Costa vs Borjas

Who won Costa vs Borjas?

Alessandro Costa beat Kevin Borjas by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 301, on Saturday 4th May 2024 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Costa vs Borjas stats

Alessandro Costa stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Kevin Borjas made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Alessandro Costa's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Kevin Borjas marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Alessandro Costa's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Kevin Borjas' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Borjas had a massive power advantage over Costa, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Costa's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Costa had a massive advantage over Borjas, boasting a 46% submission rate over Borjas' 0%.

Alessandro Costa was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Borjas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Costa. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Costa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Borjas, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 37 to Borjas' 23.

Activity check

Costa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Costa vs Borjas start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:05 PM UTC , which was 6:05 PM EST or 3:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:05 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Costa vs Borjas?

Alessandro Costa was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Kevin Borjas made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.