

By Type:

  • Main Event: 0-2
  • Title Fight: 0-1
  • Ranked Opponent: 4-4

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: WLLWW

Elo: 3292 (#37)

Peak Elo: 3292 (2026-04-11) (#101)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3062 (#37)

Bonuses: 4 (2 FOTN, 2 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 12m 38s

Total Fight Time: 2h 31m 46s (#331)

Avg Time Between Fights: 301 days

Avg Card Slot: 3.5 (#156)

Avg Age: 30 years

Avg Opp Age: 34.1 years

Current Rankings:

#14 Middleweight
#7 Light Heavyweight

Peak Rankings:

#2 Middleweight
#7 Light Heavyweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History


Paulo Costa (34)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

WLLWL โ€ข 7-4
UFC rank: #14 โ€ข Elo: 3183 (45%)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
1:23

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Azamat Murzakanov (36)
6-0 โ€ข WWWWW
Elo: 3213 (55%) โ€ข UFC rank: #6

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Paulo Costa (34)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

LLWLL โ€ข 6-4
UFC rank: #13 โ€ข Elo: 3119 (68%)
30
MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
๐Ÿค–

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Roman Kopylov (33)
6-3 โ€ข WWLWW
Elo: 2988 (32%) โ€ข UFC rank: #14
27

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Sean Strickland (33)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

LWWWL โ€ข 15-6
UFC rank: #1 โ€ข Elo: 3332 (80%)
48
MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00
๐Ÿค–

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
Paulo Costa (33)
6-3 โ€ข LWLLW
Elo: 3093 (20%) โ€ข UFC rank: #7
47

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Robert Whittaker (33)
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

WWLWL โ€ข 15-5
UFC rank: #3 โ€ข Elo: 3275 (66%)
30
MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
๐Ÿค–

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
Paulo Costa (32)
6-2 โ€ข WLLWW
Elo: 3162 (34%) โ€ข UFC rank: #6
27

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Paulo Costa (31)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

LLWWW โ€ข 5-2
UFC rank: #6 โ€ข Elo: 3066 (52%)
30
MIDDLEWEIGHT
โญDECโญ
R3
5:00
๐Ÿค–

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Luke Rockhold (37)
6-4 โ€ข WLWLL
Elo: 3052 (48%)
27

Vivint Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

โญ Marvin Vettori (28)
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

WWWWL โ€ข 7-3-1
UFC rank: #5 โ€ข Elo: 3165 (50%)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
Paulo Costa (30)
5-1 โ€ข LWWWW
Elo: 3166 (50%) โ€ข UFC rank: #2

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

โญ Israel Adesanya (31)
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

WWWWW โ€ข 8-0
UFC rank: Champ โ€ข Elo: 3491 (85%)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:59

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
Paulo Costa (29)
5-0 โ€ข WWWWW
Elo: 3197 (15%) โ€ข UFC rank: #2

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช

Paulo Costa (28)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

WWWW โ€ข 4-0
UFC rank: #7 โ€ข Elo: 3024 (13%)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
โญDECโญ
R3
5:00

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ
Yoel Romero (42)
9-2 โ€ข WWLWL
Elo: 3350 (87%) โ€ข UFC rank: #2

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

โญ Paulo Costa (27)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

WWW โ€ข 3-0
UFC rank: #10 โ€ข Elo: 2910 (43%)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:38

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Uriah Hall (33)
6-6 โ€ข WLLLW
Elo: 2958 (57%) โ€ข UFC rank: #9

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Paulo Costa (26)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

WW โ€ข 2-0
Elo: 2793 (41%)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:23

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Johny Hendricks (34)
13-7 โ€ข LLLWL
Elo: 2855 (59%)

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Paulo Costa (26)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

W โ€ข 1-0
Elo: 2748 (77%)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:06

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Oluwale Bamgbose (29)
1-2 โ€ข LWL
Elo: 2529 (23%)

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

โญ Paulo Costa (25)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

Debut ๐Ÿ”ฐ
Elo: 2688 (69%)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:17

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Garreth McLellan (35)
1-3 โ€ข LWLL
Elo: 2542 (31%)

Centro de Formaรงรฃo Olรญmpica do Nordeste
Fortaleza
Brazil๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท