UFC 298 · Middleweight · Main card
Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa
Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET · 3 rounds
Robert Whittaker def. Paulo Costa by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00. Middleweight, 3 rounds, UFC 298, Feb 17, 2024. UFC records going in: Whittaker 15-5, Costa 6-2.
Result
Robert Whittaker won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00.
Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa by the numbers
| Robert Whittaker | Paulo Costa | |
|---|---|---|
| 15-5 | UFC record going in | 6-2 |
| 28-9-0 | Pro record today | 16-4-0 |
| 12 | Wins by KO/TKO | 12 |
| 5 | Wins by submission | 1 |
| 11 | Wins by decision | 3 |
| 35 | Age | 35 |
| 6 ft 0 in | Height | 6 ft 1 in |
| 74 in | Reach | 72 in |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| Australia | Country | Brazil |
The crowd on each fighter today
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Whittaker vs. Costa head-to-head
Whittaker and Costa have not met in the UFC before this fight.
UFC results on Bandwagon begin in November 1993.
Whittaker vs. Costa: common opponents
4 fighters both met in the UFC before this fight.
| Opponent | Whittaker | Costa |
|---|---|---|
| Marvin Vettori | Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Sep 2022) | Loss, Decision, Unanimous, R5 (Oct 2021) |
| Israel Adesanya | Loss, Decision, Unanimous, R5 (Feb 2022) Loss, KO/TKO, R2 (Oct 2019) | Loss, KO/TKO, R2 (Sep 2020) |
| Yoel Romero | Win, Decision, Split, R5 (Jun 2018) Win, Decision, Unanimous, R5 (Jul 2017) | Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Aug 2019) |
| Uriah Hall | Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Nov 2015) | Win, KO/TKO, R2 (Jul 2018) |
Last bouts
Robert Whittaker: last 5 UFC bouts
- Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis Dricus Du Plessis won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 2:23Whittaker vs. Plessis fight page
- Robert Whittaker vs. Marvin Vettori Robert Whittaker won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Whittaker vs. Vettori fight page
- Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker Israel Adesanya won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00Adesanya vs. Whittaker fight page
- Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum Robert Whittaker won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00Whittaker vs. Gastelum fight page
- Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier Robert Whittaker won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Whittaker vs. Cannonier fight page
Paulo Costa: last 5 UFC bouts
- Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold Paulo Costa won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Costa vs. Rockhold fight page
- 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