Johnson vs Costa

Who won Johnson vs Costa?

Jose Johnson beat Rafael Costa by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of LFA 78, on Friday 15th November 2019 at Bell County Expo Center in Belton.

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).

Johnson vs Costa stats

Jose Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael Costa made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Jose Johnson's 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Jose Johnson's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, while Rafael Costa's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Costa, with a 60% knock out percentage over Costa's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Costa had a massive advantage over Johnson, boasting a 45% submission rate over Johnson's 10%.

Jose Johnson was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 6 inches over Costa. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 11 months later than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 47 to Costa's 29.

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