Paulo Costa “The Eraser”
16-4-0 · MatchWiz rating 1643
Age35Height6'1"Reach72"StanceOrthodoxDivisionLight HeavyweightCampTeam BorrachaCountryBrazil
Rating trend
current 1643 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight
Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.
Career rates
Fight history
| Date | Opponent | Result | Event | Δ rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | Azamat Murzakanov | W · KO/TKO R3 | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg | +24 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | Roman Kopylov | W · Decision - Unanimous R3 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | +16 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | Sean Strickland | L · Decision - Split R5 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | -13 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Robert Whittaker | L · Decision - Unanimous R3 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | -13 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Luke Rockhold | W · Decision - Unanimous R3 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 | +11 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Marvin Vettori | L · Decision - Unanimous R5 | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori | -18 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Israel Adesanya | L · KO/TKO R2 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | -17 |
| Aug 18, 2019 | Yoel Romero | W · Decision - Unanimous R3 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | +30 |
| Jul 8, 2018 | Uriah Hall | W · KO/TKO R2 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | +33 |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Johny Hendricks | W · KO/TKO R2 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | +27 |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Oluwale Bamgbose | W · KO/TKO R2 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | +31 |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Garreth McLellan | W · KO/TKO R1 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | +32 |
Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →