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 5th 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 3-2-0, 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 older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

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

Erceg was the less experienced professional fighter, 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 4 less professional rounds, 33 to Costa's 37.

Erceg vs Costa form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kai Kara France at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Alessandro Costa at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated David Dvorak at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Activity check

Erceg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Costa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 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.