Saturday, June 1, 2024Prudential Center, Newark, United States
Sean Strickland defeated Paulo Costa by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier, held Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 46-49, Sean Strickland won the decision.
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Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Sean StricklandPaulo Costa
0
Knockdowns0
182 / 402
Significant strikes158 / 266
45%
Sig. strike accuracy59%
182 / 402
Total strikes158 / 266
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:01
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Sean StricklandPaulo Costa
10457%2818%
Head
6737%8453%
Body
116%4629%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
91%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Sean Strickland182 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
102102/254
6666/126
1111/17
Clinch
22/4
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Paulo Costa158 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2727/99
8484/111
4646/55
Clinch
11/1
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Sean StricklandPaulo Costa
R1
24
31
10-910-910-9
R2
25
32
10-910-910-9
R3
45
34
10-910-910-9
R4
39
29
10-910-910-9
R5
49
32
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Paulo Costa
0
Knockdowns0
24 / 56
Significant strikes31 / 43
43%
Sig. strike accuracy72%
24 / 56
Total strikes31 / 43
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:01
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Sean Strickland
0
Knockdowns0
25 / 70
Significant strikes32 / 49
36%
Sig. strike accuracy65%
25 / 70
Total strikes32 / 49
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Sean Strickland
0
Knockdowns0
45 / 83
Significant strikes34 / 54
54%
Sig. strike accuracy63%
45 / 83
Total strikes34 / 54
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 4Judges: Sean Strickland
0
Knockdowns0
39 / 88
Significant strikes29 / 53
44%
Sig. strike accuracy55%
39 / 88
Total strikes29 / 53
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Sean Strickland
0
Knockdowns0
49 / 105
Significant strikes32 / 67
47%
Sig. strike accuracy48%
49 / 105
Total strikes32 / 67
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
24
Sean Strickland
0
Paulo Costa
●50-45 Strickland×13●49-46 Strickland×10●48-47 Strickland
All 24 media scorecards
- Shakiel Mahjouri · CBS Sports50-45Strickland
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno50-45Strickland
- Nolan King · MMAJunkie.com50-45Strickland
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection50-45Strickland
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News50-45Strickland
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com50-45Strickland
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling50-45Strickland
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Strickland
- Nick Baldwin · theScore50-45Strickland
- Devin Tejada · Sherdog.com50-45Strickland
- Dayne Fox · The MMA Draw50-45Strickland
- Jake Noecker · Cageside Press50-45Strickland
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Strickland
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com49-46Strickland
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com49-46Strickland
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com49-46Strickland
- MMAJunkie.com49-46Strickland
- Val Dewar · Cageside Press49-46Strickland
- Chris De Santiago · Sports Illustrated49-46Strickland
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com49-46Strickland
- Patrick McCorry · Cageside Press49-46Strickland
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com49-46Strickland
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com49-46Strickland
- Damien Bartonek · Fox West Texas48-47Strickland
Fan Scorecards
861 fan scorecards submitted
93%
Sean Strickland
6%
Paulo Costa
●50-45 Strickland57.6%●49-46 Strickland23.7%●48-47 Strickland7.8%●48-47 Costa2.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
70%
Strickland
R2
89%
Strickland
R3
95%
Strickland
R4
86%
Strickland
R5
91%
Strickland
Betting Odds
Sean Strickland
-327
77% implied win probability
Open: -221Best: -210
Paulo Costa
+371
21% implied win probability
Open: +179Best: +920
Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Sean Strickland | Paulo Costa |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -255 | +215 |
| BetOnline | -250 | +210 |
| BetUS | -260 | +210 |
| Betway | -2000 | +700 |
| Bovada | -210 | +170 |
| Cloudbet | -258 | +222 |
| DraftKings | -1600 | +800 |
| FanDuel | -1800 | +920 |
| MyBookie | -255 | +200 |
| Pinnacle | -258 | +214 |
| SXBet | -267 | +217 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Paulo Costa absorbs 5.96 significant strikes a minute, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Sean Strickland absorbs 4.53 significant strikes a minute, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
- Paulo Costa lands 6.15 significant strikes a minute, more than 96% of UFC fighters.
