Paulo Costa vs Yoel Romero

Paulo Costa vs Yoel Romero: Matchup Breakdown

Paulo Costa is 8-4 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 66.7% win rate. Yoel Romero is 9-4 at Middleweight, winning 69.2% of the time. Paulo Costa is listed as active. Yoel Romero is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Paulo Costa leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 on Aug 17, 2019, won by Paulo Costa by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Yoel Romero holds the higher ELO rating, 1,154 to 1,095. Career peaks are 1,126 for Paulo Costa and 1,236 for Yoel Romero. Paulo Costa has 5 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 8 victories, a 62.5% finish rate. Yoel Romero has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 77.8% of the time.

Paulo Costa stands 6' 1" with a reach of 72" and fights orthodox. Yoel Romero is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Yoel Romero. Paulo Costa is 35, Yoel Romero is 49.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Paulo Costa has landed 934 significant strikes at 59.3% accuracy with 3 takedowns and 8:24 of control time. Yoel Romero has landed 667 at 49.3% with 21 takedowns and 24:30 of control.

Paulo Costa has 1 title fight (0 won) against 2 (0 won) for Yoel Romero. They share 3 common opponents: Robert Whittaker, Luke Rockhold, Israel Adesanya.