Michael Costa
UFC DebutNickname“The Big Boss”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Curitiba, Parana
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Wand Fight Team
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Michael Costa makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
179-129-7
.581 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
15 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 17 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 4 sub · 1 decSengoku · Pancrase · STFC 14 · AOW 14 · CF +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yoshiaki Takahashi12-8-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 17, 2013 |
| W | Danny Salinas12-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:28 | STFC 14 | Nov 27, 2010 |
| D | Simeon Thoresen17-6-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | AOW 14 | Sep 26, 2009 |
| L | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 3:31 | Sengoku | May 2, 2009 | |
| L | Nick Thompson38-14-1 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 4:13 | Sengoku | Jun 8, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | — | CF | Dec 14, 2007 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Storm Samurai | Aug 31, 2007 | |
| L | Alexandre Barros27-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SS 12 | Nov 25, 2006 |
| W | Julio Cesar Bilik22-27 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | SS 11 | May 21, 2006 |
| W | Sergio Esquiavon0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | SS 9 | Nov 20, 2005 |
| L | Edson Jorge6-1-1 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | SS 8 | Jul 2, 2005 |
| W | Edigrei Nunes0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:12 | SS 7 | Jun 11, 2005 |
| W | Julian Fabrin Soares15-16-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:05 | SS 6 | Mar 19, 2005 |
| W | Araripe Abreu5-13 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 4:09 | Shooto | Nov 28, 2004 |
| L | Rodrigo Tadeu Semeniuk | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 2:30 | SS 4 | Aug 7, 2004 |
| W | Jefferson Cabeca3-2 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | SS 3 | Apr 18, 2004 |
| W | Rodrigo Tadeu Semeniuk | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:23 | SS 1 | Nov 29, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.