Fighter profile

Paulo Costa

“The Eraser”

Light Heavyweight · UFC record 8-4 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 11 Apr 2026

Volume StrikerDistance Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)89

Power85

Striking defense64

Takedown defense82

WrestlingProvisional measure67

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 11 Apr 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.9

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED78.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 183 cm (6'0")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 35

Last 3: L L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 34 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 11 Apr 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed27.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed26.6per round

Striking differential+0.9per round

Takedown attempts0.21per round

Takedown defense77.8%of attempts stopped

Finish rate62.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 27.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 26.6
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.9
Striking accuracy: 59.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 49.4%
Knockdowns per round: 0.18
Target: head / body / leg: 45.2% / 40.6% / 14.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 88.4% / 5.2% / 6.3%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.21
Takedowns landed per round: 0.09
Takedown accuracy: 42.9%
Takedown defense: 77.8%
Control time per round: 0:15
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 62.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 2
Average fight time: 13:41 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Paulo Costa — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Apr 2026	Azamat Murzakanov	W	KO/TKO Kick	R3 1:23	UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
Sat 19 Jul 2025	Roman Kopylov	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Sat 1 Jun 2024	Sean Strickland	L	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Sat 17 Feb 2024	Robert Whittaker	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Sat 20 Aug 2022	Luke Rockhold	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards

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Paulo Costa — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 23 Oct 2021	Marvin Vettori	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Sat 26 Sep 2020	Israel Adesanya	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:59	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Sat 17 Aug 2019	Yoel Romero	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Sat 7 Jul 2018	Uriah Hall	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:38	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Sat 4 Nov 2017	Johny Hendricks	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:23	UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
Sat 3 Jun 2017	Oluwale Bamgbose	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:06	UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
Sat 11 Mar 2017	Garreth McLellan	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:17	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum

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