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Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Adesanya vs Paulo Costa | MMA Bout | UFC 253 Adesanya vs Costa | Pankratia

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UFC 253 Adesanya vs Costa
Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Adesanya vs Paulo Costa

Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Adesanya vs Paulo Costa

UFC 253
Adesanya
vs
Costa

EVENT COMPLETED

EventUFC 253 Adesanya vs Costa

UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Bout Information

UFC · Middleweight · MMA · Title Fight

Fighter comparison

Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Adesanya

Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Adesanya

Title Fight

VS

5x5

KO/TKO

R2

03:59

Paulo Costa

Paulo Costa

Nigeria

Nationality

Brazil

24-6-0

Record

16-4-0

The Last Stylebender

Nickname

The Eraser

37

Age

35

193 cm

Height

185.4 cm

83.9 kg

Weight

93 kg

203.2 cm

Reach

182.9 cm

113 cm

Leg Reach

100.3 cm

MMA

Martial Art

MMA

/

Gym

/

Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Adesanya

Before

Won
vs Yoel Romero
UFC 248 Adesanya vs Romero
Mar 8, 2020
Won
vs Robert Whittaker
UFC 243 Whittaker vs Adesanya
Oct 6, 2019
Won
vs Kelvin Gastelum
UFC 236 Holloway vs Poirier 2
Apr 14, 2019
Won
vs Anderson Silva
UFC 234 Adesanya vs Silva
Feb 10, 2019
Won
vs Derek Brunson
UFC 230 Cormier vs Lewis
Nov 4, 2018
Won
vs Brad Tavares
The Ultimate Fighter Finale Tavares vs Adesanya
Jul 6, 2018
Won
vs Marvin Vettori
UFC Fight Night Poirier vs Gaethje
Apr 15, 2018
Won
vs Rob Wilkinson
UFC 221 Romero vs Rockhold
Feb 10, 2018

After

Lost
vs Jan Błachowicz
UFC 259 Blachowicz vs Adesanya
Mar 7, 2021
Won
vs Marvin Vettori
UFC 263 Adesanya vs Vettori
Jun 13, 2021

Before

Won
vs Yoel Romero
UFC 241 Cormier vs Miocic
Aug 18, 2019
Won
vs Uriah Hall
UFC 226 Miocic vs Cormier
Jul 8, 2018
Won
vs Johny Hendricks
UFC 217 Bisping vs St-Pierre
Nov 5, 2017
Won
vs Oluwale Bamgbose
UFC 212 Aldo vs Holloway
Jun 3, 2017
Won
vs Garreth Mclellan
UFC Fight Night Belfort vs Gastelum
Mar 12, 2017

After

Lost
vs Marvin Vettori
UFC Fight Night Costa vs Vettori
Oct 23, 2021
Won
vs Luke Rockhold
UFC 278 Usman vs Edwards
Aug 21, 2022

Won

vs Robert Whittaker

UFC 271 Adesanya vs Whittaker

Feb 13, 2022

vs Jared Cannonier

UFC 276 Adesanya vs Cannonier

Jul 3, 2022

vs Alex Pereira

UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira

Nov 13, 2022

vs Alex Pereira

UFC 287 Pereira vs Adesanya 2

Apr 9, 2023

vs Sean Strickland

UFC 293 Adesanya vs Strickland

Sep 10, 2023

vs Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 305 Du Plessis vs Adesanya

Aug 18, 2024

vs Nassourdine Imavov

UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Imavov

Feb 1, 2025

vs Joe Pyfer

UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer

Mar 29, 2026

Lost

vs Robert Whittaker

UFC 298 Volkanovski vs Topuria

Feb 18, 2024

vs Sean Strickland

UFC 302 Makhachev vs Poirier

Jun 2, 2024

vs Roman Kopylov

UFC 318 Holloway vs Poirier 3

Jul 20, 2025

vs Azamat Murzakanov

UFC 327 Prochazka vs Ulberg

Apr 12, 2026