Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Marvin Vettori def. Paulo Costa (Unanimous Decision)
Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
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
Judges' Scorecards
Derek Cleary
| # | Costa | Vettori |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 5 | 10 | 9 |
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Sal D'Amato
| # | Costa | Vettori |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 5 | 10 | 9 |
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Junichiro Kamijo
| # | Costa | Vettori |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 5 | 10 | 9 |
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- − Costa was docked 1 point in round 2 — Eye poke
Media Scores
0
Costa
–
14
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
7%
Costa
21%
Draw
72%
Vettori
536 fan scorecards submitted
●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
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
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"
185 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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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
- 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
Marvin Vettori · 1-4
- LUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2Sat, Mar 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs CannonierSat, Jun 17, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Common Opponents
Head-to-Head History
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%