Paulo

Costa

Πάουλο Κόστα

“The Eraser”

Middleweight5 UFC fights since 2022

RecordUFC 2022+ 3–2

Wins · W15

Losses · L4

Draws · D0

Finishes80%12 / 15Win streak · 2

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Form · last 5

WKO/TKOMurzakanov WDECISIONKopylov LDECISIONStrickland LDECISIONWhittaker WDECISIONRockhold

Overview Fights5 Stats

Costa 15–4–0

Last 5 fights

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vsAzamat Murzakanov

KO/TKOR3 · 1:23

UFC 32712.04.2026

vsRoman Kopylov

DECISION30–27, 30–27, 29–28

UFC 31820.07.2025

vsSean Strickland

DECISIONR5 · 5:00

UFC 30201.06.2024

vsRobert Whittaker

DECISION29–28, 29–28, 30–27

UFC 29817.02.2024

vsLuke Rockhold

DECISION30–27 ×3

UFC 27821.08.2022

Streaks and numbers

UFC 2022+Records →

Streak2WCurrent streakLast fight · 12.04.2026

Fastest11:23Fastest finishR3 vs Murzakanov · 12.04.2026

Finish rate80%Finish rate11 KO/TKO · 1 SUB

Most strikes266Most strikes in a fightvs Strickland · UFC 302

Knockdowns2Knockdowns in the UFCsince 2022 · 5 fights

Takedowns2Takedownsof 5 attempts

Control1:24Control per fightaverage, fights with stats

Sub attempts0Submission attemptssince 2022 · 5 fights

Fight history

UFC since 2022

DateOpponentEventResultMethodRdTime

2026

12.04.2026

Azamat Murzakanov 6–2 · UFC 2022+12.04.2026UFC 327Light HeavyweightWKO/TKOR3 · 1:2331:23

2025

20.07.2025

Roman Kopylov 8–3 · UFC 2022+20.07.2025UFC 318MiddleweightWDECISIONR3 · 5:0035:00

2024

01.06.2024

Sean Strickland 6–4 · UFC 2022+01.06.2024UFC 302MiddleweightLDECISIONR5 · 5:0055:00

17.02.2024

Robert Whittaker 27–9–017.02.2024UFC 298MiddleweightLDECISIONR3 · 5:0035:00

2022

21.08.2022

Luke Rockhold 0–1 · UFC 2022+21.08.2022UFC 278WDECISIONR3 · 5:0035:00

Stats

Career averages · UFC 2022+ · 5 fights

Against the average · Middleweight

Career rates

CostaMiddleweight average (85 fighters)

Strikes / min

9.338.02

+16%

Opponent strikes / min

10.098.07

+25%

Takedowns / 15 min

0.371.34

-73%

Takedown accuracy

40%37%

+8%

Control time / fight

1:241:53

-25%

Knockdowns / 15 min

0.370.35

+6%

Calculated from API-MMA fight totals · since 2022Δ = difference from the average

Strike distribution

HEAD · BODY · LEGS

HEAD54%

411 strikesdiv. avg 75%

BODY30%

231 strikesdiv. avg 15%

LEGS15%

117 strikesdiv. avg 10%

Total strikes759

Opponent / min10.09

Power strikes60%

Strikes per fight

Against the opponent

Costa — strikesOpponent — strikes

10370 1511752664021591048070

Rockhold2022

Whittaker2024

Strickland2024

Kopylov2025

Murzakanov2026