Amir Albazi vs Alessandro Costa

Alessandro Costa

“Nono”

17-5

Winner

Amir Albazi

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 3 — 2:13

17 December 2022 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

Amir Albazi beat Alessandro Costa by KO/TKO in round 3 at 2:13.
Amir Albazi landed 62 of 110 total strikes and 1 of 4 takedowns, with 5:54 of control time.
The judges scored it 20-18, 19-19, 19-19.

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Tale of the tape

Amir AlbaziAlessandro Costa

17-3Record17-5

29Age on fight night26

5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′4″ (163 cm)

68″ (173 cm)Reach67″ (170 cm)

125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)

OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

Xtreme CoutureTeamLobo Gym MMA

Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqFromManaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Fight statistics

62of 110 · 56%Total strikes landed38of 107 · 36%

27of 75Head strikes22of 86

31of 31Body strikes11of 15

4of 4Leg strikes5of 6

1of 4Takedowns0

2Knockdowns0

5:54Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Amir Albazi	Round	Alessandro Costa
10/33strikes0/3TD0KD0:35control	R1	13/43strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
42/57strikes0/0TD1KD4:24control	R2	19/40strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
10/20strikes1/1TD1KD0:55control	R3	6/24strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

10R1910R29

20total18

Derek Cleary

9R11010R29

19total19

Chris Lee

9R11010R29

19total19

Form going into the fight

Amir Albazi

WFrancisco Figueiredosubmission R1 4:342022
WZhalgas Zhumagulovunanimous decision2021
WMalcolm Gordonsubmission R1 4:422020

Alessandro Costa

WJuan Andres Lunasplit decision2022

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