Erceg vs Costa

Who won Erceg vs Costa?

Steve Erceg beat Alessandro Costa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Steve Erceg.

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).

Erceg vs Costa stats

Steve Erceg stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Alessandro Costa made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Steve Erceg's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Alessandro Costa marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Steve Erceg's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Alessandro Costa's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Costa had a large advantage in power over Erceg, boasting a 31% knock out percentage over Erceg's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erceg had an advantage over Costa, with a 60% submission rate over Costa's 46%.

Steve Erceg was the same age as Alessandro Costa, at 29 years old.

Erceg had a height advantage of 5 inches over Costa. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Erceg's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Costa's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 months later than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 38 to Costa's 37.

Activity check

Costa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Erceg vs Costa?

Steve Erceg was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Alessandro Costa made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.