Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marvin Vettori
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Paulo Costa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.48 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marvin Vettori
Distance 92.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 10.0%)
Paulo Costa
Distance 90.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marvin Vettori
Head 88.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)
Paulo Costa
Head 61.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 29.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vettori L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Costa L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1353 / 3122 | 43.3% | 40.5% | 826 / 1430 | 57.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 85 / 129 | 65.9% | 70.6% | 49 / 62 | 79.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 102 / 141 | 72.3% | 69.4% | 59 / 84 | 70.2% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1206 / 2996 | 40.3% | 38.8% | 422 / 966 | 43.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 153 / 193 | 79.3% | 71.6% | 379 / 460 | 82.4% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 181 / 203 | 89.2% | 83.3% | 133 / 150 | 88.7% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Vettori L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Costa L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1351 / 3203 | 42.2% | 39.5% | 836 / 1695 | 49.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 87 / 126 | 69.0% | 70.4% | 58 / 80 | 72.5% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 42 / 62 | 67.7% | 69.0% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 918 / 2657 | 34.6% | 37.9% | 588 / 1359 | 43.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 261 / 366 | 71.3% | 71.3% | 195 / 293 | 66.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 301 / 368 | 81.8% | 82.1% | 121 / 135 | 89.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vettori has more cage time on record.