Spring 2024
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Middleweight
14-2-0
23-8-0

The tape

32
Age
35
6' 1" / 185 cm
Height
6' 1" / 185 cm
72" / 183 cm
Reach
77.6" / 197 cm

Full record

UD 3UD 5KO 2UD 3KO 2
Form
KO 2UD 3SD 5UD 3UD 5
14
Wins
23
11
By KO
11
79
KO%
48
1
By Sub
6
7
SUB%
26
2
Losses
8
1
Stopped
3
0
Tapped
2
0
Draws
0
2012
Debut
2010
16
Bouts
31
28
Rounds
72
1 hours, 46 minutes
Fight Time
5 hours, 7 minutes

Current rankings @ Middleweight

6
UFC
10
-
Bellator
-
10
Tapology
12

Paulo Costa vs Jack Hermansson preview

When is Costa vs Hermansson?

Paulo Costa could potentially take on Jack Hermansson, in Spring 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Costa vs Hermansson stats

Paulo Costa would step into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jack Hermansson would make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 6 by submission.

The stats suggest Costa would have a massive power advantage over Hermansson, boasting at 79% knock out percentage over Hermansson's 48%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Hermansson would have an advantage over Costa, with a 26% submission rate over Costa's 7%.

Paulo Costa is the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Hermansson has 6-inch reach advantage.

Costa is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 7 months later than Hermansson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 44 less professional rounds, 28 to Hermansson's 72.

Costa vs Hermansson form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to 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 defeated 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 beat Johny Hendricks at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Jack Hermansson has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beat Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jack Hermansson has been fighting more than Paulo Costa.

Paulo Costa last fought 1 year, 3 months and 14 days ago, while Jack Hermansson's last outing was 1 year and 1 day ago.

Costa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years and 1 month, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Hermansson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Costa vs Hermansson?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Costa vs Hermansson yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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