HeavyweightActive
Paulo Costa
“The Eraser”
Country
BrazilRecord
16-4
Weight class
Heavyweight
Height
6'1"
Reach
72"
Age
35
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
10 of 13 wins inside the distance · 51st percentile
Stopped in 6% of bouts — 1 of 17 · 89th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 76th percentile
9:56
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
3
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 489 heavyweights
Counted from the 17 bouts on record, not the full 20-fight career
Strikes & grappling
934 landed from 1576 attempts — 59% accuracy · 86th percentile
3 landed from 7 attempts — 43% accuracy · 29th percentile
6 in 12 statted bouts · 46th percentile
8m of 2h 32m fought · 21st percentile
Head 45%
Body 41%
Leg 14%
Of 934 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 28 heavyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 12 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 32m of fight time, of the 17 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | Azamat Murzakanov | WIN | KOKick | R3 · 1:23 | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Roman Kopylov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Sean Strickland | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Robert Whittaker | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Luke Rockhold | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Marvin Vettori | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Israel AdesanyaTitle | LOSS | KOPunch | R2 · 3:59 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa |
| Aug 17, 2019 | Yoel Romero | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 |
| Jul 8, 2018 | Uriah Hall | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 2:38 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Johny Hendricks | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 1:23 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Oluwale Bamgbose | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 1:06 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Garreth McLellan | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 1:17 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Adriano BalbyTitle | WIN | KOKO (Punch) | R1 · 3:25 | JF: Jungle Fight 90 |
| May 21, 2016 | Eduardo RamonTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 2:40 | JF: Jungle Fight 87 |
| Dec 5, 2015 | Bruno Assis | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 1:17 | JF: Jungle Fight 84 |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Wagner Silva Gomes | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 4:37 | FTF 11: Borrachinha vs. Wagnao |
| Dec 19, 2014 | Gerson da Silva Conceicao | WIN | KOTKO (Doctor Stoppage) | R1 · 5:00 | FTF 9: Big Monster vs. Gigantinho |
KOKickR3 · 1:23
Roman Kopylov
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Luke Rockhold
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Marvin Vettori
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
LOSS
KOPunchR2 · 3:59Title
Yoel Romero
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Uriah Hall
KOPunchesR2 · 2:38
Johny Hendricks
KOPunchesR2 · 1:23
Oluwale Bamgbose
KOPunchesR2 · 1:06
Garreth McLellan
KOPunchR1 · 1:17
Adriano Balby
KOKO (Punch)R1 · 3:25Title
Eduardo Ramon
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 2:40Title
Bruno Assis
KOTKO (Punches)R1 · 1:17
Wagner Silva Gomes
KOTKO (Punches)R1 · 4:37
Gerson da Silva Conceicao
KOTKO (Doctor Stoppage)R1 · 5:00
How the wins came
Record
16
Wins
4
Losses
0
Draws
9:56
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
3
Title fights
3
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Paulo Costa’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 17 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.