Luke Rockhold vs Paulo Costa

Luke Rockhold vs Paulo Costa: Matchup Breakdown

Luke Rockhold is 6-5 in the Middleweight division with a 54.5% win rate. Paulo Costa is 8-4 at Light Heavyweight, winning 66.7% of the time. Luke Rockhold is listed as retired. Paulo Costa is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Paulo Costa leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards on Aug 20, 2022, won by Paulo Costa by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Paulo Costa holds the higher ELO rating, 1,095 to 1,009. Career peaks are 1,164 for Luke Rockhold and 1,126 for Paulo Costa. Luke Rockhold has 3 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 6 victories, a 100% finish rate. Paulo Costa has 5 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 62.5% of the time.

Luke Rockhold stands 6' 3" with a reach of 77" and fights southpaw. Paulo Costa is 6' 1" with a reach of 72", orthodox. That is a 5-inch reach advantage for Luke Rockhold. Luke Rockhold is 41, Paulo Costa is 35.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Luke Rockhold has landed 376 significant strikes at 56.9% accuracy with 6 takedowns and 18:42 of control time. Paulo Costa has landed 934 at 59.3% with 3 takedowns and 8:24 of control.

Luke Rockhold has 2 title fights (1 won) against 1 (0 won) for Paulo Costa. They share 1 common opponent: Yoel Romero.