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Fighting Stats

Light Heavyweight Bout

Paulo Costa

“The Eraser”

UFC record
8-4-0
Stance
Orthodox
Height
6' 1"
Reach
72"
Weight
185 lbs.
Born
Apr 21, 1991

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights
12
Minutes
151.8
Knockdowns
6
Sig. accuracy
59.3%
Sig. landed / 15
92.3
Absorbed / 15
—
TD accuracy
42.9%
TD defense
—
Sub attempts
0
Control / 15
0:50

Where this career sits

SLpM
6.15

Sig. strikes landed per minute

97th percentile

285 peers

KD / 15
0.59

Knockdowns per 15 minutes

79th percentile

285 peers

CTRL / 15
0:50

Control time per 15 minutes

13th percentile

285 peers

SLpM leads this profile at the 97th percentile of Middleweight peers (6.15). The path in this sample runs through striking volume. CTRL / 15 is the quieter tool, at the 13th percentile.

SLpM is significant strikes landed per minute. KD/15 is knockdowns per 15 minutes. CTRL/15 is control time per 15 minutes. Each rate uses career totals when the rollup has no per-minute column. Peers are the 285 Middleweight fighters with at least 10 minutes on the career offense rollup. The roster has no active flag and no gender column, so everyone listed at this weight is included.

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted934/1576
Accuracy59.3%
Landed per 1592.3
Target
  • Head45.2%
  • Body40.6%
  • Leg14.2%
Position
  • Distance88.4%
  • Clinch5.2%
  • Ground6.3%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—
Strike defense—
Absorbed per 15—
Target absorbed
  • Head65.0%
  • Body21.6%
  • Leg13.4%
Position absorbed
  • Distance92.5%
  • Clinch6.4%
  • Ground1.1%

Grappling

For

Takedowns3/7
TD accuracy42.9%
TD per 150.3
Sub attempts0
Subs per 150
Reversals1
Control8:24
Control per 150:50

Against

Takedowns absorbed6/—
TD defense—
Sub attempts faced1
Control conceded6:21
Control against / 15—

Round striking

Average significant strikes for each round number in the UFC sample.

Offense

No per-round striking offense for this fighter yet.

Defense

No per-round striking defense for this fighter yet.

Round grappling

Average takedowns and control time for each round number.

Offense

Takedowns

Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

0.40.20R1R2R3R4R5
  • Landed
  • Attempted

Defense

No per-round takedown or control defense for this fighter yet.

By round

The same averages as the charts, in a table.

Averages by round
RoundTDTD acc
R10.1/0.247.1%
R20.1/0.250.0%
R30.1/0.432.6%
R40/0—
R50/0—

Leg kicks

Leg kicks for each round number. Defense is the opponent’s leg strikes in the same round. Per 15 divides the leg-kick total by career minutes.

Landed / att
133/150
Accuracy
88.7%
Share of sig.
14.2%
Per round
—
Per 15
13.1
Leg defense
—

Takedowns by round

Average takedown attempts for each appearance in that round. Career totals appear when each round is stored as its own row. Rounds with no shots are muted.

Takedowns by round number
RoundSampleAvg TDAccShots
R1—0.1/0.247.1%Shots
R2—0.1/0.250.0%Shots
R3—0.1/0.432.6%Shots
R4—0/0—No shots
R5—0/0—No shots

No takedown attempts in R4, R5.

Fight log

Result and method stay on the list. Significant strikes, takedowns, and control are filled in for and against when the round rows or the recent-fight view have them. Open a bout for its rounds.

  • Win vs Azamat Murzakanov

    KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:23

    UFC 327: Prochazka vs. UlbergApr 11, 2026

    KD 1

    Sig 55/80

    TD 0/1

    Ctrl 1:20

  • Win vs Roman Kopylov

    Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00

    UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3Jul 19, 2025

    KD 1

    Sig 99/159

    TD 0/2

    Ctrl 0:13

  • Loss vs Sean Strickland

    Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00

    UFC 302: Makhachev vs. PoirierJun 1, 2024

    KD 0

    Sig 158/266

    TD 0/0

    Ctrl 0:00

  • Loss vs Robert Whittaker

    Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00

    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaFeb 17, 2024

    KD 0

    Sig 67/151

    TD 0/0

    Ctrl 0:00

  • Win vs Luke Rockhold

    Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00

    UFC 278: Usman vs. EdwardsAug 20, 2022

    KD 0

    Sig 73/103

    TD 2/2

    Ctrl 5:28

  • Loss vs Marvin Vettori

    Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. VettoriOct 23, 2021

    KD 0

    Sig 163/260

    TD 1/1

    Ctrl 0:47

  • Loss vs Israel Adesanya

    KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:59

    UFC 253: Adesanya vs. CostaSep 26, 2020

    KD 0

    Sig 12/26

    TD 0/0

    Ctrl 0:01

  • Win vs Yoel Romero

    Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00

    UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2Aug 17, 2019

    KD 1

    Sig 118/213

    TD 0/0

    Ctrl 0:06

  • Win vs Uriah Hall

    KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:38

    UFC 226: Miocic vs. CormierJul 7, 2018

    KD 1

    Sig 75/116

    TD 0/0

    Ctrl 0:08

  • Win vs Johny Hendricks

    KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:23

    UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-PierreNov 4, 2017

    KD 1

    Sig 49/90

    TD 0/0

    Ctrl 0:01

  • Win vs Oluwale Bamgbose

    KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:06

    UFC 212: Aldo vs. HollowayJun 3, 2017

  • Win vs Garreth McLellan

    KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:17

    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. GastelumMar 11, 2017

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