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. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Paulo Costa won the decision.
Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
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Round by round
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Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 22 media scorecards
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Costa
- MMAMania.com29-28Costa
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Costa
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Costa
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com29-28Costa
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Costa
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Costa
- Phil Murphy · ESPN29-28Costa
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling29-28Costa
- Keith Shillan · FanSided.com29-28Costa
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com29-28Costa
- Kendrick Johnson · The Sports Daily29-28Romero
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com29-28Romero
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Romero
- Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com29-28Romero
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Romero
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Romero
- Patrick Auger · Sherdog.com29-28Romero
- MMABrasil.com.br29-28Romero
- Mookie Alexander · BloodyElbow.com29-28Romero
- Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com29-28Romero
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com30-27Romero
Fan Scorecards
2,127 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 5 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Yoel Romero | Paulo Costa |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -165 | +135 |
| Bovada | -155 | +125 |
| Pinnacle | -147 | +130 |
| sports-interaction | -145 | +110 |
| unibet | -150 | +120 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Paulo Costa absorbs 5.96 significant strikes a minute, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Yoel Romero spends 96% of fight time at distance.
- Paulo Costa lands 6.15 significant strikes a minute, more than 96% of UFC fighters.
- Paulo Costa spends 86% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
- 2025Interim Light Heavyweight ChampionReal American Freestyle (RAF)
- 2007Champion · Grand Prix Germany
- 2005Silver · World Championships UWW84 kg freestyle
- 20044th Place · Olympics84 kg freestyle
No background on record
Camp · Team Borracha · BrazilSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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Where the strikes land
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When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
4 early stoppages have no logged time
3 early stoppages have no logged time
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa?
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. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Paulo Costa won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Paulo Costa won the decision.
Was Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 50% of 2127 fan cards scored it for Paulo Costa; 50% of 22 media scores picked Paulo Costa.