Professional Record
16-4-0
Fighter Profile
Paulo Costa
Current Elo Rating
1845
True Contender System
Light Heavyweight Ranking
Fighter Profile
Current Elo Rating
1845
True Contender System
Professional Record
16-4-0
Light Heavyweight Ranking
#2
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#43
Wins by method
12 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1845
Peak Elo
1845
Total
+345
Apr 11, 2026
TKO
Elo
1845
Change
+67
Jul 19, 2025
Decision
Elo
1778
Change
+35
Jun 01, 2024
Decision
Elo
1744
Change
-9
Feb 17, 2024
Decision
Elo
1752
Change
-15
Aug 20, 2022
Luke Rockhold
Decision
Elo
1767
Change
+25
Oct 23, 2021
Decision
Elo
1742
Change
-15
Sep 26, 2020
TKO
Elo
1757
Change
-33
Aug 17, 2019
Yoel Romero
Decision
Elo
1790
Change
+47
Jul 07, 2018
Uriah Hall
TKO
Elo
1743
Change
+51
Nov 04, 2017
Johny Hendricks
TKO
Elo
1692
Change
+67
Jun 03, 2017
Oluwale Bamgbose
TKO
Elo
1626
Change
+62
Mar 11, 2017
Garreth McLellan
TKO
Elo
1563
Change
+63
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | W | Azamat Murzakanov | TKO | 1845 | +67 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | W | Roman Kopylov | Decision | 1778 | +35 |
| Jun 01, 2024 | L | Sean Strickland | Decision | 1744 | -9 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | L | Robert Whittaker | Decision | 1752 | -15 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | W | Luke Rockhold | Decision | 1767 | +25 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | L | Marvin Vettori | Decision | 1742 | -15 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | L | Israel Adesanya | TKO | 1757 | -33 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | W | Yoel Romero | Decision | 1790 | +47 |
| Jul 07, 2018 | W | Uriah Hall | TKO | 1743 | +51 |
| Nov 04, 2017 | W | Johny Hendricks | TKO | 1692 | +67 |
| Jun 03, 2017 | W | Oluwale Bamgbose | TKO | 1626 | +62 |
| Mar 11, 2017 | W | Garreth McLellan | TKO | 1563 | +63 |
Paulo Costa’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.
Fighting style
BaseStriker