UFC 253 pre-event facts: Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa is a historic title fight – MMA Junkie

Adesanya is among 13 fighters in UFC history to win an indisputable title with an undefeated record.

Adesanyas average battle time of 15:53 is UFC middleweight competition is the longest in divisional history.

Costa has actually made 12 of his 13 career success by stoppage. Hes completed 11 of those wins by knockout.

Adesanyas 10 knockdowns landed in UFC middleweight competition are connected for 3rd most in divisional history behind Anderson Silva (13) and Nate Marquardt (12 ).

Costa lands 1.65 knockdowns per 15 minutes in UFC middleweight competitors, the finest rate amongst active fighters in the weight class.

Adesanya protects 65.5 percent of all opponent considerable strike attempts in UFC middleweight competitors, the second-best rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Marvin Vettori (67.1 percent).

Costa lands 8.43 significant strikes per minute in UFC competitors, the highest rate in business history.

Adesanyas eight-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.

Adesanya protects 86.5 percent of all opponent takedown efforts in UFC middleweight competitors, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Krzysztof Jotko (87.1 percent).

Costas five-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is the 2nd longest active streak in the department behind Israel Adesanya (8).

Adesanya is one of 11 undisputed middleweight champs in UFC history.

Adesanyas 4 knockdowns landed against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 are the single-fight record for a UFC title bout.

Adesanyas 19-fight winning streak is the longest among active UFC middleweights.

Costa is the only middleweight in UFC history to begin his octagon tenure with 4 successive knockout wins.

Adesanyas 19-fight winning streak is third longest amongst active UFC fighters behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (28) and Weili Zhang (21 ).

Costa lands 57.8 percent of his considerable strike efforts in UFC middleweight competitors, the third finest rate in divisional history behind Silva (60.2 percent) and Kevin Holland (59.4 percent).