Paulo Costa defeated Luke Rockhold by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2, held Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Paulo Costa won the decision.
Paulo Costa vs Luke Rockhold
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
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 17 media scorecards
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com30-26Costa
- Jillian DeCoursey30-27Costa
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com30-27Costa
- MMAJunkie.com30-27Costa
- Noah Gagnon · Sherdog.com30-27Costa
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com30-27Costa
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com30-27Costa
- Scott Fontana · New York Post30-27Costa
- Shakiel Mahjouri · CBS Sports30-27Costa
- CombatPress.com30-27Costa
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Costa
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com30-27Costa
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com30-27Costa
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling30-27Costa
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News30-27Costa
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-27Costa
- MMAMania.com29-28Rockhold
Fan Scorecards
303 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Paulo Costa | Luke Rockhold |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -390 | +255 |
| BetOnline | -350 | +285 |
| BetUS | -370 | +270 |
| Betway | -350 | +275 |
| Bovada | -400 | +300 |
| Cloudbet | -330 | +238 |
| DraftKings | -2500 | +800 |
| FanDuel | -2400 | +1180 |
| MyBookie | -370 | +283 |
| Pinnacle | -362 | +245 |
| sportsbetio | -455 | +265 |
| sports-interaction | -340 | +270 |
| unibet | -360 | +275 |
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
- Luke Rockhold lands 4.49 significant strikes a minute, more than 80% of UFC fighters.
- Paulo Costa absorbs 5.96 significant strikes a minute, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- 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
No background on record
Camp · Team Borracha · BrazilNo background on record
Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · United StatesSig. 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
Range × target
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
3 early stoppages have no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Paulo Costa vs Luke Rockhold?
Paulo Costa defeated Luke Rockhold by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2, held Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Paulo Costa won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Paulo Costa vs Luke Rockhold?
The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Paulo Costa won the decision.
Was Paulo Costa vs Luke Rockhold a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 73% of 303 fan cards scored it for Paulo Costa; 94% of 17 media scores picked Paulo Costa.