Paulo Costa vs Robert Whittaker
Paulo Costa is 16-4-0; Robert Whittaker is 28-9-0. Robert Whittaker has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Paulo Costa. Paulo Costa is 1" · 3 cm taller than Robert Whittaker. They have met once: Paulo Costa 0, Robert Whittaker 1.
Light HeavyweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Paulo Costa
No background on record
Camp · Team Borracha · BrazilRobert Whittaker
KarateHapkidoFreestyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2020Black belt · BJJAlex Prates
- 2017Champion · Australian National Wrestling Championships97 kg
- 2017Champion · Commonwealth Games Qualifier97 kg
- 2012Champion · Tufwelterweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
45%72%
Head
41%10%
Body
14%18%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Paulo Costalast 5 fights
86%
Robert Whittakerlast 7 fights
67%22%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Paulo Costa· from fights outside the UFC Robert Whittaker· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
6.154.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.963.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.300.71
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
43%38%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
78%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
6.15
Strikes landed / min4.41
5.96
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.40
0.30 / 0.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.71 / 1.9
43%
Takedown accuracy38%
78%
Takedown defence80%
0:42
Control time / fight1:04
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Paulo Costa12 UFC fights · 934 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
38%356/866
36%339/416
14%131/148
Clinch
2%16/25
3%31/35
0%2/2
Ground
5%50/75
1%9/9
0%0/0
Robert Whittaker25 UFC fights · 1489 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%906/2588
8%122/213
17%260/305
Clinch
5%69/129
2%26/32
0%5/6
Ground
6%94/152
0%5/5
0%2/2
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Paulo Costa14 of 20 ended early · 70%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Robert Whittaker21 of 37 ended early · 57%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Paulo Costa3-2
- W
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 · Aug 20, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 20 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WAdriano BalbyJungle Fight 90 · Sep 3, 2016TKO · R1 · 3:25 · Middleweight
- WEduardo RamonJungle Fight 87 · May 21, 2016Submission · R1 · 2:40 · Middleweight
- W
- WWagner SilvaFace to Face 11 · Apr 24, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:37 · Middleweight
- WGerson ConceiçãoFace to Face 9 · Dec 19, 2014TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WFabio MoreiraBH Sparta · Nov 1, 2013TKO
- WAdemilson Borges DuarteMinas Gerais Regional · Jun 15, 2013TKO
- WTeo EstevesMinas Gerais Regional · Feb 25, 2012TKO
Robert Whittaker3-2
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder · Jul 26, 2025Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 37 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Gastelum · Apr 17, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · Aug 28, 2013Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson · Dec 16, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter Australia vs. UK Welterweight
- W
- L
- WShaun SpoonerSFA 13 · Mar 23, 2012TKO · R1 · 4:01 · Welterweight
- WIan BoneCage Fighting Championship · Dec 9, 2011TKO
- LHoon KimLegend FC 6 · Oct 30, 2011Submission · R1 · 3:01 · Welterweight
- WCorey NelsonCage Fighting Championship · Aug 26, 2011Submission
- W
- WNate ThomsonCage Fighting Championship · Oct 8, 2010Submission
- WJay CobainCage Fighting Championship · Jun 5, 2010Submission
- WNick ArielCage Fighting Championship · Mar 12, 2010TKO
- W
- WChris TallowinXtreme Fighting Championships · Mar 14, 2009TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Paulo CostaRobert Whittaker
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Oct 23, 2021WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 3, 2022
- LTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:59Sun, Sep 27, 2020LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Feb 12, 2022
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 17, 2019WSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jun 9, 2018
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 2:38Sat, Jul 7, 2018WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sun, Nov 15, 2015
Frequently asked questions
Have Paulo Costa and Robert Whittaker ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria (Sat, Feb 17, 2024), where Robert Whittaker won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Paulo Costa and Robert Whittaker?
Paulo Costa is 16-4-0 and Robert Whittaker is 28-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Paulo Costa or Robert Whittaker?
Robert Whittaker has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Paulo Costa, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Paulo Costa or Robert Whittaker?
Paulo Costa is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Robert Whittaker stands 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Paulo Costa or Robert Whittaker?
They are the same age: 35.
Who has more finishes, Paulo Costa or Robert Whittaker?
Paulo Costa has 13 wins inside the distance (12 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Robert Whittaker has 16 wins (11 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).
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