Ivan vs Costa

Who won Ivan vs Costa?

Gabriel Costa beat Thiago Ivan by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of LFA 162, on Friday 7th July 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

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).

Ivan vs Costa stats

Thiago Ivan stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gabriel Costa made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Gabriel Costa marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Thiago Ivan's LFA record stood at 0-1-0, while Gabriel Costa's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Ivan had a large advantage in power over Costa, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Costa's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Costa had a large advantage over Ivan, boasting a 43% submission rate over Ivan's 14%.

Thiago Ivan was the same age as Gabriel Costa, at years old.

Ivan's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Costa's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 12 years and 4 months later than Costa, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 17 to Costa's 17.

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Costa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ivan vs Costa?

Thiago Ivan was a 16/5 (+320) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriel Costa made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.