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Paulo Costa

Fighter profile

Paulo Costa

LHW16-4-0P4P #92Div #8
Form
6.9
7.5
5.3
5.2
6.5
87
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
85
Boxing
91
Kicking
85
Clinch
76
Striking def.
66
Wrestling off.
34
Wrestling def.
96
Ground game
53
Submissions
46
Grappling def.
94
Profile
Age35
Height6'1"
Reach72"
StanceOrthodox
StyleStriker
CountryBRA
Pro debut2012
UFC record8-4-0
Last fight2026-04-11
Octagon time151.8 min
Avg fight12.7 min
Career length14y 5m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjurysurgerysuspensionfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LHW division (205 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:10 MW · 2 LHW (now)

Striking offense1539
97th
LHW avg 1501
Striking defense1489
25th
LHW avg 1499
Grappling offense1480
11th
LHW avg 1497
Grappling defense1549
95th
LHW avg 1504
Momentum57
93rd
LHW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
12 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
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WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(—) 0
1 (13%)Submission(—) 0
0 (0%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes934
Sig. accuracy59%
Sig. attempted1576
Total strikes994
Total attempted1638
Knockdowns6
Head422
Body379
Leg133
Distance826
Clinch49
Ground59

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed904
Sig. defense49%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.588
Body abs.195
Leg abs.121
Distance abs.836
Clinch abs.58
Ground abs.10

Grappling · offense

Takedowns3
TD accuracy43%
TD attempted7
Sub att.0
Reversals1
Control time8:24

Grappling · defense

TD defense78%
TDs absorbed6
TD att. faced27
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time6:21

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 12 UFC fights · 151:46 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Paulo has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
197W–51Lwin 79.4%div #69/150pct 55th
WinsAverage
109W–33Lwin 76.8%div #74/135pct 46th
LossesStrong
88W–18Lwin 83.0%div #42/147pct 72nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1595 elodiv #4/150pct 98th
WinsElite
1569 elodiv #17/137pct 88th
LossesElite
1646 elodiv #1/147pct 100th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall37W–14L72.5%
Wins37W–14L72.5%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Paulo, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+2.92u+24.3% ROI

over 12 close-line bets

Average odds
-114

53% implied

As favorite
5W–0L

ROI +31.4%

Avg -320

As underdog
3W–4L

ROI +19.3%

Avg +172

Based on 12 of 12 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.