Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori
Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa
“The Eraser”
16-4-0
RESULT

Marvin Vettori def. Paulo Costa (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Marvin Vettori
Marvin Vettori
“The Italian Dream”
19-10-1
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Marvin Vettori defeated Paulo Costa by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori, held Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Paulo Costa
Marvin Vettori
0
Knockdowns
0
163 of 260
Significant strikes
190 of 346
63%
Sig. strike accuracy
55%
172 of 269
Total strikes
214 of 373
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 5
100%
Takedown accuracy
20%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:47
Control time
3:27
Significant strikes by target
82 of 174
Head
154 of 307
67 of 72
Body
33 of 36
14 of 14
Leg
3 of 3
154 of 249
Distance
168 of 316
5 of 5
Clinch
21 of 29
4 of 6
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
35 of 53
Sig. str.
39 of 68
35 of 53
Total str.
42 of 71
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:09
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
36 of 65
Sig. str.
40 of 80
36 of 65
Total str.
40 of 80
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:22
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
17 of 29
Sig. str.
31 of 55
19 of 31
Total str.
47 of 74
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:24
Ctrl
1:27
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
30 of 47
Sig. str.
49 of 81
32 of 49
Total str.
53 of 85
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:30
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
45 of 66
Sig. str.
31 of 62
50 of 71
Total str.
32 of 63
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:23
Ctrl
0:59
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

16-4-0
Record
19-10-1
2
Win Streak
0
35
Age
32
6'1"
Height
6'0"
72"
Reach
74"
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

6.15
SLpM
4.74
59%
Str. Acc.
45%
5.96
SApM
4.55
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.30
TD Avg.
1.41
42%
TD Acc.
43%
77%
TD Def.
68%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Paulo Costa · 3-2
  • W
    Azamat Murzakanov
    UFC 327: Procházka vs UlbergSat, Apr 11, 2026
    TKO · R3 · 1:23 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Roman Kopylov
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs PoirierSat, Jun 1, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Luke Rockhold
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Marvin Vettori · 1-4
  • L
    Brunno Ferreira
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Brendan Allen
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Roman Dolidze
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2Sat, Mar 15, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jared Cannonier
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs CannonierSat, Jun 17, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Roman Dolidze
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 18 fights
77.8
Avg sig. strikes
81.3
0.25
Avg takedowns
1.61
0:42
Avg control time
3:10
163
Career high strikes
190
2
Career high TDs
11

Strike Distribution

Paulo Costa
Strike target
Marvin Vettori
45%
Head
78%
41%
Body
10%
14%
Leg
12%
Paulo Costa
Strike position
Marvin Vettori
88%
Distance
87%
5%
Clinch
6%
6%
Ground
7%