Paulo Costa

“The Eraser”

Paulo Costa "The Eraser" is an active Middleweight fighter with a N/A Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Paulo Costa is an active Middleweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 6-4-0, UFC record is 8-4-0, nationality is Brazil, team is Team Borracha, stance is Orthodox, height is 6' 1", reach is 72". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a win against Azamat Murzakanov at UFC 327 - Prochazka vs. Ulberg on Apr 11 2026 by TKO (Head Kick). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 3-2 with 1 finish.

The striking profile lists 6.26 significant strikes landed per minute, 6.2 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 58% striking accuracy, 49% striking defense. The grappling data lists 0.32 takedowns per 15 minutes, 50% takedown accuracy, 80% takedown defense, 0 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 12 KO/TKO wins, 1 submission win, 3 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 81.2% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
N/A
UFC Record
8-4-0
Weight Class
Middleweight
Nationality
Brazil
Team
Team Borracha

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
WIN Azamat Murzakanov TKO (Head Kick) UFC 327 - Prochazka vs. Ulberg Apr 11 2026
WIN Roman Kopylov Decision (Unanimous) UFC 318 - Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Jul 19 2025
LOSS Sean Strickland Decision (Split) UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun 01 2024
LOSS Robert Whittaker Decision (Unanimous) UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria Feb 17 2024
WIN Luke Rockhold Decision (Unanimous) UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2 Aug 20 2022
LOSS Marvin Vettori Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 196 - Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23 2021
LOSS Israel Adesanya TKO (Punches and Elbows) UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa Sep 26 2020
WIN Yoel Romero Decision (Unanimous) UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17 2019
WIN Uriah Hall TKO (Punches) UFC 226 - Miocic vs. Cormier Jul 07 2018
WIN Johny Hendricks TKO (Punches) UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre Nov 04 2017

CageVault Research Notes

  • 20 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Apr 11 2026 vs. Azamat Murzakanov.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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