Paulo Costa
17–5–0 · Light Heavyweight · Age 35 · 12 UFC fights
Skill (today)
+4.62
Uncertainty (σ)
0.96
As of
2026-09-13
Skill trajectory
Line: estimated skill after each fight. Band: ±1σ uncertainty.
Fight ledger
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event | Model P(win), pre-fight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Azamat Murzakanov | Win | KO/TKO | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg | 34% |
| 2025-07-19 | Roman Kopylov | Win | U-DEC | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | 44% |
| 2024-06-01 | Sean Strickland | Loss | S-DEC | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | 22% |
| 2024-02-17 | Robert Whittaker | Loss | U-DEC | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | 33% |
| 2022-08-20 | Luke Rockhold | Win | U-DEC | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 | 62% |
| 2021-10-23 | Marvin Vettori | Loss | U-DEC | UFC Fight Night | 38% |
| 2020-09-26 | Israel Adesanya | Loss | KO/TKO | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | 35% |
| 2019-08-17 | Yoel Romero | Win | U-DEC | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | 65% |
| 2018-07-07 | Uriah Hall | Win | KO/TKO | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | 76% |
| 2017-11-04 | Johny Hendricks | Win | KO/TKO | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St. Pierre | 80% |
| 2017-06-03 | Oluwale Bamgbose | Win | KO/TKO | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | 74% |
| 2017-03-11 | Garreth McLellan | Win | KO/TKO | UFC Fight Night 106 | |
| 2016-09-03 | Adriano Balby | Win | TKO | Jungle Fight 90 | |
| 2016-05-21 | Eduardo Ramon | Win | SUB | Jungle Fight 87 | |
| 2015-12-05 | Bruno Assis | Win | TKO | Jungle Fight 84 | |
| 2015-04-24 | Wagner Silva | Win | TKO | Face to Face 11 | |
| 2014-12-19 | Gerson Conceição | Win | TKO | Face to Face 9 | |
| 2014-04-20 | Marcio Alexandre Jr. | Loss | DEC | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 3 | |
| 2014-03-09 | José Roberto Rocha | Win | SUB | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 3 | |
| 2013-11-01 | Fabio Moreira | Win | TKO | Unknown | |
| 2013-06-15 | Ademilson Borges Duarte | Win | TKO | Unknown | |
| 2012-02-25 | Teo Esteves | Win | TKO | Unknown |