#6Paulo CostaStriker

Light Heavyweight · 16-4 · orthodox

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Height

6'1"

185.42 cm

Reach

6'0"

182.88 cm

Age

Elo Rating

1621.7

Next fight: vs Khamzat Chimaev

UFC — 2027-01-01 · Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 3 rounds

Model win probability

25%/75%

Costa / Chimaev

Stat comparison between Paulo Costa and Khamzat Chimaev. A ▸ marks the better value where a higher or lower number is clearly better.
Stat	Paulo Costa	Khamzat Chimaev
Record	16-4	15-1
Elo rating	1622	1702
Age on fight night	35	32
Height	185.42 cm	187.96 cm
Reach	182.88 cm	190.5 cm
Strikes landed / min	6.15	4.01
Strikes absorbed / min	5.96	2.98
Takedowns / 15 min	0.30	5.32
Takedown defense	77%	87%

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 106 Light Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

Lands 6.15 significant strikes per minute — better than 96% of Light Heavyweight fighters
Lands 59% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 95% of Light Heavyweight fighters
Stops 77% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 77% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

Absorbs 5.96 significant strikes per minute — worse than 97% of Light Heavyweight fighters
Attempts just 0.00 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 87% of Light Heavyweight fighters
Averages just 0.30 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 83% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Striking

Strikes landed / min
6.15
Top 4%
Striking accuracy
59%
Top 5%
Strikes absorbed / min
5.96
Bottom 3%
Striking defense
49%
Bottom 34%

Grappling

Takedowns / 15 min
0.30
Bottom 17%
Takedown accuracy
42%
Top 33%
Takedown defense
77%
Top 23%
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00
Bottom 13%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1638, higher than 92% of Light Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1622).