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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Randy Costa won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1436
Elo1377

Randy CostavsBoston SalmonUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman · Friday, October 18, 2019Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Official fight result

Randy Costa won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:15

Style matchupRandy Costa: Pressure fightervsBoston Salmon: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Randy Costa wins(69.4%)

Actual result: Randy Costa wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Randy Costa at +130 American odds

+$130 profit

$230 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Randy Costa enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Randy Costa is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Boston Salmon has lost 100% of fights by KO.
  • Boston Salmon has 50pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Randy Costa (54.1%).
  • Randy Costa has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Randy Costa
Red Corner
VS
Boston Salmon
Blue Corner
+130
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-150
(60%)
1436
Elo
1377
32
Age
35
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
5'9"
Height
5'9"
185.42 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Randy CostaL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Brandon Davis · Apr 19
W
KOvs Journey Newson · Sep 20
L
KOvs Adrian Yanez · Jul 21
L
KOvs Tony Kelley · Dec 21
L
SUBvs Guido Cannetti · Oct 22
latest
Boston Salmon
oldest →
L
KOvs Khalid Taha · Apr 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Randy CostaMetricBoston Salmon
6.53
Strikes / min
4.13
7.58
Strikes absorbed / min
7.75
58%
Strike defense
59%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown defense
100%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.05Δ 2.57 — meaningful gap-3.62

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1483 vs 1483Strikes8.1 vs 4.1Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs -1.0
Randy CostaBoston Salmon

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Randy Costa(6 fights)Boston Salmon(2 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +59.1|Blue -59.1
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Randy CostaTargetBoston Salmon

By target zone

21
51% acc · 95%
Head
4
31% acc · 33%
1
33% acc · 5%
Body
7
88% acc · 58%
0
Leg
1
100% acc · 8%

By position

19
53% acc · 86%
Distance
11
52% acc · 92%
0
0% acc
Clinch
1
100% acc · 8%
3
43% acc · 14%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Randy Costa rounds
0
even
0
Boston Salmon rounds
Round 1Randy Costa edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control0:08
Knockdowns2
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:43Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

2
KD
0
22 / 44
Sig Strikes
12 / 22
50%
Sig Str %
54%
23 / 45
Total Strikes
16 / 26
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:08
Ctrl Time
0:43

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Boston Salmon12 / 2216 / 260 / 10
1Randy Costa22 / 4423 / 450 / 00

Randy Costa

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6

Boston Salmon

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights2