“The Eraser” Light Heavyweight
Paulo Costa
8-4-0
UFC record, 12 fights, 151.8 min
16-4-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-1
in 1 title fight
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 72"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Sun, Apr 21, 1991, age 35
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Mar 11, 2017
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Apr 11, 2026
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
5 KO/TKO (kick to head at distance, punch to head in clinch, punches to body at distance, punches to head at distance, punches to head on ground), 3 decisions in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 5 | 1 |
| Decision | 3 | 3 |
| All | 8 | 4 |
02/Career rates
12 fights, 151.8 min
Sig strikes landed
6.15 per min
934 in 151.8 min, 12 fights
Sig strike accuracy
59.3%
934 of 1,576 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
5.96 per min
904 of 1,787 landed on him in 151.8 min
Takedowns
0.30 per 15 min
3 of 7 · 151.8 min
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
3 of 7 attempts
Takedown defence
21 of 27
defended of attempted on him, 151.8 min
Control time
0:50 per 15 min
8:24 of 151:46
Knockdowns
6
scored in 151.8 min, 12 fights
Submission attempts
0.00 per 15 min
0 in 151.8 min
Where his sig strikes land
88% distance, 5% clinch, 6% ground
826 distance, 49 clinch, 59 ground of 934 landed
What he hits
45% head, 41% body, 14% leg
422 head, 379 body, 133 leg of 934 landed
Cage time
151:46
12 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
0-1 in 1
- Lv Israel AdesanyaMiddleweight, title fight. Sat, Sep 26, 2020, UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa. KO/TKO, R2 3:59
04/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 2 | 1-1-0 | 36.4 | 218 of 340 | 5.99 | 1 of 2 | 2:07 of 36:23 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| Middleweight | 10 | 7-3-0 | 115.4 | 716 of 1,236 | 6.21 | 2 of 5 | 6:17 of 115:23 | 5 | 4 in 7 |
| All | 12 | 8-4-0 | 151.8 | 934 of 1,576 | 6.15 | 3 of 7 | 8:24 of 151:46 | 6 | 5 in 8 |
05/By year
2017 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 11.4 | 55 of 80 | 4.83 | 0 of 1 | 1:20 of 11:23 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 99 of 159 | 6.60 | 0 of 2 | 0:13 of 15:00 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 40.0 | 225 of 417 | 5.63 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 40:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 73 of 103 | 4.87 | 2 of 2 | 5:28 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 25.0 | 163 of 260 | 6.52 | 1 of 1 | 0:47 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 9.0 | 12 of 26 | 1.34 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 of 8:59 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 118 of 213 | 7.87 | 0 of 0 | 0:06 of 15:00 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 7.6 | 75 of 116 | 9.83 | 0 of 0 | 0:08 of 7:38 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 13.8 | 114 of 202 | 8.28 | 0 of 1 | 0:21 of 13:46 | 2 | 3 in 3 |
| All | 12 | 8-4-0 | 151.8 | 934 of 1,576 | 6.15 | 3 of 7 | 8:24 of 151:46 | 6 | 5 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 12 of 12 | 56.3 | 341 of 558 | 6.06 | 1 of 2 | 3:52 of 56:17 | 3 | 0 | 1, won 1 |
| Round 2 | 11 of 12 | 44.1 | 284 of 488 | 6.44 | 1 of 2 | 1:20 of 44:06 | 2 | 0 | 4, won 3 |
| Round 3 | 7 of 12 | 31.4 | 173 of 297 | 5.51 | 1 of 3 | 2:49 of 31:23 | 1 | 0 | 5, won 4 |
| Round 4 | 2 of 12 | 10.0 | 59 of 100 | 5.90 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 10:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 2 of 12 | 10.0 | 77 of 133 | 7.70 | 0 of 0 | 0:23 of 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 2, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
12 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg | Azamat MurzakanovLight Heavyweight | WKO/TKO, R3 1:23Kick to Head At Distance | 55 of 80 | 0 of 1 | 1:20 | 1 | 11:23 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 19, 2025UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | Roman KopylovMiddleweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Eric Colon 27 - 30. Chris Lee 28 - 29. | 99 of 159 | 0 of 2 | 0:13 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 1, 2024UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | Sean StricklandMiddleweight | LSplit decision, R5 5:00Dave Tirelli 49 - 46. Chris Lee 45 - 50. Sal D'amato 46 - 49. | 158 of 266 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 17, 2024UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | Robert WhittakerMiddleweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Ron McCarthy 28 - 29. Eliot Kelly 28 - 29. Mike Bell 27 - 30. | 67 of 151 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 20, 2022UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards | Luke RockholdMiddleweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Mike Bell 27 - 30. Chris Lee 27 - 30. | 73 of 103 | 2 of 2 | 5:28 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 23, 2021UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori | Marvin VettoriLight Heavyweight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Junichiro Kamijo 46 - 48. Derek Cleary 46 - 48. Sal D'amato 46 - 48. | 163 of 260 | 1 of 1 | 0:47 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 26, 2020UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | Israel AdesanyaMiddleweight, title fight | LKO/TKO, R2 3:59Punch to Head At Distance | 12 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 0 | 8:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 17, 2019UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | Yoel RomeroMiddleweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Ron McCarthy 28 - 29. Guilherme Bravo 28 - 29. | 118 of 213 | 0 of 0 | 0:06 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 7, 2018UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | Uriah HallMiddleweight | WKO/TKO, R2 2:38Punches to Body At Distance | 75 of 116 | 0 of 0 | 0:08 | 1 | 7:38 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 4, 2017UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | Johny HendricksMiddleweight | WKO/TKO, R2 1:23Punches to Head At Distance | 49 of 90 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 1 | 6:23 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 3, 2017UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | Oluwale BamgboseMiddleweight | WKO/TKO, R2 1:06Punches to Head On Ground | 43 of 80 | 0 of 1 | 0:14 | 0 | 6:06 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 11, 2017UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | Garreth McLellanMiddleweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:17Punch to Head In Clinch | 22 of 32 | 0 of 0 | 0:06 | 1 | 1:17 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.