Middleweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Paulo Costa v Luke Rockhold
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards, Sat, Aug 20, 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Referee Mike Beltran
Referee Mike Beltran
Paulo Costa won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Mike Bell 27 - 30. Chris Lee 27 - 30.
“The Eraser”
Height 6'1", Reach 72", Stance Orthodox, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 5-2-0 in the UFC over 7 fights
Height 6'3", Reach 77", Stance Southpaw, Age 37 on the night
Coming in 6-4-0 in the UFC over 10 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Paulo Costa | Luke Rockhold | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 27 of 34 | 1 of 1 | 2:48 | 0 | 19 of 23 | 0 of 2 | 0:03 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 30 of 42 | 1 of 1 | 0:17 | 0 | 23 of 35 | 1 of 1 | 0:12 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 16 of 27 | 0 of 0 | 2:23 | 0 | 9 of 12 | 0 of 1 | 0:32 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 73 of 103 | 2 of 2 | 5:28 | 0 | 51 of 70 | 1 of 4 | 0:47 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.