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Alessandro Costa vs.
Alden Coria

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

5-3-0 Alessandro Costa · UFC
3-0-0 Alden Coria · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

5-3-0
UFC record
3-0-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
30.5
AgeΔ 2.2 yrs
28.3
5'4"
HeightΔ 4"
5'8"
67"
ReachΔ 0"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.8
Layoff (months)Δ 0.2 mo
0.6
WWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWW
The read

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.

Alessandro Costa carries real power — 0.85 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Alden Coria is a submission threat — 1.47 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Alden Coria hunts takedowns — 2.21 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

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

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2773.94/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
1654.05/min · norm 3.49
2683.81/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
902.21/min · norm 3.24
49.3%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
41.6%norm 44.6%
54.3%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
69.6%norm 56.4%
40.85/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Alessandro Costa

Distance 84.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.5% (norm 7.3%)

Alden Coria

Distance 92.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Alessandro Costa

Head 72.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 9.3%)

Alden Coria

Head 85.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Costa L/AAccFlyweight med Coria L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 209 / 474 44.1% 40.0% 141 / 369 38.2% 40.0%
In the clinch 22 / 29 75.9% 70.4% 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 46 / 59 78.0% 69.7% 17 / 20 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 170 / 407 41.8% 37.6% 121 / 340 35.6% 37.6%
To the body 52 / 75 69.3% 68.5% 24 / 37 64.9% 68.5%
To the legs 55 / 80 68.8% 80.0% 20 / 20 too few to rate 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 Costa L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Coria L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 209 / 511 40.9% 40.1% 85 / 286 29.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 27 / 31 87.1% 68.8% 5 / 10 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 32 / 45 71.1% 71.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 168 / 467 36.0% 35.2% 59 / 236 25.0% 35.2%
To the body 61 / 80 76.2% 68.2% 13 / 29 44.8% 68.2%
To the legs 39 / 40 97.5% 80.3% 18 / 31 58.1% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

426.7% acc · 0.85/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
654.5% acc · 2.21/15 · norm 1.30
2385.2% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
956.3% def · norm 62.5%
6:359.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
7:1717.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
16:133:27 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
7:022:35 per 15 · norm 2:44
40.85/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
41.47/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Costa has more cage time on record.

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