Marvin Vettori defeated Paulo Costa by unanimous decision in their light heavyweight bout Saturday night at UFC Vegas 41 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Vettori won 48-46 on all three cards in the five-round main event. Costa has deducted a point in the second round for an accidental eye poke.
Marvin Vettori beats Paulo Costa in UFC Vegas 41 headliner
The bout was supposed to be fought at middleweight but Costa came in overweight, prompting the bump to 205.
Vettori (18-5-1) absorbed some big shots from Costa (13-2) late — especially to the body — but was able to outlast the Brazilian, handing the “The Eraser” his second consecutive loss.
“I know I have the biggest heart and biggest will,” Vettori said after the fight. “When it goes to fourth and fifth rounds, there is no way nobody can keep up. A lot of people said he wouldn’t be ready, but I feel a lot of it was a trick. He actually came pretty ready.”
Vettori landed 214 total strikes, 190 were significant. Costa landed 163 significant strikes.
In the co-main event, Ricky Glenn and Grant Dawson fought to a draw. Dawson took one card 29-28 while the other two came in at 28-28 for the three-round lightweight featured bout.
Other winners on the main card included Jessica-Rose Clark, Alex Caceres, Francisco Trinaldo, and Nicolae Negumereanu.
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