Paulo Costa "The Eraser"

Light Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-4 · current 2-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record93-41-1 (69.4%) across 12 opponents
Last 5 opponents48-18 (72.7%) across 5 opponents
Age35
Height6' 1"
Reach72"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute6.15
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.96
Striking accuracy59%
Striking defense49%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.30
Takedowns landed / attempted43%
Takedown defense78%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time12.6 min

UFC wins: 5 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-04-11Azamat Murzakanov6-0StrikerWKO/TKO R3 1:23UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
2025-07-19Roman Kopylov6-3StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
2024-06-01Sean Strickland15-6StrikerLDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
2024-02-17Robert Whittaker15-5StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
2022-08-20Luke Rockhold6-4Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
2021-10-23Marvin Vettori7-3-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
2020-09-26Israel Adesanya8-0StrikerLKO/TKO R2 3:59 (title)UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
2019-08-17Yoel Romero9-2BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
2018-07-07Uriah Hall6-6BalancedWKO/TKO R2 2:38UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
2017-11-04Johny Hendricks13-7WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 1:23UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
2017-06-03Oluwale Bamgbose1-2BalancedWKO/TKO R2 1:06UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
2017-03-11Garreth McLellan1-3BalancedWKO/TKO R1 1:17UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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