Paulo Costa

MiddleweightVolume Striker
8 - 4

12 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (63%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
72"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
35
Orthodox

Paulo Costa UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Paulo Costa is 8-4 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 5 wins by knockout and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 16-4, 8-0 of it outside the UFC. Costa competes at middleweight as an orthodox volume striker, standing 6'1" with a 72" reach at 35 years old. The last bout was a win over Azamat Murzakanov by knockout in Apr 2026.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 97th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (6.2 sig. strikes/min).

Paulo Costa's UFC win rate is 67% (8 of 12 fights), and 63% of those wins came by finish. Costa averages 0.3 takedowns per fight at 43% accuracy and stops 78% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
16-4
UFC Record
8-4
Height
6'1"
Reach
72"
Age
35
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Azamat Murzakanov · KO/TKO · Apr 2026

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Paulo Costa's Last 5 Fights

Costa is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Azamat Murzakanov · KO/TKO · R3 1:23 · UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg · Apr 2026
  2. Win vs Roman Kopylov · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · Jul 2025
  3. Loss vs Sean Strickland · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 2024
  4. Loss vs Robert Whittaker · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Feb 2024
  5. Win vs Luke Rockhold · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · Aug 2022

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
6.2
Accuracy
59%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.50

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
6.0
Strike Differential
+0.2
Opp. Accuracy Against
51%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.3
Takedown Accuracy
43%
Takedown Defense
78%
Control Time / Fight
0:42
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
8% KO
0% Sub
R2
25% KO
0% Sub
R3+
8% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Paulo Costa vs Average

Paulo Costa's UFC Fight History

12 UFC fights on record (8-4), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WAzamat MurzakanovKO/TKOR3 · 1:23UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg2026-04-11
WRoman KopylovDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 32025-07-19
LSean StricklandDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier2024-06-01
LRobert WhittakerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria2024-02-17
WLuke RockholdDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards2022-08-20
LMarvin VettoriDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori2021-10-23
L★Israel AdesanyaKO/TKOR2 · 3:59UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa2020-09-26
WYoel RomeroDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 22019-08-17
WUriah HallKO/TKOR2 · 2:38UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier2018-07-07
WJohny HendricksKO/TKOR2 · 1:23UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre2017-11-04
WOluwale BamgboseKO/TKOR2 · 1:06UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway2017-06-03
WGarreth McLellanKO/TKOR1 · 1:17UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum2017-03-11

How Costa Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume6.2 sig. strikes/min
97th percentile
Striking accuracy59%
91st percentile
Strikes absorbed6.0/min
3rd percentile
Takedowns0.3/fight
18th percentile
Takedown defense78%
79th percentile
Knockdown power0.50/fight
83rd percentile

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