UFC 278 · Middleweight · Main card
Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold
Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 10:00 PM ET · 3 rounds
Paulo Costa def. Luke Rockhold by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00. Middleweight, 3 rounds, UFC 278, Aug 20, 2022. UFC records going in: Costa 5-2, Rockhold 6-4.
Result
Paulo Costa won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00.
Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold by the numbers
| Paulo Costa | Luke Rockhold | |
|---|---|---|
| 5-2 | UFC record going in | 6-4 |
| 16-4-0 | Pro record today | – |
| 12 | Wins by KO/TKO | – |
| 1 | Wins by submission | – |
| 3 | Wins by decision | – |
| 35 | Age | 42 |
| 6 ft 1 in | Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| 72 in | Reach | 77 in |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
| Brazil | Country | USA |
The crowd on each fighter today
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Costa vs. Rockhold head-to-head
Costa and Rockhold have not met in the UFC before this fight.
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Costa vs. Rockhold: common opponents
1 fighter both met in the UFC before this fight.
| Opponent | Costa | Rockhold |
|---|---|---|
| Yoel Romero | Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Aug 2019) | Loss, KO/TKO, R3 (Feb 2018) |
Last bouts
Paulo Costa: last 5 UFC bouts
- Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori Marvin Vettori won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00Costa vs. Vettori fight page
- Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa Israel Adesanya won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 2 at 3:59Adesanya vs. Costa fight page
- Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa Paulo Costa won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Romero vs. Costa fight page
- Uriah Hall vs. Paulo Costa Paulo Costa won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 2:38Hall vs. Costa fight page
- Johny Hendricks vs. Paulo Costa Paulo Costa won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 1:23Hendricks vs. Costa fight page
Luke Rockhold: last 5 UFC bouts
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Luke Rockhold Jan Blachowicz won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 2 at 1:39Blachowicz vs. Rockhold fight page
- Yoel Romero vs. Luke Rockhold Yoel Romero won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 3 at 1:48Romero vs. Rockhold fight page
- David Branch vs. Luke Rockhold Luke Rockhold won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 4:05Branch vs. Rockhold fight page
- Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping Michael Bisping won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 3:36Rockhold vs. Bisping fight page
- Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold Luke Rockhold won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 4 at 3:12Weidman vs. Rockhold fight page