Lightweight · Men

Italo Costa

“The Archer”
Brazil The Fighting Nerds debut 2015
Holds 5 fighters
Form L W W L W
Elo 1,209 peak 1,255 · 26 Apr 2025 46 below it
Tapology Sherdog
7-6 (1)pro record
1W current streak
1,309best win, Elo
1,166average opponent
-- born 1 Sep 1999
69.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO919 Sub1,068 Dec1,010

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 12 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 12 bouts (2025): 1,255 Elo, 6-5, aged 26, average opponent 1,146.

  1. Rich Clementi then 1,244, 6-6, aged 25 39-18 after peaked 1,684 ▲
  2. Arkhat Mynbaev then 1,249, 6-6, aged 25 1-2 after peaked 1,196 ▼
  3. Matija Blažičević then 1,313, 6-6, aged 26 5-5 after peaked 1,309 ▼
  4. Hideo Tokoro then 1,312, 6-5, aged 25 30-29 after peaked 1,657 ▲
  5. Darwin Luna Ortez then 1,244, 6-4, aged 24 4-3 after peaked 1,284
  6. Dmitriy Shestakov then 1,267, 6-5, aged 25 1-5 after peaked 1,174 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Shahin Najafi KO/TKO R2 · 26 Apr 2025 · MMA University 1,309
  2. Lucas Tenorio Decision R3 · 21 Aug 2026 · Bison Fighting Championship 1,274
  3. Luan Santos KO/TKO R1 · 18 May 2024 · Dominium Fighter Championship 1,192
  4. Daniel Silva Decision R3 · 23 Feb 2025 · Thunder Fight 1,159
  5. Mateus Linhares Submission R3 · 24 Aug 2019 · Brazil Regional 1,120

Losses

The latest 5 of 6
  1. Alisson Lopes KO/TKO R1 · 20 Jun 2025 · MMA University 1,289
  2. Alex Gomes KO/TKO R1 · 30 Nov 2024 · Dominium Fighter Championship 1,054
  3. Diogo Silva Decision R3 · 21 Sep 2024 · Dominium Fighter Championship 1,328
  4. Maycon Alcino KO/TKO R2 · 30 Nov 2019 · True Time Series 1,081
  5. Jesús Ramos KO/TKO R1 · 1 Jun 2019 · Xtreme Fighting México 991

Fight history

14 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
14 21 Aug 202627.0 yrs W7-6 (1) Lucas Tenorio 7-2 · 23.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,174→1,209 +35 1,274 – Bison Kombat 9: Dos Santos vs. Siqueira Bison Fighting Championship
13 20 Jun 202525.8 yrs L6-6 (1) Alisson Lopes 11-6 · 28.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOBody Shot & Ground & Pound R13:10 0.00 1,255→1,176 -79 1,289 – MMAU2 - MMA University 2: Dantas vs. Pereira MMA University
12 26 Apr 202525.7 yrs W6-5 (1) Shahin Najafi 13-11 · 29.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches R25:44 1.00 1,125→1,255 +130 1,309 – MMAU1 - MMA University 1: Najafi vs. Costa MMA University
11 23 Feb 202525.5 yrs W5-5 (1) Daniel Silva 3-4 · 24.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,036→1,125 +89 1,159 – Thunder Fight - Copa Thunder 37 Thunder Fight
10 30 Nov 202425.2 yrs L4-5 (1) Alex Gomes 3-4 · 28.8 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R1 0.00 1,146→1,036 -110 1,054 – Dominium Fighter Championship - DFC 27: The Best of 2024 Dominium Fighter Championship
9 21 Sep 202425.1 yrs L4-4 (1) Diogo Silva 10-8 · 31.9 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,168→1,146 -22 1,328 – Dominium Fighter Championship - DFC 26: Hendrik vs. Clayton Dominium Fighter Championship
8 18 May 202424.7 yrs W4-3 (1) Luan Santos 4-3 Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R1 1.00 1,046→1,168 +122 1,192 – Dominium Fighter Championship - DFC 24: Snipers Dominium Fighter Championship
7 16 Mar 202424.5 yrs NC3-3 (1) Robson Silva 12-13-1 · 36.8 yrs Bantamweight -- R1 0.00 1,046→1,046 +0 1,228 – Iron Fight Championship 7 Iron Fight Combat
6 30 Nov 201920.2 yrs L3-3 Maycon Alcino debut · 22.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R28:30 0.00 1,162→1,055 -108 1,081 – Bradar Fight / True Time - BFTT 1 True Time Series
5 24 Aug 201920.0 yrs W3-2 Mateus Linhares 3-1 · 23.3 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R3 1.00 1,059→1,162 +103 1,120 – WKC MMA - World Kombat Challenge 24 Brazil Regional
4 1 Jun 201919.7 yrs L2-2 Jesús Ramos 8-5 · 24.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunch R10:57 0.00 1,193→1,059 -133 991 – XFM - Bantamweight Grand Prix Xtreme Fighting México
3 15 Dec 201819.3 yrs W2-1 Felipe Pontes debut Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R11:41 1.00 1,106→1,193 +87 1,103 – WKC MMA - World Kombat Challenge 67 Brazil Regional
2 22 Feb 201818.5 yrs W1-1 Leandro Lika debut Bantamweight KO/TKORetirement R1 1.00 994→1,106 +112 1,095 – RS Impacto Fight 2 Maranhao Regional
1 24 Oct 201516.1 yrs L0-1 Ike Adler debut · 19.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R3 0.16 1,039→993 -46 1,095 – Bradar Fight - Bradar New Talent 4 Bradar Fight