| Ratings and Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metric | Rating | Ranking | |
| Performance | 73 | C- |
49 |
| Power | 84 | B |
28 |
| Offensive | 87 | B |
24 |
| Defensive | 78 | C+ |
39 |
| Records | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6-4 (60%) |
| Versus Top 10 | 0-2 (0%) |
| Versus > .500 Fighters | 4-4 (50%) |
| Versus < .500 Fighters | 2-0 (100%) |
| Last 5 Fights | 1-4 (20%) |
| Superlatives | |
|---|---|
| Best Win | Paulo Costa has not defeated any currently ranked opponents. |
| Worst Loss | Light Heavyweight #23 Marvin Vettori (9-5) 2021-10-23 UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Round 5 U-DEC |
| Other Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Finishes | 4 (40%) |
| KOs | 4 (40%) |
| Submissions | 0 (0%) |
| Decisions | 2 (20%) |
| Opponent Record | 95-54 |
| Average Opponent Rank | 13 |
| Long Streak | W 5 (08/17/2019) |
| Current Streak | L 2 |
| Fight Results | |
|---|---|
| Result | Opponent |
| L 2024-06-01 |
Sean Strickland (16-5) Middleweight #4 Round 5 S-DEC UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier |
| L 2024-02-17 |
Robert Whittaker (17-6) Middleweight #15 Round 3 U-DEC UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria |
| W 2022-08-20 |
Luke Rockhold (6-5) Middleweight Round 3 U-DEC UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards |
| L 2021-10-23 |
Marvin Vettori (9-5) Light Heavyweight #23 Round 5 U-DEC UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori |
| L 2020-09-26 |
Israel Adesanya (13-4) Middleweight #10 Round 2 KO/TKO Punch UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa |
| W 2019-08-17 |
Yoel Romero (9-4) Middleweight Round 3 U-DEC UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 |
| W 2018-07-07 |
Uriah Hall (10-9) Middleweight Round 2 KO/TKO Punches UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier |
| W 2017-11-04 |
Johny Hendricks (13-8) Middleweight Round 2 KO/TKO Punches UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre |
| W 2017-06-03 |
Oluwale Bamgbose (1-4) Middleweight Round 2 KO/TKO Punches UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway |
| W 2017-03-11 |
Garreth McLellan (1-4) Middleweight Round 1 KO/TKO Punch UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum |