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Paulo Costa
“The Eraser”
BrazilMiddleweightActiveage 35
16-4
80% win rate
W2 streak
Peak Vertex
2018-07-07 → 2018-07-0756held 5 bouts-25 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2018-07-07
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
8 wins4 losseslast 5: W W L L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(12) | R2(11) | R3(7) | R4(2) | R5(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 33.7 | 37.9 | 30.3 | 29.5 | 38.5 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 24.6 | 31.4 | 28.4 | 44.0 | 40.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.17 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 0:21 | 0:11 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 0:12 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg2026-04-11W·KO·R3 · 1:23
- UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 32025-07-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier2024-06-01L·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria2024-02-17L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards2022-08-20W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori2021-10-23L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa2020-09-26L·KO·R2 · 3:59
- UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 22019-08-17W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier2018-07-07W·KO·R2 · 2:38
- UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre2017-11-04W·KO·R2 · 1:23
- UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway2017-06-03W·KO·R2 · 1:06
- UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum2017-03-11W·KO·R1 · 1:17
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Carlos Ulberg won the vacant UFC light heavyweight title in April with a devastating first-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka, but a subsequent ACL injury has sidelined the New Zealand champion.
- Sherdog
Paulo Costa has launched a public campaign for a UFC light heavyweight title shot, taking aim at both former champions Jiri Prochazka and Magomed Ankalaev in a bid to shake up a division he views as…
- Sherdog
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