Alessandro Costa vs. Stewart Nicoll
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Alessandro Costa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.16 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Stewart Nicoll
Full career not yet synced for Stewart Nicoll — 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 +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
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%)
Stewart Nicoll
Distance 95.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 0.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.8% (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 13.0%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 9.3%)
Stewart Nicoll
Head 85.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.1% (norm 13.0%) · 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 | Nicoll L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 474 | 44.1% | 39.9% | 122 / 328 | 37.2% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 70.1% | 0 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 46 / 59 | 78.0% | 69.7% | 6 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 170 / 407 | 41.8% | 37.6% | 91 / 295 | 30.8% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 52 / 75 | 69.3% | 68.5% | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 55 / 80 | 68.8% | 80.0% | 17 / 21 | 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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Nicoll L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 511 | 40.9% | 39.9% | 186 / 420 | 44.3% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 68.8% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 32 / 45 | 71.1% | 70.4% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 168 / 467 | 36.0% | 35.4% | 145 / 374 | 38.8% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 61 / 80 | 76.2% | 67.9% | 49 / 58 | 84.5% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 39 / 40 | 97.5% | 80.2% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Costa has more cage time on record.