Gomes vs Costa

Who won Gomes vs Costa?

Italo Gomes beat Melquizael Costa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of LFA 132, on Friday 13th May 2022 at Quali Stage in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Italo Gomes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gomes vs Costa stats

Italo Gomes stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Melquizael Costa made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out and 6 by submission.

The stats suggested Costa had an advantage in power over Gomes, with a 29% knock out percentage over Gomes' 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gomes had a massive advantage over Costa, boasting at 70% submission rate over Costa's 35%.

Italo Gomes was the same age as Melquizael Costa, at 27 years old.

Costa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gomes.

Gomes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 year and 3 months later than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 32 to Costa's 57.

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