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Cage Intel

Cage Intel

Paulo Costa Defeated Luke Rockhold @ UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards by Decision - Unanimous (R3 5:00)

Middleweight Bout - 3 Rounds

Referee - Mike Beltran

Fight Stats

Paulo Costa
Costa Rockhold
31 Age 37
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
6'1 Height 6'3
72.0" Reach 77.0"
0 Knockdowns 0
1.43 Striking Differential 0.7
73/103 Significant Strikes 51/70
2/2 Takedowns 1/4
0 Submissions Attempted 0
5:28 Control Time 0:47
185.5 Weigh In 185.5
Costa Rockhold
2/2 Takedowns 1/4
100.0% Takedown Accuracy 25.0%
0 Reversals 1
0 Submissions Attempted 0
5:28 Control Time 0:47
Costa Rockhold
8:45 Neutral Time 8:45
9:48 Standing Time 9:48
8:43 Distance Time 8:43
1:05 Clinch Time 1:05
5:12 Ground Time 5:12
5:28 Control Time 0:47
4:37 Ground Control Time 0:35
0:46 Misc Ground Control Time 0:06
0:17 Guard Control Time 0:25
1:15 Half Guard Control Time 0:04
0:52 Side Control Time 0:00
0:17 Mount Control Time 0:00
1:10 Back Control Time 0:00
Costa Rockhold
106/137 Total Strikes 57/78
50/75 Total Head Strikes 29/48
52/58 Total Body Strikes 23/25
4/4 Total Leg Strikes 5/5
8/10 Total Clinch Strikes 2/2
45/47 Total Ground Strikes 7/9
Costa Rockhold
73/103 Significant Strikes 51/70
70.87% Significant Strike Accuracy 72.86%
37/61 Significant Head Strikes 23/40
33/39 Significant Body Strikes 23/25
3/3 Significant Leg Strikes 5/5
53/80 Significant Distance Strikes 48/67
3/4 Significant Clinch Strikes 2/2
17/19 Significant Ground Strikes 1/1
Costa Rockhold
27/48 Significant Distance Head Strikes 21/38
23/29 Significant Distance Body Strikes 22/24
3/3 Significant Distance Leg Strikes 5/5
Costa Rockhold
0/1 Significant Clinch Head Strikes 1/1
3/3 Significant Clinch Body Strikes 1/1
0/0 Significant Clinch Leg Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
10/12 Significant Ground Head Strikes 1/1
7/7 Significant Ground Body Strikes 0/0
0/0 Significant Ground Leg Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
0 Knockdowns 0
27/34 Significant Strikes 19/23
1/1 Takedowns 0/2
0 Submissions Attempted 0
2:48 Control Time 0:03
Costa Rockhold
1/1 Takedowns 0/2
100.0% Takedown Accuracy 0.0%
0 Reversals 0
0 Submissions Attempted 0
2:48 Control Time 0:03
Costa Rockhold
2:09 Neutral Time 2:09
2:47 Standing Time 2:47
2:08 Distance Time 2:08
0:39 Clinch Time 0:39
2:13 Ground Time 2:13
2:48 Control Time 0:03
2:13 Ground Control Time 0:00
0:39 Misc Ground Control Time 0:00
0:17 Guard Control Time 0:00
1:00 Half Guard Control Time 0:00
0:00 Side Control Time 0:00
0:17 Mount Control Time 0:00
0:00 Back Control Time 0:00
Costa Rockhold
56/64 Total Strikes 19/23
22/29 Total Head Strikes 6/8
32/33 Total Body Strikes 11/13
2/2 Total Leg Strikes 2/2
6/8 Total Clinch Strikes 2/2
39/41 Total Ground Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
27/34 Significant Strikes 19/23
79.41% Significant Strike Accuracy 82.61%
13/19 Significant Head Strikes 6/8
13/14 Significant Body Strikes 11/13
1/1 Significant Leg Strikes 2/2
11/15 Significant Distance Strikes 17/21
2/3 Significant Clinch Strikes 2/2
14/16 Significant Ground Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
6/9 Significant Distance Head Strikes 5/7
4/5 Significant Distance Body Strikes 10/12
1/1 Significant Distance Leg Strikes 2/2
Costa Rockhold
0/1 Significant Clinch Head Strikes 1/1
2/2 Significant Clinch Body Strikes 1/1
