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Paulo Costa#4 LHW
ANTI-WRESTLER
established · 12 UFC fights
16-6
Record
12 KO · 1 SUB · 3 DEC
Wins by method
Recent form
34
Age
185 cm
Height
183 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-04-11
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P88
Volume
P84
Striking Efficiency
P99
Range Sniper
P98
Kickboxing
P99
Clinch Striking
P17
Defensive Striking
P20
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P17
Pressure Wrestling
P14
Top Control
P33
Submission
P6
Anti-Wrestling
P95
Grappling Defense
P94
Scrambler
P34
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P85
Finisher
P83
Damage Resistance
P81
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P86
Pace
P18
Late Fighter
P24
GLOBAL
Versatility
P78
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
Archetype history
- DISTANCE KICKBOXER2026-04-11 → CURRENT · 1 fight
- PRECISION STRIKER2022-08-20 → 2025-07-19 · 4 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-04-11
Striking
6.15
Landed / min
Landed / min
- Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
5.96
Absorbed / min
Absorbed / min
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
59%
Accuracy
Accuracy
- Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
49%
Defense
Defense
- Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.59
KD / 15 min
KD / 15 min
- Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.20
KD absorbed / 15 min
KD absorbed / 15 min
- Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.30
TD / 15 min
TD / 15 min
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.69
TD att / 15 min
TD att / 15 min
- Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
43%
TD accuracy
TD accuracy
- Share of takedown attempts that landed.
78%
TD defense
TD defense
- Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
0:50
Control / 15 min
Control / 15 min
- Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.00
Sub att / 15 min
Sub att / 15 min
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Position
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R295R391stable
TakedownsR1100R2109R3257increasing
ControlR1100R238R3125increasing
Ranking evolution
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Model track record
60%
Model correct (3/5)
1/1
Fighter wins when model favored
2/4
Fighter wins when model underdog
—
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight
Model vs market
Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights