Paulo Costa vs Yoel Romero — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Paulo Costa vs Yoel Romero

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UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2

Saturday, August 17, 2019 · Anaheim · California

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Result

Paulo Costa def. Yoel Romero

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Jason HerzogMike Bell · 28-29Ron McCarthy · 28-29Guilherme Bravo · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Paulo CostaRound 3Yoel Romero

44 / 73Sig. strikes53 / 124

60%Accuracy43%

44 / 73Total strikes53 / 124

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

0:02Control0:05

8.8Pace / min10.6

29%Control share71%

Paulo Costa

Targethead 55% · body 41% · leg 5%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%

Yoel Romero

Targethead 85% · body 6% · leg 9%

Phasedistance 91% · clinch 9% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeYoel Romero landed 53 significant strikes to 44.Striking edgePaulo Costa struck at 60% accuracy to 43%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upPaulo Costa's significant-strike pace moved +19% from R2 to R3, 8.8 against 7.4 per minute.
Defensive driftPaulo Costa absorbed significant strikes +32% faster than in R2, 10.6 against 8.0 per minute.
Pace upYoel Romero's significant-strike pace moved +32% from R2 to R3, 10.6 against 8.0 per minute.
Target shiftYoel Romero's head share of landed strikes moved +15 pts, to 85% head with 6% body and 9% leg.

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.

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.

Yoel Romero

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

118Paulo Costa sig. strikes

125Yoel Romero sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+32%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Yoel Romero)