MiddleweightContender

Paulo Costa

Borrachinha” · Brazil

#91
P4P rank
79
Overall
16-4
Record
34
Age
6'1"
Height
205 lbs
Weight
72"
Reach
Skill axes
Striking89
Wrestling76
Grappling64
Cardio + IQ70

#8 of 16 in Middleweight by overall.

Striking breakdown341 sig. strikes · 12 fights
Head41%
Body43%
Leg16%≈ kicks

Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.

Recent fights
Wvs Azamat MurzakanovKO/TKO · Rd 3Apr 11, 2026Sig 21–7 · 0:31 ctrl
Wvs Roman KopylovDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Jul 19, 2025Sig 34–11 · 0:13 ctrl · 1 KD
Lvs Sean StricklandDecision - Split · Rd 5Jun 1, 2024Sig 31–24
Lvs Robert WhittakerDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Feb 17, 2024Sig 27–38
Wvs Luke RockholdDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Aug 20, 2022Sig 27–19 · TD 1–0 · 2:48 ctrl

Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.

Opponent-adjusted12 UFC fights · Even competition

Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.

Adj. striking93
Adj. wrestling21
Adj. takedown defense39
Strength of schedule28
UFCStats career averages
Sig. strikes landed / min6.2
Striking accuracy59%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.0
Striking defense49%
Takedowns / 15 min0.3
Takedown accuracy42%
Takedown defense77%
Submissions / 15 min0.0
How the wins come
KO / TKO5
Submission0
Decision3

Finish rate 31% of wins.

Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.