Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa
“The Eraser”
16-4-0
RESULT

Paulo Costa def. Luke Rockhold (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold
16-6-0
Saturday, 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.

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

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#CostaRockhold
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Derek Cleary
#CostaRockhold
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Chris Lee
#CostaRockhold
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

16
Costa
–
1
Rockhold
●30–27 Costa×14●30–26 Costa●29–27 Costa●29–28 Rockhold
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

73%
Costa
2%
Draw
25%
Rockhold
303 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Costa35.6%●29–28 Costa31.7%●29–28 Rockhold21.5%●30–26 Costa3.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
88%
Costa
R2
49%
Costa
R3
66%
Costa

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

16-4-0
Record
16-6-0
2
Win Streak
0
35
Age
41
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

6.15
SLpM
4.10
59%
Str. Acc.
49%
5.96
SApM
2.68
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.30
TD Avg.
0.70
42%
TD Acc.
29%
77%
TD Def.
65%
—
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
Luke Rockhold · 1-4
  • L
    Paulo Costa
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jan Blachowicz
    UFC 239: Jones vs SantosSun, Jul 7, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 1:39 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Yoel Romero
    UFC 221: Romero vs RockholdSat, Feb 10, 2018
    TKO · R3 · 1:48 · Middleweight
  • W
    David Branch
    UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs BranchSat, Sep 16, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 4:05 · Middleweight
  • L
    Michael Bisping
    UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2Sun, Jun 5, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 3:36 · Middleweight

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%