Paulo Costavs
Luke Rockhold
Paulo Costa def. Luke Rockhold (Unanimous Decision)
Middleweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, August 20, 2022
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, United States
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.
Tale of the Tape
16-4-0
Record
16-6-0
2
Win Streak
0
35
Age
41
6'1"
Height
6'3"
72"
Reach
77"
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Stance
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Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
6.15
SLpM
4.10
59%
Str. Acc.
49%
5.96
SApM
2.68
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile
0.30
TD Avg.
0.70
42%
TD Acc.
29%
77%
TD Def.
65%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
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
Luke Rockhold · 1-4
- LUFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- W
- L
Common Opponents
Paulo Costa
Luke Rockhold
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 12 fights · 11 fights
77.8
Avg sig. strikes
34.2
0.25
Avg takedowns
0.55
0:42
Avg control time
1:42
163
Career high strikes
126
2
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
Paulo Costa
Strike target
Luke Rockhold
45%
Head
59%
41%
Body
26%
14%
Leg
15%
Paulo Costa
Strike position
Luke Rockhold
88%
Distance
59%
5%
Clinch
7%
6%
Ground
34%
Fight stats
Paulo Costa
Luke Rockhold
0
Knockdowns
0
73 of 103
Significant strikes
51 of 70
71%
Sig. strike accuracy
73%
106 of 137
Total strikes
57 of 78
2 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 4
100%
Takedown accuracy
25%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
5:28
Control time
0:47
Significant strikes by target
37 of 61
Head
23 of 40
33 of 39
Body
23 of 25
3 of 3
Leg
5 of 5
53 of 80
Distance
48 of 67
3 of 4
Clinch
2 of 2
17 of 19
Ground
1 of 1
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
27 of 34
Sig. str.
19 of 23
56 of 64
Total str.
19 of 23
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
2:48
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
30 of 42
Sig. str.
23 of 35
31 of 43
Total str.
23 of 35
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:17
Ctrl
0:12
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
16 of 27
Sig. str.
9 of 12
19 of 30
Total str.
15 of 20
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:23
Ctrl
0:32
Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)