Saturday, October 23, 2021Meta 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. The judges scored it 48-46, 48-46, 48-46, Marvin Vettori won the decision.
Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Paulo CostaMarvin Vettori
0
Knockdowns0
163 / 260
Significant strikes190 / 346
63%
Sig. strike accuracy55%
172 / 269
Total strikes214 / 373
1 / 1
Takedowns1 / 5
100%
Takedown accuracy20%
0:47
Control time3:27
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Paulo CostaMarvin Vettori
8250%15481%
Head
6741%3317%
Body
149%32%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Paulo Costa
94%
Marvin Vettori
88%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Paulo Costa163 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
7979/169
6161/66
1414/14
Clinch
0
55/5
0
Ground
33/5
11/1
0
Marvin Vettori190 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
139139/284
2626/29
33/3
Clinch
1414/22
77/7
0
Ground
11/1
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Paulo CostaMarvin Vettori
R1
35
39
10-910-910-9
R2
36
40
9-99-99-9
R3
17
31
10-910-910-9
R4
30
49
10-910-910-9
R5
45
31
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: Marvin Vettori
0
Knockdowns0
35 / 53
Significant strikes39 / 68
66%
Sig. strike accuracy57%
35 / 53
Total strikes42 / 71
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:09
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
36 / 65
Significant strikes40 / 80
55%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
36 / 65
Total strikes40 / 80
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
0:00
Control time0:22
Round 3Judges: Marvin Vettori
0
Knockdowns0
17 / 29
Significant strikes31 / 55
59%
Sig. strike accuracy56%
19 / 31
Total strikes47 / 74
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:24
Control time1:27
Round 4Judges: Marvin Vettori
0
Knockdowns0
30 / 47
Significant strikes49 / 81
64%
Sig. strike accuracy60%
32 / 49
Total strikes53 / 85
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:00
Control time0:30
Round 5Judges: Paulo Costa
0
Knockdowns0
45 / 66
Significant strikes31 / 62
68%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
50 / 71
Total strikes32 / 63
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 3
0:23
Control time0:59
Judges' Scorecards
- − Costa was docked 1 point in round 2 · Eye poke
Media Scores
0
Paulo Costa
14
Marvin Vettori
●48-46 Vettori×12●49-45 Vettori×2
All 14 media scorecards
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com49-45Vettori
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com49-45Vettori
- Hadi Mohamed Ali · albiladpress.com48-46Vettori
- Nick Baldwin · theScore48-46Vettori
- Marcel Dorff · mmadna.nl48-46Vettori
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com48-46Vettori
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-46Vettori
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com48-46Vettori
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com48-46Vettori
- Scott Fontana · New York Post48-46Vettori
- MMAJunkie.com48-46Vettori
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com48-46Vettori
- Mike Heck · MMAFighting.com48-46Vettori
- MMAMania.com48-46Vettori
Fan Scorecards
536 fan scorecards submitted
7%
Paulo Costa
21%
Draw
72%
Marvin Vettori
●48-46 Vettori47.8%●47-47 Draw20.7%●49-45 Vettori14.7%●48-47 Vettori3.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
90%
Vettori
R2
77%
Draw
R3
88%
Vettori
R4
82%
Vettori
R5
94%
Costa
Betting Odds
Paulo Costa
+248
29% implied win probability
Open: -101Best: +660
Marvin Vettori
-239
71% implied win probability
Open: -118Best: -179
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Paulo Costa | Marvin Vettori | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | +150 | -185 | |
| BetOnline | +158 | -183 | |
| BetUS | +155 | -185 | |
| Betway | +600 | -1429 | |
| Bovada | +170 | -210 | |
| Cloudbet | +161 | -179 | |
| DraftKings | +400 | -700 | |
| FanDuel | +660 | -1200 | |
| mybookie | +170 | -210 | |
| Pinnacle | +145 | -189 | |
| sportsbetio | +150 | -227 | |
| sports-interaction | +145 | -185 | |
| unibet | +162 | -200 |
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
- Marvin Vettori absorbs 4.55 significant strikes a minute, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
- Paulo Costa absorbs 5.96 significant strikes a minute, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Marvin Vettori lands 4.74 significant strikes a minute, more than 83% of UFC fighters.
- Paulo Costa lands 6.15 significant strikes a minute, more than 96% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Paulo Costa
No background on record
Camp · Team Borracha · BrazilMarvin Vettori
KickboxingBoxingBJJFreestyle Wrestling
- —Brown belt · BJJFilippo Stabile
- 2015Venator FC Welterweight ChampionshipVenator Fighting Championship
- —Boxing 8-0Record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
45%78%
Head
41%10%
Body
14%12%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Paulo Costalast 5 fights
86%
Marvin Vettorilast 6 fights
77%20%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Paulo Costa Marvin Vettori
Strikes landed / min
6.154.74
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.964.55
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.301.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
42%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
77%68%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Paulo Costa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
6.15
Strikes landed / min4.74
5.96
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.55
0.30 / 0.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.41 / 3.3
42%
Takedown accuracy43%
77%
Takedown defence68%
0:42
Control time / fight3:10
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.40
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
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
Marvin Vettori18 UFC fights · 1398 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
67%941/2447
8%113/149
12%168/186
Clinch
4%57/92
2%21/21
0%0/1
Ground
6%90/126
0%4/4
0%4/4
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
Paulo Costa14 of 20 ended early · 70%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Marvin Vettori11 of 29 ended early · 38%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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
Marvin Vettori1-4
- LUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 · Mar 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier · Jun 17, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 · Mar 18, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Vettori · Dec 5, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · Oct 12, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · Jul 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- D
- WUFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee · Jun 25, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey · Dec 30, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WJack MasonVenator FC 2 · Dec 12, 2015TKO · R1 · 1:46 · Welterweight
- W
- WGiorgio PietriniVenator FC · Mar 29, 2015SUB
- WAnderson da Silva SantosVenator FC · Jan 15, 2015TKO
- LBill BeaumontUCMMA 40 · Sep 6, 2014Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WGiorgio PietriniImpera FC 3 · Jun 13, 2014SUB · R1 · 1:34
- W
- WLuca RonchettiItaly Regional · Dec 14, 2013SUB
- WMatt RobinsonUCMMA 37 · Nov 30, 2013SUB · R1 · 3:30 · Welterweight
- WTom RichardsUCMMA 35 · Aug 3, 2013SUB · R1 · 1:31 · Welterweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori?
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. The judges scored it 48-46, 48-46, 48-46, Marvin Vettori won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori?
The judges scored it 48-46, 48-46, 48-46, Marvin Vettori won the decision.
Was Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 72% of 536 fan cards scored it for Marvin Vettori; 100% of 14 media scores picked Marvin Vettori.