Paulo Costa

UFC record 8-4 · Rating 1621 · Last fight Saturday, April 11, 2026 · 2-fight win streak

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UFC stats

5.90

Sig. strikes landed / min

5.72

Sig. strikes absorbed / min

59%

Striking accuracy

50%

Striking defence

0.39

Takedowns / 15 min

74%

Takedown defence

0.04

Submission attempts / 15 min

39%

Finish rate

From 12 UFC fights. Rates with few fights are blended toward league averages. Finished 1 time by KO/TKO and 0 by submission.

Age 36Height 6'1"Reach 72"

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	Opponent	Method	Date
W	Azamat Murzakanov UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg	KO/TKO · R3	2026-04-11
W	Roman Kopylov UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3	Decision - Unanimous · R3	2025-07-19
L	Sean Strickland UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier	Decision - Split · R5	2024-06-01
L	Robert Whittaker UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria	Decision - Unanimous · R3	2024-02-17
W	Luke Rockhold UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards	Decision - Unanimous · R3	2022-08-20
L	Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori	Decision - Unanimous · R5	2021-10-23
L	Israel Adesanya UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa	KO/TKO · R2	2020-09-26
W	Yoel Romero UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2	Decision - Unanimous · R3	2019-08-17
W	Uriah Hall UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier	KO/TKO · R2	2018-07-07
W	Johny Hendricks UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre	KO/TKO · R2	2017-11-04