Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa
Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds
Sat, Sep 26, 2020Odds at the close
Favourite
Middleweight
Record
19-0
UFC
8-0
Age
31
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
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Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → AdesanyaCosta
Closing line
62%38%
Underdog
Middleweight
Record
13-0
UFC
5-0
Age
29
Height
6'1"
Reach
72"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Fight stats
Israel AdesanyaPaulo Costa
Significant strikes55 of 8412 of 26
Knockdowns10
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:090:01
Submission attempts00
How they fight
Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.
■ Israel Adesanya
■ Paulo Costa
Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.
Common opponents
Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.
Israel Adesanya
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Mar 2020 · landed 0.3 more significant strikes a minute
Paulo Costa
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Aug 2019 · Romero landed 0.5 more a minute
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