Gomes vs Costa

Who won Gomes vs Costa?

Italo Gomes beat Melquizael Costa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of LFA 132, on Friday 13th May 2022 at Quali Stage in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Italo Gomes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gomes vs Costa stats

Italo Gomes stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Melquizael Costa made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Italo Gomes' 3rd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Melquizael Costa marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Italo Gomes' LFA record stood at 1-2-0, while Melquizael Costa's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Costa had an advantage in power over Gomes, with a 29% knock out percentage over Gomes' 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gomes had a massive advantage over Costa, boasting a 70% submission rate over Costa's 35%.

Italo Gomes was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Costa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gomes.

Gomes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 3 months later than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 31 less professional rounds, 35 to Costa's 66.

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