- Sean Strickland lands 5.98 significant strikes a minute, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Sean Strickland
BoxingBJJMMA
- —Black belt · BJJRicardo Feliciano
- 2023UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
- 2012King of the Cage Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
- 2012King of the Cage Interim Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
Paulo Costa
No background on record
Camp · Team Borracha · BrazilSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
81%45%
Head
14%41%
Body
5%14%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Sean Stricklandlast 10 fights
78%18%
Paulo Costalast 5 fights
86%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Sean Strickland· from fights outside the UFC Paulo Costa· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.986.15
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean Strickland · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersPaulo Costa · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.535.96
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean Strickland · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersPaulo Costa · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.660.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean Strickland · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersPaulo Costa · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
62%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean Strickland · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersPaulo Costa · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%78%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean Strickland · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersPaulo Costa · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean Strickland · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersPaulo Costa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
5.98
Strikes landed / min6.15
4.53
Strikes taken / minfewer is better5.96
0.66 / 1.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.30 / 0.7
62%
Takedown accuracy43%
69%
Takedown defence78%
1:21
Control time / fight0:42
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Sean Strickland25 UFC fights · 2430 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
74%1790/4753
13%327/506
5%122/156
Clinch
3%66/105
0%10/10
0%2/2
Ground
4%107/178
0%6/7
0%0/0
Paulo Costa12 UFC fights · 934 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
38%356/866
36%339/416
14%131/148
Clinch
2%16/25
3%31/35
0%2/2
Ground
5%50/75
1%9/9
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Sean Strickland18 of 38 ended early · 47%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Paulo Costa14 of 20 ended early · 70%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Sean Strickland3-2
- WUFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · Feb 21, 2026TKO · R3 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- LUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov · Jan 14, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland · Dec 17, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Strickland · Feb 5, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Strickland · Jul 31, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka · May 1, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Silva · Oct 31, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis · Nov 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WMatt LaglerKOTC: Split Decision · Aug 29, 2013TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Middleweight
- WYusuke SakashitaKOTC: Worldwide · Jul 5, 2013Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WBill AlbrechtKOTC: Restitution · Feb 7, 2013TKO · R1 · 2:41 · Middleweight
- WJosh BryantKOTC: Unification · Dec 8, 2012Split Decision · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Hardcore · Apr 26, 2012TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Steel Curtain · Dec 17, 2011TKO · R1 · 3:48 · Catchweight
- WBrett SbardellaKing of the Cage · Aug 6, 2011TKO
- WDonavin HawkeyKOTC: Platinum · Nov 25, 2010SUB · R1 · 1:21 · Middleweight
- WAdriel MontesKOTC Underground 63 · Oct 2, 2010TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Light Heavyweight
- WJorge InterianoLong Beach Fight Night · Jan 3, 2010DEC
- WWilliam WheelerKOTC Underground 45 · Oct 3, 2009SUB · R1 · 1:55 · Light Heavyweight
- WBrandon EllsworthKOTC Underground 33 · Mar 14, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:28 · Middleweight
- WTyler PottettKOTC Underground 20 · Mar 22, 2008SUB · R2 · 1:53 · Welterweight
Paulo Costa3-2
- W
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 · Aug 20, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 20 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WAdriano BalbyJungle Fight 90 · Sep 3, 2016TKO · R1 · 3:25 · Middleweight
- WEduardo RamonJungle Fight 87 · May 21, 2016SUB · R1 · 2:40 · Middleweight
- W
- WWagner SilvaFace to Face 11 · Apr 24, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:37 · Middleweight
- WGerson ConceiçãoFace to Face 9 · Dec 19, 2014TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WFabio MoreiraBH Sparta · Nov 1, 2013TKO
- WAdemilson Borges DuarteMinas Gerais Regional · Jun 15, 2013TKO
- WTeo EstevesMinas Gerais Regional · Feb 25, 2012TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa?
Sean Strickland defeated Paulo Costa by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier, held Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 46-49, Sean Strickland won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa?
The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 46-49, Sean Strickland won the decision.
Was Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 93% of 861 fan cards scored it for Sean Strickland; 100% of 24 media scores picked Sean Strickland.