Flick vs Costa

Who won Flick vs Costa?

Alessandro Costa beat Jimmy Flick by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier, on Saturday 17th June 2023 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).

Flick vs Costa stats

Jimmy Flick stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 14 by submission.

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

This was Jimmy Flick's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Alessandro Costa marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jimmy Flick's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Alessandro Costa's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Costa had a large advantage in power over Flick, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Flick's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Flick had a massive advantage over Costa, boasting a 88% submission rate over Costa's 50%.

Jimmy Flick was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Flick had a height advantage of 2 inches over Costa. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Flick was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 51 to Costa's 37.

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

What were the odds on Flick vs Costa?

Jimmy Flick was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Alessandro Costa made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.