Paulo Costa
"The Eraser"
7-4-0
Height: 6'1"Reach: 72"Stance: orthodoxAge: 34Country: Brazil
Striking (per 15 min)
SLpM
93.92
SApM
—
Str. Acc
59%
Str. Def
—
Grappling (per 15 min)
TD Avg
0.32
TD Acc
50%
TD Def
—
Sub Avg
0.00
Corner Record
Red: 3-1-0 (4 fights)
Blue: 4-3-0 (7 fights)
Bonuses
FOTN ×2POTN ×4
Fight History
| Opponent | KD | Str | TD | Sub | Event | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 Mar 7, 2026 | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev Aug 16, 2025 | — | — | — | |
| W | 1 | 99 of 159 | 0 of 2 | 0 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19, 2025 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Jun 28, 2025 | — | — | — | |
| L | 0 | 158 of 266 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun 1, 2024 | Decision - Split | 5 | 5:00 | |
| L | 0 | 67 of 151 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Feb 17, 2024 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Oct 21, 2023 | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Jul 29, 2023 | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Feb 11, 2023 | — | — | — | |
| W | Luke Rockhold FOTN | 0 | 73 of 103 | 2 of 2 | 0 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Aug 20, 2022 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 Jul 30, 2022 | — | — | — | |
| L | Marvin Vettori POTN | 0 | 163 of 260 | 1 of 1 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021 | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Israel Adesanya POTN | 0 | 12 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Sep 26, 2020 | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:59 |
| W | Yoel Romero FOTN | 1 | 118 of 213 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17, 2019 | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| — | — | — | — | — | UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis Nov 3, 2018 | — | — | — | |
| W | Uriah Hall POTN | 1 | 75 of 116 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier Jul 7, 2018 | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:38 |
| W | 1 | 49 of 90 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre Nov 4, 2017 | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:23 | |
| W | 0 | 43 of 80 | 0 of 1 | 0 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway Jun 3, 2017 | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:06 | |
| W | Garreth McLellan POTN | 1 | 22 of 32 | 0 of 0 | 0 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum Mar 12, 2017 | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:17 |
— Brunno Ferreira
— R— —
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 · Mar 7, 2026
— Roman Kopylov
— R— —
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025
W Roman Kopylov
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 1
· Str 99/159
· TD 0/2
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025
— Roman Kopylov
— R— —
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · Jun 28, 2025
L Sean Strickland
Decision - Split R5 5:00
KD 0
· Str 158/266
· TD 0/0
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
L Robert Whittaker
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 67/151
· TD 0/0
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Feb 17, 2024
— Khamzat Chimaev
— R— —
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · Oct 21, 2023
— Ikram Aliskerov
— R— —
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
— Robert Whittaker
— R— —
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · Feb 11, 2023
W Luke Rockhold FOTN
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 0
· Str 73/103
· TD 2/2
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · Aug 20, 2022
— Luke Rockhold
— R— —
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Jul 30, 2022
L Marvin Vettori POTN
Decision - Unanimous R5 5:00
KD 0
· Str 163/260
· TD 1/1
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori · Oct 23, 2021
L Israel Adesanya POTN
KO/TKO R2 3:59
KD 0
· Str 12/26
· TD 0/0
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · Sep 26, 2020
W Yoel Romero FOTN
Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00
KD 1
· Str 118/213
· TD 0/0
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 17, 2019
— Yoel Romero
— R— —
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · Nov 3, 2018
W Uriah Hall POTN
KO/TKO R2 2:38
KD 1
· Str 75/116
· TD 0/0
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 7, 2018
W Johny Hendricks
KO/TKO R2 1:23
KD 1
· Str 49/90
· TD 0/0
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · Nov 4, 2017
W Oluwale Bamgbose
KO/TKO R2 1:06
KD 0
· Str 43/80
· TD 0/1
UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · Jun 3, 2017
W Garreth McLellan POTN
KO/TKO R1 1:17
KD 1
· Str 22/32
· TD 0/0
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · Mar 12, 2017