Johny Hendricks vs Paulo Costa

Johny Hendricks vs Paulo Costa: Matchup Breakdown

Johny Hendricks is 13-8 in the Welterweight division with a 61.9% win rate. Paulo Costa is 8-4 at Light Heavyweight, winning 66.7% of the time. Johny Hendricks is listed as retired. Paulo Costa is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Paulo Costa leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre on Nov 4, 2017, won by Paulo Costa by KO/TKO in round 2.

Paulo Costa holds the higher ELO rating, 1,095 to 1,022. Career peaks are 1,256 for Johny Hendricks and 1,126 for Paulo Costa. Johny Hendricks has 5 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 13 victories, a 38.5% finish rate. Paulo Costa has 5 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 62.5% of the time.

Johny Hendricks stands 5' 9" with a reach of 69" and fights southpaw. Paulo Costa is 6' 1" with a reach of 72", orthodox. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Paulo Costa. Johny Hendricks is 42, Paulo Costa is 35.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Johny Hendricks has landed 885 significant strikes at 45.7% accuracy with 61 takedowns and 1h 20m of control time. Paulo Costa has landed 934 at 59.3% with 3 takedowns and 8:24 of control.

Johny Hendricks has 3 title fights (1 won) against 1 (0 won) for Paulo Costa. They have no opponents in common.