Costa vs Hendricks

Who won Costa vs Hendricks?

Paulo Costa beat Johny Hendricks by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 217, on Saturday 4th November 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Costa vs Hendricks stats

Paulo Costa stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Johny Hendricks made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Paulo Costa's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Paulo Costa's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Johny Hendricks' came in at 13-8-0.

The stats suggested Costa had a massive power advantage over Hendricks, boasting a 90% knock out percentage over Hendricks' 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Costa had a slight advantage over Hendricks, with a 10% submission rate over Hendricks' 6%.

Paulo Costa was the younger man by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Costa had a height advantage of 4 inches over Hendricks. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Costa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 4 months later than Hendricks, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 31 less professional rounds, 36 to Hendricks' 67.

Activity check

Costa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Hendricks' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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