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UFCUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Garreth McLellan
Garreth McLellan
“Soldier Boy”
13-6-0
RESULT

Paulo Costa def. Garreth McLellan (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 1:17
WIN
Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa
“The Eraser”
16-4-0
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Centro de Formação Olímpica: Fortaleza, Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil

Paulo Costa defeated Garreth McLellan by TKO in round 1 (1:17) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum, held Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Centro de Formação Olímpica: Fortaleza, Castelão, Fortaleza.

Fight stats

Garreth McLellan
Paulo Costa
0
Knockdowns
1
6 of 14
Significant strikes
22 of 32
43%
Sig. strike accuracy
69%
6 of 14
Total strikes
23 of 33
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:06
Significant strikes by target
2 of 10
Head
18 of 28
4 of 4
Body
3 of 3
0 of 0
Leg
1 of 1
5 of 11
Distance
16 of 26
1 of 3
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
6 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
6 of 14
Sig. str.
22 of 32
6 of 14
Total str.
23 of 33
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:06
Referee
Osiris Maia
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

13-6-0
Record
16-4-0
0
Win Streak
2
43
Age
35
6'1"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
72"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.56
SLpM
6.15
54%
Str. Acc.
59%
2.94
SApM
5.96
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.15
TD Avg.
0.30
22%
TD Acc.
42%
34%
TD Def.
77%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Garreth McLellan · 1-4
  • L
    Paulo Costa
    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs GastelumSun, Mar 12, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 1:17 · Middleweight
  • L
    Alessio Di Chirico
    UFC Fight Night: Maia vs ConditSun, Aug 28, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Magnus Cedenblad
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs ArlovskiSun, May 8, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 0:47 · Middleweight
  • W
    Bubba Bush
    UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs SmolkaSat, Oct 24, 2015
    TKO · R3 · 4:58 · Middleweight
  • L
    Bartosz Fabinski
    UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2Sat, Apr 11, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
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

Career Averages

Based on 5 fights · 12 fights
37.0
Avg sig. strikes
77.8
0.80
Avg takedowns
0.25
2:51
Avg control time
0:42
97
Career high strikes
163
2
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Garreth McLellan
Strike target
Paulo Costa
65%
Head
45%
22%
Body
41%
14%
Leg
14%
Garreth McLellan
Strike position
Paulo Costa
31%
Distance
88%
18%
Clinch
5%
51%
Ground
6%