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Paulo Costa
Paulo

Costa

პაულო კოსტა
“The Eraser”
Middleweight5 UFC fights since 2022
Wins · W15
Losses · L4
Draws · D0
Finish80%12 / 15Win streak · 2
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Form · last 5
WKO/TKOMurzakanovWDECKopylovLDECStricklandLDECWhittakerWDECRockhold
OverviewFights5Stats
Costa 15–4–0

Last 5 fights

Last 5 · overviewAll fights →
W
vsAzamat Murzakanov
KO/TKOR3 · 1:23
UFC 32712.04.2026
W
vsRoman Kopylov
DEC30–27, 30–27, 29–28
UFC 31820.07.2025
L
vsSean Strickland
DECR5 · 5:00
UFC 30201.06.2024
L
vsRobert Whittaker
DEC29–28, 29–28, 30–27
UFC 29817.02.2024
W
vsLuke Rockhold
DEC30–27 ×3
UFC 27821.08.2022

Streaks and numbers

Streaks & numbers · since 2022Records →
Streak2WCurrent streakLast fight · 12.04.2026
Fastest finish11:23Fastest 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

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 318MiddleweightWDECR3 · 5:0035:00
2024
01.06.2024
Sean Strickland 6–4 · UFC 2022–01.06.2024UFC 302MiddleweightLDECR5 · 5:0055:00
17.02.2024
Robert Whittaker 27–9–017.02.2024UFC 298MiddleweightLDECR3 · 5:0035:00
2022
21.08.2022
Luke Rockhold 0–1 · UFC 2022–21.08.2022UFC 278WDECR3 · 5:0035:00

Stats

Career averages · since 2022 · 5 UFC fights

vs Middleweight average

Career rates
CostaMiddleweight average (85 fighters)
Strikes / minStrikes / min
9.338.02
+16%
Opponent strikes / minOpponent strikes / min
10.098.07
+25%
Takedowns / 15 minTakedowns / 15 min
0.371.34
-73%
Takedown accuracyTakedown accuracy
40%37%
+8%
Control time / fightControl time / fight
1:241:53
-25%
Knockdowns / 15 minKnockdowns / 15 min
0.370.35
+6%
Calculated from API-MMA fight totals · since 2022Δ = difference from the average

Strike distribution

Strike distribution
Head 54%
411 strikesdiv. avg 75%
Body 30%
231 strikesdiv. avg 15%
Legs 15%
117 strikesdiv. avg 10%
Total strikes759
Opponent / min10.09
Power strikes60%

Strikes per fight

Strikes vs opponent · per fight
Costa — strikesOpponent — strikes
103701511752664021591048070
Rockhold2022
Whittaker2024
Strickland2024
Kopylov2025
Murzakanov2026