Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa

Rating histories overlaid on one timeline, then every key career number side by side — the greener value has the edge.

Sean Strickland31-7-0

vs

Paulo Costa16-4-0

— Strickland · — Costa · hover or touch to compare over time

Tale of the tape

1683MatchWiz rating1643

35Age (lower is better)35

76"Reach72"

6.3Sig. strikes / min5.9

4.7Absorbed / min (lower is better)5.7

0.6Takedowns / 150.3

69%TD defense78%

0.1Sub attempts / 150.0

31%Wins by finish63%

Recent fights

Sean Strickland

Wvs Khamzat ChimaevDecision - Split · R5 · May 10, 2026card ↗
Wvs Anthony HernandezKO/TKO · R3 · Feb 22, 2026card ↗
Lvs Dricus Du PlessisDecision - Unanimous · R5 · Feb 9, 2025card ↗
Wvs Paulo CostaDecision - Split · R5 · Jun 2, 2024card ↗
Lvs Dricus Du PlessisDecision - Split · R5 · Jan 21, 2024card ↗
Wvs Israel AdesanyaDecision - Unanimous · R5 · Sep 10, 2023card ↗

Wvs Azamat MurzakanovKO/TKO · R3 · Apr 12, 2026card ↗
Wvs Roman KopylovDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Jul 20, 2025card ↗
Lvs Sean StricklandDecision - Split · R5 · Jun 2, 2024card ↗
Lvs Robert WhittakerDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Feb 18, 2024card ↗
Wvs Luke RockholdDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Aug 21, 2022card ↗
Lvs Marvin VettoriDecision - Unanimous · R5 · Oct 23, 2021card ↗

Rates from our per-fight stat lines (UFC + Contender Series, 2015→). Ratings are our Elo-style model — see the full leaderboard.