Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa
“The Eraser”
16-4-0
RESULT

Paulo Costa def. Oluwale Bamgbose (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 1:06
Oluwale Bamgbose
Oluwale Bamgbose
“Holy War Angel”
6-4-0
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Arena Olimpica do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Paulo Costa defeated Oluwale Bamgbose by TKO in round 2 (1:06) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway, held Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Arena Olimpica do Rio, Rio de Janeiro.

Fight stats

Paulo Costa
Oluwale Bamgbose
0
Knockdowns
0
43 of 80
Significant strikes
33 of 62
54%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
50 of 88
Total strikes
40 of 69
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 5
0%
Takedown accuracy
40%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:14
Control time
1:22
Significant strikes by target
24 of 57
Head
12 of 34
18 of 22
Body
16 of 23
1 of 1
Leg
5 of 5
15 of 35
Distance
19 of 46
15 of 24
Clinch
14 of 16
13 of 21
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
29 of 53
Sig. str.
24 of 47
36 of 61
Total str.
31 of 54
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
1:22
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
14 of 27
Sig. str.
9 of 15
14 of 27
Total str.
9 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

16-4-0
Record
6-4-0
2
Win Streak
0
35
Age
38
6'1"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
78"
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Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

6.15
SLpM
2.45
59%
Str. Acc.
48%
5.96
SApM
2.70
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.30
TD Avg.
0.94
42%
TD Acc.
33%
77%
TD Def.
37%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Paulo Costa · 3-2
  • W
    Azamat Murzakanov
    UFC 327: Procházka vs UlbergSat, Apr 11, 2026
    TKO · R3 · 1:23 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Roman Kopylov
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs PoirierSat, Jun 1, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Luke Rockhold
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Oluwale Bamgbose · 1-4
  • L
    Alessio Di Chirico
    UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos AnjosSun, Dec 17, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 2:14 · Middleweight
  • L
    Paulo Costa
    UFC 212: Aldo vs HollowaySat, Jun 3, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 1:06 · Middleweight
  • L
    Cezar Ferreira
    UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs EvansSun, Apr 17, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Daniel Sarafian
    UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs CowboyMon, Feb 22, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Uriah Hall
    UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint PreuxSat, Aug 8, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 2:32 · Middleweight

Common Opponents

Paulo Costa
Oluwale Bamgbose

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 5 fights
77.8
Avg sig. strikes
15.6
0.25
Avg takedowns
0.40
0:42
Avg control time
0:28
163
Career high strikes
33
2
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Paulo Costa
Strike target
Oluwale Bamgbose
45%
Head
47%
41%
Body
28%
14%
Leg
24%
Paulo Costa
Strike position
Oluwale Bamgbose
88%
Distance
64%
5%
Clinch
19%
6%
Ground
17%