Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa — UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa

Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

Robert WhittakerWinner

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UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

Saturday, February 17, 2024 · Anaheim · California

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Result

Robert Whittaker def. Paulo Costa

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

Referee · Mike BeltranRon McCarthy · 28-29Eliot Kelly · 28-29Mike Bell · 27-30Source · 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

Robert WhittakerRound 3Paulo Costa

25 / 58Sig. strikes14 / 48

43%Accuracy29%

25 / 58Total strikes14 / 48

0Knockdowns0

0 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

5.0Pace / min2.8

—Control share—

Robert Whittaker

Targethead 68% · body 0% · leg 32%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Paulo Costa

Targethead 50% · body 14% · leg 36%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeRobert Whittaker landed 25 significant strikes to 14.Striking edgeRobert Whittaker struck at 43% accuracy to 29%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace downRobert Whittaker's significant-strike pace moved -22% from R2 to R3, 5.0 against 6.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftRobert Whittaker's significant-strike accuracy moved -15 pts, 43% against 58%.
Pace downPaulo Costa's significant-strike pace moved -46% from R2 to R3, 2.8 against 5.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftPaulo Costa's significant-strike accuracy moved -19 pts, 29% against 48%.

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.

Robert Whittaker

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

95Robert Whittaker sig. strikes

67Paulo Costa sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-46%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Paulo Costa)