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Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Sep 26, 2020Odds at the close
Israel Adesanya def. Paulo Costa · KO/TKO, round 2 (3:59)
Favourite
Israel
Adesanya
Middleweight
Record
19-0
UFC
8-0
Age
31
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
Switch
Record and age going into this fight.
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Closing lineno-vig, 1 US book
62%38%
Underdog
Paulo
Costa
Middleweight
Record
13-0
UFC
5-0
Age
29
Height
6'1"
Reach
72"
Stance
Orthodox
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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.

14
34
Round 1
■ 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.

Yoel Romero
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

Other fights that night

William Knight def. Aleksa Camurdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Brad Riddell def. Alex Da Silvadecision, 3 rounds CLOSE73% Brandon Royval def. Kai Kara-Francesubmission, round 2 (0:48)Underdog won CLOSE35% Danilo Marques def. Khadis Ibragimovdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Jake Matthews def. Diego Sanchezdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE83% Jan Blachowicz def. Dominick ReyesKO/TKO, round 2 (4:36)Underdog won CLOSE31% Hakeem Dawodu def. Zubaira Tukhugovdecision, 3 roundsUnderdog won CLOSE45% Juan Espino def. Jeff Hughessubmission, round 1 (3:48) CLOSE71% Ketlen Vieira def. Sijara Eubanksdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE63% Ludovit Klein def. Shane YoungKO/TKO, round 1 (1:16) CLOSE—

Questions and answers

Who won Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa?

Israel Adesanya beat Paulo Costa by KO/TKO, round 2 (3:59) on Saturday, September 26, 2020.

Was Israel Adesanya the favourite?

The favourite won. The closing line gave Israel Adesanya a 62% chance.

What were Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa's records going into the fight?

Israel Adesanya is 19-0 (8-0 in the UFC). Paulo Costa is 13-0 (5-0 in the UFC).