Costa vs Pereira

Who won Costa vs Pereira?

Rafael Pereira beat Joao Lucas da Costa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 191, on Friday 30th August 2024 at TBA, Brazil in Brazil.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rafael Pereira.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Costa vs Pereira stats

Joao Lucas da Costa stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rafael Pereira made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Joao Lucas da Costa's 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Rafael Pereira marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Joao Lucas da Costa's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, while Rafael Pereira's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Costa had a massive power advantage over Pereira, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Pereira's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pereira had a massive advantage over Costa, boasting a 36% submission rate over Costa's 0%.

Joao Lucas da Costa was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Costa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 1 month later than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 24 to Pereira's 31.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rafael Pereira had been fighting more than Joao Lucas da Costa.

Going to this contest, Joao Lucas da Costa had last fought 5 months and 11 days ago, while Rafael Pereira's last outing had been 8 months and 17 days ago.

What time did Costa vs Pereira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Costa vs Pereira?

Joao Lucas da Costa was a 21/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Rafael Pereira made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-150) with oddsmakers.