0/0 Significant Clinch Leg Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
7/9 Significant Ground Head Strikes 0/0
7/7 Significant Ground Body Strikes 0/0
0/0 Significant Ground Leg Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
0 Knockdowns 0
30/42 Significant Strikes 23/35
1/1 Takedowns 1/1
0 Submissions Attempted 0
0:17 Control Time 0:12
Costa Rockhold
1/1 Takedowns 1/1
100.0% Takedown Accuracy 100.0%
0 Reversals 0
0 Submissions Attempted 0
0:17 Control Time 0:12
Costa Rockhold
4:31 Neutral Time 4:31
4:56 Standing Time 4:56
4:31 Distance Time 4:31
0:25 Clinch Time 0:25
0:04 Ground Time 0:04
0:17 Control Time 0:12
0:01 Ground Control Time 0:03
0:01 Misc Ground Control Time 0:03
0:00 Guard Control Time 0:00
0:00 Half Guard Control Time 0:00
0:00 Side Control Time 0:00
0:00 Mount Control Time 0:00
0:00 Back Control Time 0:00
Costa Rockhold
31/43 Total Strikes 23/35
15/23 Total Head Strikes 11/23
14/18 Total Body Strikes 9/9
2/2 Total Leg Strikes 3/3
2/2 Total Clinch Strikes 0/0
0/0 Total Ground Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
30/42 Significant Strikes 23/35
71.43% Significant Strike Accuracy 65.71%
14/22 Significant Head Strikes 11/23
14/18 Significant Body Strikes 9/9
2/2 Significant Leg Strikes 3/3
29/41 Significant Distance Strikes 23/35
1/1 Significant Clinch Strikes 0/0
0/0 Significant Ground Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
14/22 Significant Distance Head Strikes 11/23
13/17 Significant Distance Body Strikes 9/9
2/2 Significant Distance Leg Strikes 3/3
Costa Rockhold
0/0 Significant Clinch Head Strikes 0/0
1/1 Significant Clinch Body Strikes 0/0
0/0 Significant Clinch Leg Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
0/0 Significant Ground Head Strikes 0/0
0/0 Significant Ground Body Strikes 0/0
0/0 Significant Ground Leg Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
0 Knockdowns 0
16/27 Significant Strikes 9/12
0/0 Takedowns 0/1
0 Submissions Attempted 0
2:23 Control Time 0:32
Costa Rockhold
0/0 Takedowns 0/1
nan% Takedown Accuracy 0.0%
0 Reversals 1
0 Submissions Attempted 0
2:23 Control Time 0:32
Costa Rockhold
2:05 Neutral Time 2:05
2:05 Standing Time 2:05
2:04 Distance Time 2:04
0:01 Clinch Time 0:01
2:55 Ground Time 2:55
2:23 Control Time 0:32
2:23 Ground Control Time 0:32
0:06 Misc Ground Control Time 0:03
0:00 Guard Control Time 0:25
0:15 Half Guard Control Time 0:04
0:52 Side Control Time 0:00
0:00 Mount Control Time 0:00
1:10 Back Control Time 0:00
Costa Rockhold
19/30 Total Strikes 15/20
13/23 Total Head Strikes 12/17
6/7 Total Body Strikes 3/3
0/0 Total Leg Strikes 0/0
0/0 Total Clinch Strikes 0/0
6/6 Total Ground Strikes 7/9
Costa Rockhold
16/27 Significant Strikes 9/12
59.26% Significant Strike Accuracy 75.0%
10/20 Significant Head Strikes 6/9
6/7 Significant Body Strikes 3/3
0/0 Significant Leg Strikes 0/0
13/24 Significant Distance Strikes 8/11
0/0 Significant Clinch Strikes 0/0
3/3 Significant Ground Strikes 1/1
Costa Rockhold
7/17 Significant Distance Head Strikes 5/8
6/7 Significant Distance Body Strikes 3/3
0/0 Significant Distance Leg Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
0/0 Significant Clinch Head Strikes 0/0
0/0 Significant Clinch Body Strikes 0/0
0/0 Significant Clinch Leg Strikes 0/0
Costa Rockhold
3/3 Significant Ground Head Strikes 1/1
0/0 Significant Ground Body Strikes 0/0
0/0 Significant Ground Leg Strikes 0/0
Luke Rockhold

