Randy Costa vs.
Journey Newson
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.
Randy Costa
Full career not yet synced for Randy Costa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500
Journey Newson
Full career not yet synced for Journey Newson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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)
Randy Costa
Distance 93.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 6.5%)
Journey Newson
Distance 96.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Randy Costa
Head 89.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 8.4%)
Journey Newson
Head 68.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (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 | Bantamweight med | Newson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 155 / 351 | 44.2% | 39.0% | 128 / 419 | 30.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 143 / 337 | 42.4% | 34.9% | 55 / 298 | 18.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 66.8% | 41 / 70 | 58.6% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 | Bantamweight med | vs Newson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 135 / 386 | 35.0% | 39.3% | 113 / 359 | 31.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 49 | 77.6% | 70.4% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 29 / 46 | 63.0% | 72.4% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 93 / 328 | 28.4% | 34.9% | 72 / 298 | 24.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 65 / 104 | 62.5% | 66.0% | 32 / 53 | 60.4% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 44 / 49 | 89.8% | 79.1% | 33 / 40 | 82.5% | 79.1% |
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.