Costa vs Curtis

When is Costa vs Curtis?

Paulo Costa could potentially take on Chris Curtis, in Early 2025.

The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Costa vs Curtis stats

Paulo Costa would step into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Chris Curtis would make his way to the cage with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Costa would have a large advantage in power over Curtis, boasting a 79% knock out percentage over Curtis' 55%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Costa would have a slight advantage over Curtis, with a 7% submission rate over Curtis' 3%.

Paulo Costa is the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Costa has a height advantage of 3 inches over Curtis. Despite this, Curtis has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Costa is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months later than Curtis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 83 less professional rounds, 36 to Curtis' 119.

Costa vs Curtis form

Paulo Costa has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Sean Strickland at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Robert Whittaker at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had been defeated by Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Curtis has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, his fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had been defeated by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

He had defeated Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Chris Curtis has been fighting more than Paulo Costa.

Paulo Costa last fought 3 months and 3 days ago, while Chris Curtis' last outing was 4 months and 29 days ago.

Costa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Curtis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Costa vs Curtis?

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