UFC Fight Night 196 pre-event facts: Paulo Costa’s stats still strong after title-fight loss

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UFC Fight Night 196 pre-event facts: Paulo Costa’s stats still strong after title-fight loss

The penultimate event of UFC’s crammed October schedule takes place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 196 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card streams on ESPN+.

A highly important middleweight fight gets center stage in the main event of the card. Former title challengers Paulo Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Marvin Vettori (17-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) will attempt to begin their climbs toward another crack at champion Israel Adesanya when they meet in a five-round contest.

For more on the numbers behind the headliners, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 30 pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 196.

UFC Fight Night 196 pre-event facts: Paulo Costa’s stats still strong after title-fight loss