Jimmy Flick vs. Alessandro Costa

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 5-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
5-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
35
AgeΔ 5 yrs
30
5'7"
HeightΔ 3"
5'4"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
15.4
Layoff (months)Δ 14.5 mo
0.9
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alessandro Costa carries real power — 0.85 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Jimmy Flick is a submission threat — 2.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Jimmy Flick's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 62% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jimmy Flick

Full career not yet synced for Jimmy Flick — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Alessandro Costa

Full career not yet synced for Alessandro Costa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

791.57/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2773.94/min · norm 3.49
2815.60/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
2683.81/min · norm 3.24
47.6%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
49.3%norm 44.6%
41.3%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
54.3%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
40.85/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jimmy Flick

Distance 91.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 7.3%)

Alessandro Costa

Distance 84.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.5% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jimmy Flick

Head 50.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 30.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 19.3% (norm 9.3%)

Alessandro Costa

Head 72.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Flick L/AAccFlyweight med Costa L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 66 / 151 43.7% 40.0% 209 / 474 44.1% 40.0%
In the clinch 11 / 13 too few to rate 70.4% 22 / 29 75.9% 70.4%
On the ground 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.7% 46 / 59 78.0% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 31 / 84 36.9% 37.6% 170 / 407 41.8% 37.6%
To the body 29 / 50 58.0% 68.5% 52 / 75 69.3% 68.5%
To the legs 19 / 32 59.4% 80.0% 55 / 80 68.8% 80.0%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Flick L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Costa L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 187 / 348 53.7% 40.1% 209 / 511 40.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 30 / 37 81.1% 68.8% 27 / 31 87.1% 68.8%
On the ground 64 / 94 68.1% 71.1% 32 / 45 71.1% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 205 / 385 53.2% 35.2% 168 / 467 36.0% 35.2%
To the body 45 / 59 76.3% 68.2% 61 / 80 76.2% 68.2%
To the legs 31 / 35 88.6% 80.3% 39 / 40 97.5% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
829.6% acc · 2.39/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
426.7% acc · 0.85/15 · norm 1.30
00.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2385.2% def · norm 62.5%
12:5425.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
6:359.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
16:194:52 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
16:133:27 per 15 · norm 2:44
82.39/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
40.85/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Costa has more cage time on record.