Yoel Romerovs
Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa def. Yoel Romero (Unanimous Decision)
Middleweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, August 17, 2019
Honda Center, Anaheim, United States
Paulo Costa defeated Yoel Romero by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic, held Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Honda Center, Anaheim.
Tale of the Tape
13-5-0
Record
16-4-0
0
Win Streak
2
49
Age
35
6'0"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
72"
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Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.44
SLpM
6.15
49%
Str. Acc.
59%
3.05
SApM
5.96
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.57
TD Avg.
0.30
30%
TD Acc.
42%
78%
TD Def.
77%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Yoel Romero · 1-4
- LUFC 248: Adesanya vs RomeroSun, Mar 8, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2Sat, Jun 9, 2018Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 213: Romero vs. WhittakerSat, Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · weightClass.Interim Middleweight
Paulo Costa · 3-2
- W
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 302: Makhachev vs PoirierSat, Jun 1, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Common Opponents
Yoel Romero
Paulo Costa
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 13 fights · 12 fights
51.3
Avg sig. strikes
77.8
1.62
Avg takedowns
0.25
1:53
Avg control time
0:42
125
Career high strikes
163
7
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
Yoel Romero
Strike target
Paulo Costa
60%
Head
45%
18%
Body
41%
22%
Leg
14%
Yoel Romero
Strike position
Paulo Costa
73%
Distance
88%
12%
Clinch
5%
15%
Ground
6%
Fight stats
Yoel Romero
Paulo Costa
1
Knockdowns
1
125 of 284
Significant strikes
118 of 213
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
55%
125 of 284
Total strikes
118 of 213
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
25%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:12
Control time
0:06
Significant strikes by target
96 of 244
Head
67 of 148
11 of 20
Body
46 of 58
18 of 20
Leg
5 of 7
118 of 276
Distance
110 of 202
7 of 8
Clinch
5 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
3 of 6
By round
ROUND 1
1
KD
1
32 of 69
Sig. str.
37 of 69
32 of 69
Total str.
37 of 69
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:06
Ctrl
0:04
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
40 of 91
Sig. str.
37 of 71
40 of 91
Total str.
37 of 71
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
53 of 124
Sig. str.
44 of 73
53 of 124
Total str.
44 of 73
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:02
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)