Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa — UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa

Middleweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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Israel AdesanyaWinner

“The Last Stylebender”

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UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

Saturday, September 26, 2020 · Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi

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Result

Israel Adesanya def. Paulo Costa

KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 3:59 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Jason HerzogSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 3:59

Israel AdesanyaRound 2Paulo Costa

33 / 47Sig. strikes5 / 15

70%Accuracy33%

33 / 47Total strikes5 / 15

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:09Control0:00

8.3Pace / min1.3

100%Control share0%

Israel Adesanya

Targethead 61% · body 6% · leg 33%

Phasedistance 70% · clinch 6% · ground 24%

Paulo Costa

Targethead 20% · body 40% · leg 40%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeIsrael Adesanya landed 33 significant strikes to 5.Striking edgeIsrael Adesanya struck at 70% accuracy to 33%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace upIsrael Adesanya's significant-strike pace moved +88% from R1 to R2, 8.3 against 4.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftIsrael Adesanya's significant-strike accuracy moved +11 pts, 70% against 59%.
Target shiftIsrael Adesanya's head share of landed strikes moved +42 pts, to 61% head with 6% body and 33% leg.
Phase shiftIsrael Adesanya's ground share of landed strikes moved +24 pts, to 24% on the ground against 70% at distance.
Accuracy shiftPaulo Costa's significant-strike accuracy moved -30 pts, 33% against 64%.
Defensive driftPaulo Costa absorbed significant strikes +88% faster than in R1, 8.3 against 4.4 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Israel Adesanya

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Paulo Costa

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

55Israel Adesanya sig. strikes

12Paulo Costa sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+88%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Israel Adesanya)

Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.