Israel Adesanya v Paulo Costa
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa, Sat, Sep 26, 2020, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Referee Jason Herzog
Referee Jason Herzog
Israel Adesanya won by KO/TKO, R2 3:59. Punch to Head At Distance
“The Last Stylebender”
Height 6'4", Reach 80", Stance Switch, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 8-0-0 in the UFC over 8 fights
“The Eraser”
Height 6'1", Reach 72", Stance Orthodox, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 5-0-0 in the UFC over 5 fights
01/Round by round
2 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Israel Adesanya | Paulo Costa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 22 of 37 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 7 of 11 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 0 |
| Round 23:59 | 33 of 47 | 0 of 0 | 0:09 | 1 | 5 of 15 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 8:59 | 55 of 84 | 0 of 0 | 0:09 | 1 | 12 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 9.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.