Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa — UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa

Middleweight · 5 rounds · Card

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Sean StricklandWinner

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UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

Saturday, June 1, 2024 · Newark · New Jersey

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Result

Sean Strickland def. Paulo Costa

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Jason HerzogDave Tirelli · 49-46Chris Lee · 45-50Sal D'amato · 46-49Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R5 · 5:00

Sean StricklandRound 5Paulo Costa

49 / 105Sig. strikes32 / 67

47%Accuracy48%

49 / 105Total strikes32 / 67

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

9.8Pace / min6.4

—Control share—

Sean Strickland

Targethead 76% · body 22% · leg 2%

Phasedistance 96% · clinch 4% · ground 0%

Paulo Costa

Targethead 19% · body 66% · leg 16%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeSean Strickland landed 49 significant strikes to 32.

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

What changed from R4

Pace upSean Strickland's significant-strike pace moved +26% from R4 to R5, 9.8 against 7.8 per minute.
Target shiftSean Strickland's head share of landed strikes moved +19 pts, to 76% head with 22% body and 2% leg.
Target shiftPaulo Costa's head share of landed strikes moved -12 pts, to 19% head with 66% body and 16% leg.
Defensive driftPaulo Costa absorbed significant strikes +26% faster than in R4, 9.8 against 7.8 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.

Sean Strickland

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

182Sean Strickland sig. strikes

158Paulo Costa sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+80%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Sean Strickland)