Costa vs Vettori

Who won Costa vs Vettori?

Marvin Vettori beat Paulo Costa by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 41, on Saturday 23rd October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 48-46, 48-46, 48-46 in favor of the winner Marvin Vettori.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Costa vs Vettori stats

Paulo Costa stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marvin Vettori made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Paulo Costa's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Marvin Vettori marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Paulo Costa's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Marvin Vettori's came in at 9-6-1.

The stats suggested Costa had a massive power advantage over Vettori, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Vettori's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vettori had a massive advantage over Costa, boasting a 56% submission rate over Costa's 8%.

Paulo Costa was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Costa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vettori. Despite this, Vettori had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Costa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 months earlier than Vettori, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 37 less professional rounds, 36 to Vettori's 73.

Costa vs Vettori form

Paulo Costa had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Robert Whittaker at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Israel Adesanya at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Yoel Romero at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Marvin Vettori had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on 15th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Roman Dolidze at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been defeated by Robert Whittaker at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He was victorious against Paulo Costa at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marvin Vettori had been fighting more than Paulo Costa.

Going to this contest, Paulo Costa had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 9 days ago, while Marvin Vettori's last outing had been 3 months and 11 days ago.

Costa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Vettori's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

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