Alessandro Costa vs.
Amir Albazi
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.
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
Amir Albazi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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)
Alessandro Costa
Distance 84.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.5% (norm 7.3%)
Amir Albazi
Distance 91.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.1% (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%)
Amir Albazi
Head 84.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.1% (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/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Albazi L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 474 | 44.1% | 40.0% | 214 / 683 | 31.3% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 70.4% | 7 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 46 / 59 | 78.0% | 69.7% | 30 / 45 | 66.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 170 / 407 | 41.8% | 37.6% | 174 / 629 | 27.7% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 52 / 75 | 69.3% | 68.5% | 44 / 69 | 63.8% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 55 / 80 | 68.8% | 80.0% | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Albazi L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 511 | 40.9% | 40.1% | 377 / 938 | 40.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 68.8% | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 32 / 45 | 71.1% | 71.1% | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 168 / 467 | 36.0% | 35.2% | 266 / 784 | 33.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 61 / 80 | 76.2% | 68.2% | 77 / 115 | 67.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 39 / 40 | 97.5% | 80.3% | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 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.