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Stewart Nicoll vs Alessandro Costa

Stewart Nicoll

Pro 8-2-0  |  UFC 0-2-0
Flyweight
VS

Alessandro Costa

Pro 14-5-0  |  UFC 2-3-0
Age
29|30
Height
5'5"|5'4"
Reach
65"|67"
Stance
Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic Stewart Nicoll Alessandro Costa Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy34.2%48.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.03.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min6.73.7
Strike Differential-3.7/min0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy14.3%16.7%
Takedown Defense25.0%80.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min2.50.6
Submission Attempts/15min0.00.6
Control Time/15min3:011:14
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins0.0%100.0%
Submission % of Wins0.0%0.0%
Decision % of Wins0.0%0.0%
Avg Fight Time8:4910:07
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.00.0
Reversals/15min0.00.0
Edges261 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Stewart Nicoll Alessandro Costa Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy34.2%48.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.03.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min6.73.7
Takedown Accuracy14.3%16.7%
Takedown Defense25.0%80.0%
Control Time/Fight1:470:50
Edges042 even

Last 3 Fights

Stewart Nicoll

LOSS
vs. Lucas Rocha
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Stewart Nicoll45/13833%TD 2/20Ctrl 1:30
Lucas Rocha115/22651%TD 3/4Ctrl 1:25
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Jesus Aguilar
Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:39
Stewart Nicoll8/1747%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:04
Jesus Aguilar3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16
▼ Rounds

Alessandro Costa

LOSS
vs. Alden Coria
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:47
Alessandro Costa12/5621%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:24
Alden Coria42/9544%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:18
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kevin Borjas
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:35
Alessandro Costa46/8653%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:43
Kevin Borjas18/5632%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Steve Erceg
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Alessandro Costa54/9756%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:14
Steve Erceg74/12559%TD 1/8Ctrl 6:29
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Alessandro Costa is the busier striker, landing 3.8 significant strikes per minute vs 3.0. Their opponent absorbs 6.7 strikes per minute on average — Alessandro Costa's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Alessandro Costa connects on 48.4% of significant strikes compared to 34.2%. The 14pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Stewart Nicoll shoots at 14% accuracy but Alessandro Costa stops 80% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Alessandro Costa shoots at 17% accuracy against Stewart Nicoll's 25% defense — Stewart Nicoll should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Alessandro Costa finishes 100% of wins (100% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Report generated: 2026-03-30 09:06:12 | Data source: UFCStats.com