Fighter Profile›Flyweight

“Nono”

Alessandro Costa

15-56 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

High Variance

Moderate Wear

5'4"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·30age

Last fightWStewart Nicoll·KO/TKO·R2·this month

Fighter Context

3–3UFC·

3KO

0Sub

0Dec

10.1min/fight

76UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

1–2(3 fights)

100%finish rate

+1.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.01

Neutral

44%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.068

Passive

22%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Low

8%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

40%

Passive

31%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Costa

Distance Striker

Flyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.73

Str. Accuracy45%

237UFC landed/490attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

3.72

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.50

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Above Avg71%ile1.27

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

21%

Leg

23%

By Position

Distance80%

Clinch9%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 16 rounds	Round 26 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	21	15	7
Avg. Absorbed	19	13	13
Avg. Net	+2	+2	-6

Grappling

Costa

Control Wrestler

·49s ctrlAverage Control

Flyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.79

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.71

TD Accuracy26%

4UFC landed/15attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

0UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense86%

21UFC defended/25opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 45%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision0 / 3

KD → Finish

3/3Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision1 / 3

Loss Pattern

2 of 3 losses by finish in R3+

Explosive starter. 3 KOs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 12 less in second half of career

6 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=6

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

4.2

4.0

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

3.4

4.9

Diff

+0.4

+0.6

-2.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 6 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲TD Acc+13%L3

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Costa — 6 UFC Fights

Result

Method

6 fights

Stewart Nicoll

KO/TKO R2 · 4:56Apr '26

-4

·43 SS (48%)·47 abs·2/3 td·78s ctrl·1 kd landed

Alden Coria

KO/TKO R3 · 0:47Sep '25

-30

·12 SS (21%)·42 abs·1/4 td·2 td taken·84s ctrl·2 sub att

↵ 16mo layoff

Kevin Borjas

KO/TKO R2 · 1:35May '24

+28

·46 SS (53%)·18 abs·0/2 td·43s ctrl·1 kd landed

Steve Erceg

U-DEC R3Nov '23

-20

·54 SS (56%)·74 abs·1/6 td·1 td taken·74s ctrl

Jimmy Flick

KO/TKO R2 · 1:03Jun '23

+51

·65 SS (71%)·14 abs·50s ctrl·1 kd landed

Amir Albazi

KO/TKO R3 · 2:13Dec '22

-20

·17 SS (24%)·37 abs·1 td taken·2 kd taken

Costa — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WJuan Andres LunaDWCSS-DECR3Aug 2022

All Fighters

Flyweight

“Nono”

Alessandro Costa

15-56 UFC

Form

5'4"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·30age

Last fightWStewart Nicoll·KO/TKO·this month

Fighter Context

3–3UFC·

3KO

0Sub

0Dec

10.1min/fight

76UFC min

vs. Winning Record1–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.01

44%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.068

22%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

8%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

40%

31%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Costa

Flyweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.73

Str. Accuracy45%

237UFC landed/490attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

3.72

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.50

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Above Avg71%ile1.27

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

21%

Leg

23%

By Position

Dist80%

Clinch9%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=6	R2 n=6	R3 n=3
Landed	21	15	7
Absorbed	19	13	13
Net	+2	+2	-6

Grappling

Costa

Flyweight avg

Control Wrestler

49s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.79

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.71

TD Accuracy26%

4UFC landed/15attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

0UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense86%

21UFC defended/25opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=6

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

4.2

4.0

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

3.4

4.9

Diff

+0.4

+0.6

-2.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Costa — UFC Fight Log

Stewart Nicoll

KO/TKO·R2·Apr '26

43 SS (48%)·47 abs·2/3 td·78s ctrl·1 kd

Alden Coria

KO/TKO·R3·Sep '25

12 SS (21%)·42 abs·1/4 td·2 td taken·84s ctrl·2 sub

Kevin Borjas

KO/TKO·R2·May '24

46 SS (53%)·18 abs·0/2 td·43s ctrl·1 kd

Steve Erceg

U-DEC·R3·Nov '23

54 SS (56%)·74 abs·1/6 td·1 td taken·74s ctrl

Jimmy Flick

KO/TKO·R2·Jun '23

65 SS (71%)·14 abs·50s ctrl·1 kd

Amir Albazi

KO/TKO·R3·Dec '22

17 SS (24%)·37 abs·1 td taken·2 kd taken

Costa — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WJuan Andres LunaDWCSS-DECR3Aug 2022

Round 16 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-6

n=6

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-6