Costas Philippou (13-5, 8) was born in Limassol, Cyprus on November 29, 1979. At the age of 28 years on May 9, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Ricardo Romero, losing the fight via 3-round split decision.
On March 19, 2011, 31-year old Costas Philippou made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 128 against a 29-year old Nick Catone but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Philippou's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber at age 35 on May 16, 2015. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Costas Philippou's best fights have been against Jared Hamman, Lorenz Larkin, Tim Boetsch, Court McGee, Riki Fukuda and Jorge Rivera.
Philippou has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | May 16, 2015 35 years, 5 months 13-5 (8) | 29 years, 9 months 36-5-2 (32) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | May 10, 2014 34 years, 5 months 13-4 (8) | 27 years, 8 months 14-2 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
17  | Jan 15, 2014 34 years, 1 months 12-4 (7) | 29 years, 2 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Body kick |
16  | Sep 21, 2013 33 years, 9 months 12-3 (7) | 31 years, 11 months 21-7 (16) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Dec 29, 2012 33 years, 1 months 12-2 (7) | 31 years, 11 months 16-4 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14  | Jul 7, 2012 32 years, 7 months 11-2 (6) | 31 years, 6 months 18-5 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Mar 3, 2012 32 years, 3 months 10-2 (6) | 27 years, 2 months 14-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Dec 10, 2011 32 years 9-2 (6) | 29 years, 9 months 13-3 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
11  | Aug 6, 2011 31 years, 8 months 8-2 (5) | 39 years, 5 months 19-8 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
10  | Mar 19, 2011 31 years, 3 months 7-2 (5) | 29 years, 6 months 8-2 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
9  | Feb 4, 2011 31 years, 2 months 7-1 (5) | 26 years, 6 months 4-1 (4) | MD | 3 | MD | WIN | |
8 | Dec 3, 2010 31 years 6-1 (5) | Aung La N Sang | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Oct 23, 2010 30 years, 10 months 5-1 (4) | Marcus Finch | MD | 2 | NC | NC Groin kick | |
6 | Sep 11, 2009 29 years, 9 months 5-1 (4) | Victor O'Donnell | MD | 3 | UD | WIN Won Ring of Combat middleweight title | |
5 | Feb 20, 2009 29 years, 2 months 4-1 (4) | Aaron Meisner | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Nov 21, 2008 28 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | John Doyle | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Sep 12, 2008 28 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Brendan Barrett | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
2 | Jun 27, 2008 28 years, 6 months 1-1 (1) | Tony Andreocci | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
1  | May 9, 2008 28 years, 5 months 0-1 (0) | 30 years 4-0 (4) | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
