Albazi vs Costa

Who won Albazi vs Costa?

Amir Albazi beat Alessandro Costa by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Albazi vs Costa stats

Amir Albazi stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Alessandro Costa made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Amir Albazi's UFC record stood at 8-0-0, while Alessandro Costa's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Albazi had a slight advantage in power over Costa, with a 27% knock out percentage over Costa's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Albazi had a slight advantage over Costa, with a 60% submission rate over Costa's 50%.

Amir Albazi was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

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

Albazi was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 34 to Costa's 35.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alessandro Costa had been fighting more than Amir Albazi.

Going to this contest, Amir Albazi had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 6 days ago, while Alessandro Costa's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 9 days ago.

What were the odds on Albazi vs Costa?

Amir Albazi was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Alessandro Costa made his way into the ring at 15/4 (+380) with oddsmakers.