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Journey Newson vs Randy Costa

Journey Newson is 10-5-0; Randy Costa is 7-4-0. Journey Newson is 5 years older than Randy Costa. Randy Costa has a 6" · 15 cm reach advantage over Journey Newson. Randy Costa is 4" · 10 cm taller than Journey Newson. They have met once: Journey Newson 0, Randy Costa 1.

Journey Newson
United States
Journey Newson
10-5-0
Loss · SubmissionLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous Decision
Met once
Randy Costa
United States
Randy Costa
“THE ZOHAN” · 7-4-0
Win · TKOLoss · SubmissionLoss · TKO
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Style & credentials

Journey Newson

No background on record

Camp · Impact Jiu Jitsu
Randy Costa

No background on record

Camp · Kill Cliff FC

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

36%
Head
82%
30%
Body
16%
33%
Leg
2%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Journey Newsonlast 5 fights
94%
Randy Costalast 7 fights
89%9%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Journey Newson Randy Costa· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.646.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Journey Newson · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fightersRandy Costa · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.577.58
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Journey Newson · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersRandy Costa · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.560.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Journey Newson · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersRandy Costa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
17%0%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Journey Newson · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fightersRandy Costa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
44%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Journey Newson · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersRandy Costa · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Journey Newson · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersRandy Costa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.64
Strikes landed / min
6.53
2.57
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
7.58
0.56 / 3.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
17%
Takedown accuracy
0%
44%
Takedown defence
50%
0:23
Control time / fight
0:33
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Journey Newson6 UFC fights · 141 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
30%43/285
28%40/69
32%45/65
Clinch
2%3/4
1%1/1
0%0/0
Ground
6%9/9
0%0/0
0%0/0
Randy Costa6 UFC fights · 174 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
77%134/322
10%17/25
2%4/4
Clinch
2%4/6
6%10/10
0%0/0
Ground
3%5/9
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Journey Newson and Randy Costa ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley (Sat, Sep 19, 2020), where Randy Costa won by TKO.

What are the records of Journey Newson and Randy Costa?

Journey Newson is 10-5-0 and Randy Costa is 7-4-0.

Who has the longer reach, Journey Newson or Randy Costa?

Randy Costa has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Journey Newson, a 6" · 15 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Journey Newson or Randy Costa?

Randy Costa is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Journey Newson stands 5'5" · 165 cm.

Who is older, Journey Newson or Randy Costa?

Journey Newson is 37 and Randy Costa is 32.

Who has more finishes, Journey Newson or Randy Costa?

Journey Newson has 3 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Randy Costa has 7 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).