Randy Costa

Randy Costa is a 31-year-old combat athlete from Massachusetts who arrived in the UFC as a rising prospect in 2019 but exited two-and-a-half years later with a 2-4 record and a one-fight losing streak. His time in the octagon was marked by early promise (a first-round head-kick knockout of Journey Newson earned him a Performance of the Night award in September 2020) followed by a brutal downturn: losses to Adrian Yanez, Tony Kelley, and finally a 64-second submission to Guido Cannetti in October 2022 that ended his UFC run.

Since his release, Costa has become a different kind of fighter. Rather than chase another UFC contract, he has embraced a nomadic, multi-format approach, competing in bare-knuckle MMA under Jorge Masvidal's Gamebred banner, transitioning to bare-knuckle boxing at BKFC, and most recently testing himself in Muay Thai. His record outside the UFC stands at 4-0 with one no-contest, including a standout first-round knockout against Nick Burgos in his BKFC debut (June 2025). What has set Costa apart is his willingness to compete through adversity: in September 2025, he fought three full rounds of Muay Thai with a broken jaw sustained in the first round, ultimately earning a unanimous decision and praise for his durability and mentality.

Costa's wrestling, boxing, and kickboxing background (he began combat training in middle school and high school) has given him a well-rounded striking and clinch game. Training partners like BKB champion Harry Gigliotti have highlighted his 'dirty boxing' inside game and versatility at range. At featherweight or bantamweight, Costa has become a fixture of the growing bare-knuckle boxing and MMA landscape, viewed by insiders as a prospect with world-championship upside in that space. His arc from UFC washout to respected multi-format finisher is the story of a fighter who found his level and thrived once freed from the confines of a single promotion.