Paulo Costa vs. Uriah Hall
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Uriah Hall
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Paulo Costa
Distance 90.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 10.3%)
Uriah Hall
Distance 86.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paulo Costa
Head 61.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 29.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
Uriah Hall
Head 70.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.4%)
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 | Middleweight med | Hall L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 826 / 1430 | 57.8% | 40.5% | 507 / 1123 | 45.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 49 / 62 | 79.0% | 70.3% | 37 / 44 | 84.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 59 / 84 | 70.2% | 69.1% | 90 / 138 | 65.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 422 / 966 | 43.7% | 38.9% | 359 / 925 | 38.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 379 / 460 | 82.4% | 71.7% | 126 / 212 | 59.4% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 133 / 150 | 88.7% | 83.3% | 149 / 168 | 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 | Middleweight med | vs Hall L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 836 / 1695 | 49.3% | 39.5% | 572 / 1382 | 41.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 58 / 80 | 72.5% | 70.9% | 103 / 143 | 72.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 80 / 131 | 61.1% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 588 / 1359 | 43.3% | 37.9% | 437 / 1242 | 35.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 195 / 293 | 66.6% | 71.3% | 122 / 181 | 67.4% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 121 / 135 | 89.6% | 82.1% | 196 / 233 | 84.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hall has more cage time on record.