Robert Whittakervs
Paulo Costa
Robert Whittaker def. Paulo Costa (Unanimous Decision)
Middleweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, February 17, 2024
Honda Center, Anaheim, United States
Robert Whittaker defeated Paulo Costa by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria, held Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Honda Center, Anaheim.
Tale of the Tape
27-9-0
Record
16-4-0
0
Win Streak
2
35
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
4.39
SLpM
6.15
43%
Str. Acc.
59%
3.36
SApM
5.96
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.73
TD Avg.
0.30
38%
TD Acc.
42%
82%
TD Def.
77%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Robert Whittaker · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
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
Robert Whittaker
Paulo Costa
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 24 fights · 12 fights
59.8
Avg sig. strikes
77.8
0.67
Avg takedowns
0.25
1:07
Avg control time
0:42
150
Career high strikes
163
4
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
Robert Whittaker
Strike target
Paulo Costa
71%
Head
45%
11%
Body
41%
19%
Leg
14%
Robert Whittaker
Strike position
Paulo Costa
86%
Distance
88%
7%
Clinch
5%
7%
Ground
6%
Fight stats
Robert Whittaker
Paulo Costa
0
Knockdowns
0
95 of 175
Significant strikes
67 of 151
54%
Sig. strike accuracy
44%
95 of 175
Total strikes
67 of 151
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
63 of 143
Head
39 of 117
4 of 4
Body
8 of 12
28 of 28
Leg
20 of 22
95 of 172
Distance
67 of 151
0 of 3
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
38 of 62
Sig. str.
27 of 49
38 of 62
Total str.
27 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
32 of 55
Sig. str.
26 of 54
32 of 55
Total str.
26 of 54
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
25 of 58
Sig. str.
14 of 48
25 of 58
Total str.
14 of 48
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)