Paulo Costa vs Israel Adesanya prediction

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · Sunday, 27 September 2020 · Middleweight · 5 rounds · main event

Paulo CostaBrazilBrazil · 16-4-0UFC wins: 5 KO, 0 SUB, 3 DEC
vs
Israel AdesanyaNigeriaNigeria · 24-6-0UFC wins: 5 KO, 0 SUB, 8 DECUFC debut

Result: Israel Adesanya by KO/TKO, R2 3:59.

Paulo Costa vs Israel Adesanya: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Paulo CostaBrazilTale of the tapeNigeriaIsrael Adesanya
16-4-0Record24-6-0
BrazilNationalityNigeria
12UFC fights19
29Age31
185 cmHeight193 cm
183 cmReach203 cm
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
5 / 0 / 3UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC5 / 0 / 8
1 / 0 / 3UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC3 / 1 / 2
5.9Sig. strikes landed per minute4.0
5.7Sig. strikes absorbed per minute3.2
0.4Takedowns per 15 minutes0.1
0.57Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.59

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Paulo Costa: last UFC fights

Won 1 (100%)Lost 0 (0%)

Israel Adesanya: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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