Blachowicz vs Costa

When is Blachowicz vs Costa?

Jan Blachowicz could potentially fight Paulo Costa, in Autumn/Fall 2023.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Blachowicz vs Costa stats

Jan Blachowicz would step into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Paulo Costa would make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Costa would have a massive power advantage over Blachowicz, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 31%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Blachowicz would have a large advantage over Costa, boasting at 31% submission rate over Costa's 7%.

Jan Blachowicz is the older man by 8 years, at 40 years old.

Blachowicz has a height advantage of 1 inch over Costa. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Blachowicz is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years earlier than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 59 more professional rounds, 87 to Costa's 28.

Blachowicz vs Costa form

Blachowicz has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he drew Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight.

Before that, he had beat Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Costa has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten 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.

Before that, he had won against Yoel Romero at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

He had defeated Johny Hendricks at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jan Blachowicz has been fighting more than Paulo Costa.

Jan Blachowicz last fought 5 months and 21 days ago, while Paulo Costa's last outing was 9 months and 11 days ago.

Blachowicz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Costa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

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