The Cage Index@TheCageIndex

CI 100 • September 14, 2026

#84

Paulo Costa

Light Heavyweight

CAGE INDEX RATING72.36CIR v2.8

This page reports Paulo Costa’s published Cage Index standing for the current snapshot. CIR is a model rating of recorded UFC results, not a fight prediction or an official UFC ranking.

Paulo Costa

Ranking résumé

THE NUMBER IN CONTEXT

Current standing, division position and historical highs from the same CIR v2.8 archive used by the Historical Calculator.

Current P4P#84CIR 72.36
Division rank#6Light Heavyweight • 46 qualified
Peak CIR78.62Aug 18, 2019
Career-best P4P#34Sep 1, 2019
CI 100 event weeks156Qualified event-week snapshots
Top-10 event weeks0Qualified event-week snapshots
Gap above0.30 CIR to #83 Alexia Thainara
Gap below0.10 CIR over #85 Curtis Blaydes

Latest event impact

WHY THEY MOVED

Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado • Sep 13, 2026Rose 2 places to #84CIR 72.37 → 72.36 (-0.01)

Paulo Costa did not compete on this card. Across the Sep 11, 2026 → Sep 13, 2026 recalculation, CIR moved 72.37 → 72.36 (-0.01). Any rank movement came from field-wide results, normal time decay and eligibility changes rather than a new bout for Paulo Costa.

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Card movement uses CIR v2.8 snapshots at 2026-09-11 and 2026-09-13. A rank can change because the fighter changes, other fighters change, eligibility changes, or evidence ages with time.

Historical CIR

CAREER RATING TIMELINE

Every qualified historical snapshot in the CIR v2.8 archive, from Jun 4, 2017 through Sep 14, 2026.

8576685950Peak CIR 78.62 on Aug 18, 2019Latest CIR 72.36 on Sep 14, 2026201720222026
Peak: 78.62 • Aug 18, 2019Best rank: #34 • Sep 1, 2019Current: 72.36 • #84

This chart is descriptive historical output, not a prediction. Inactivity can lower CIR through time decay even without a new loss.

How to read this number

Opponent-relative fight evidence drives ability; reliability changes the weight of that evidence; recency ages it; and bounded, division-specific championship support combines with ability. Those context displays are not separate additive bonuses.

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