Paulo Costa “The Eraser”
Light Heavyweight · ORCA rating 67/100 · peak 68 · Power striker · 8–4 in 12 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Paulo Costa holds an ORCA rating of 67, 15th of 67 active light heavyweights on the ORCA board. Striking offence grades 98 (significant strike accuracy 100), the best of 67 active light heavyweights, the high point of the profile. Grappling offence trails at 25, with control time, seconds per minute grading 10. 5 of 8 UFC wins came inside the distance (all by KO/TKO).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Light Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 98 | 1 of 67 | Significant strike accuracy 100 |
| Striking defence | 28 | 56 of 67 | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 10 |
| Grappling offence | 25 | 57 of 67 | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 13 |
| Grappling defence | 82 | 3 of 67 | Control time conceded, seconds per minute 95 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strike accuracy 100. Weakest: Significant strikes absorbed per minute 10.
Profile
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 67 (peak 68)
- Light Heavyweight rank
- 15 of 67 active
- UFC record
- 8–4
- Pro record
- 16–4
- Graded UFC bouts
- 12
- Style
- Power striker
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Team Borracha
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 6.15
- Significant strike accuracy: 59%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 5.96
- Significant strike defence: 49%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.3
- Takedown accuracy: 43%
- Takedown defence: 78%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0
Fight history
- 2026-04-11 · W vs Azamat Murzakanov · KO/TKO · UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
- 2025-07-19 · W vs Roman Kopylov · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
- 2024-06-01 · L vs Sean Strickland · Decision - Split · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
- 2024-02-17 · L vs Robert Whittaker · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
- 2022-08-20 · W vs Luke Rockhold · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
- 2021-10-23 · L vs Marvin Vettori · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
- 2020-09-26 · L vs Israel Adesanya · KO/TKO · UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
- 2019-08-17 · W vs Yoel Romero · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
- 2018-07-07 · W vs Uriah Hall · KO/TKO · UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
- 2017-11-04 · W vs Johny Hendricks · KO/TKO · UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
- 2017-06-03 · W vs Oluwale Bamgbose · KO/TKO · UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
- 2017-03-11 · W vs Garreth McLellan · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
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