Israel Adesanyavs
Paulo Costa
Israel Adesanya def. Paulo Costa (TKO)
Middleweight5 rounds scheduledSunday, September 27, 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 Sunday, September 27, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.
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
—
Takedown accuracy
—
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)