Scorecards

Derek Cleary
Round Costa Rockhold
1 10.0 9.0
2 10.0 9.0
3 10.0 9.0
Total 30.0 27.0
Mike Bell
Round Costa Rockhold
1 10.0 9.0
2 10.0 9.0
3 10.0 9.0
Total 30.0 27.0
Chris Lee
Round Costa Rockhold
1 10.0 9.0
2 10.0 9.0
3 10.0 9.0
Total 30.0 27.0

Play-By-Play

Action Round Round Time Timestamp
Fight opens N/A N/A 2022-08-21T03:32:39Z
Rockhold walks out N/A N/A 2022-08-21T03:35:04Z
Costa walks out N/A N/A 2022-08-21T03:36:54Z
Tale of the Tape N/A N/A 2022-08-21T03:38:50Z
Staredown N/A N/A 2022-08-21T03:40:46Z
Round starts 1.0 5:00 2022-08-21T03:41:07Z
Rockhold attempts a takedown on Costa 1.0 4:34 2022-08-21T03:41:33Z
Costa attempts a takedown on Rockhold 1.0 3:57 2022-08-21T03:42:10Z
Costa takes down Rockhold 1.0 3:56 2022-08-21T03:42:11Z
Rockhold attempts a takedown on Costa 1.0 0:31 2022-08-21T03:45:36Z
Round ends 1.0 0:00 2022-08-21T03:46:08Z
Round starts 2.0 5:00 2022-08-21T03:47:22Z
Rockhold attempts a takedown on Costa 2.0 4:42 2022-08-21T03:47:40Z
Rockhold takes down Costa 2.0 4:34 2022-08-21T03:47:48Z
Pause due to Eye Poke by Rockhold 2.0 2:14 2022-08-21T03:50:08Z
Round is paused 2.0 2:14 2022-08-21T03:50:08Z
Round continues 2.0 2:14 2022-08-21T03:50:26Z
Costa attempts a takedown on Rockhold 2.0 1:46 2022-08-21T03:50:54Z
Costa takes down Rockhold 2.0 1:45 2022-08-21T03:50:55Z
Pause due to Low Blow by Costa 2.0 1:24 2022-08-21T03:51:16Z
Round is paused 2.0 1:24 2022-08-21T03:51:16Z
Round continues 2.0 1:40 2022-08-21T03:52:37Z
Round ends 2.0 0:00 2022-08-21T03:54:17Z
Round starts 3.0 5:00 2022-08-21T03:55:35Z
Rockhold attempts a takedown on Costa 3.0 2:49 2022-08-21T03:57:46Z
Rockhold reverses the position 3.0 0:24 2022-08-21T04:00:11Z
Fight is over N/A N/A 2022-08-21T04:00:36Z
Round ends 3.0 0:00 2022-08-21T04:00:36Z
Results are announced N/A N/A 2022-08-21T04:02:31Z
Costa wins by decision N/A N/A 2022-08-21T04:02:42Z
Fight complete N/A N/A 2022-08-21T04:07:23Z