Alden Coria vs.
Alessandro Costa
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Alden Coria
Full career not yet synced for Alden Coria — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.7 wins over .500
Alessandro Costa
Full career not yet synced for Alessandro Costa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alden Coria
Distance 92.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 7.3%)
Alessandro Costa
Distance 84.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.5% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alden Coria
Head 85.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 9.3%)
Alessandro Costa
Head 72.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Coria L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Costa L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 141 / 369 | 38.2% | 40.0% | 209 / 474 | 44.1% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 46 / 59 | 78.0% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 121 / 340 | 35.6% | 37.6% | 170 / 407 | 41.8% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 24 / 37 | 64.9% | 68.5% | 52 / 75 | 69.3% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 20 / 20 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 55 / 80 | 68.8% | 80.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Coria L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Costa L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 85 / 286 | 29.7% | 40.1% | 209 / 511 | 40.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 32 / 45 | 71.1% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 59 / 236 | 25.0% | 35.2% | 168 / 467 | 36.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 13 / 29 | 44.8% | 68.2% | 61 / 80 | 76.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 18 / 31 | 58.1% | 80.3% | 39 / 40 | 97.5% | 80.3% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Costa has more cage time on record.