Israel Adesanyavs
Paulo Costa
Israel Adesanya def. Paulo Costa (TKO)
Middleweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, September 26, 2020
UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Israel Adesanya defeated Paulo Costa by TKO in round 2 (3:59) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa, held Saturday, September 26, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.
Tale of the Tape
24-6-0
Record
16-4-0
0
Win Streak
2
36
Age
35
6'4"
Height
6'1"
80"
Reach
72"
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Stance
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Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.03
SLpM
6.15
48%
Str. Acc.
59%
3.22
SApM
5.96
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.05
TD Avg.
0.30
9%
TD Acc.
42%
76%
TD Def.
77%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Israel Adesanya · 1-4
- L
- LUFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Paulo Costa · 3-2
- W
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 302: Makhachev vs PoirierSat, Jun 1, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Common Opponents
Israel Adesanya
Paulo Costa
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 18 fights · 12 fights
71.5
Avg sig. strikes
77.8
0.06
Avg takedowns
0.25
0:34
Avg control time
0:42
119
Career high strikes
163
1
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
Israel Adesanya
Strike target
Paulo Costa
49%
Head
45%
21%
Body
41%
30%
Leg
14%
Israel Adesanya
Strike position
Paulo Costa
92%
Distance
88%
5%
Clinch
5%
3%
Ground
6%
Fight stats
Israel Adesanya
Paulo Costa
1
Knockdowns
0
55 of 84
Significant strikes
12 of 26
65%
Sig. strike accuracy
46%
55 of 84
Total strikes
12 of 26
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
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Takedown accuracy
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0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:09
Control time
0:01
Significant strikes by target
24 of 51
Head
2 of 13
5 of 6
Body
7 of 8
26 of 27
Leg
3 of 5
45 of 71
Distance
12 of 26
2 of 3
Clinch
0 of 0
8 of 10
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
22 of 37
Sig. str.
7 of 11
22 of 37
Total str.
7 of 11
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
33 of 47
Sig. str.
5 of 15
33 of 47
Total str.
5 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:09
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)