Featherweight Bout

Melquizael Costa

“The Dalmatian”

Record: 7-3-0
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Born: Sep 14, 1996

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 10
Minutes: 107.6
Knockdowns: 2
Sig. accuracy: 47.0%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 35.5%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 6
Control / 15: 2:31

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted462/983

Accuracy47.0%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head46.8%
Body29.9%
Leg23.4%

Position

Distance82.7%
Clinch9.1%
Ground8.2%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head67.9%
Body21.3%
Leg10.8%

Position absorbed

Distance69.1%
Clinch13.1%
Ground17.8%

Grappling

For

Takedowns11/31

TD accuracy35.5%

TD per 151.5

Sub attempts6

Subs per 150.8

Reversals4

Control18:02

Control per 152:31

Against

Takedowns absorbed26/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced4

Control conceded34:28

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1.5	20.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/0.9	66.3%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/1.8	44.4%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/1	0.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Arnold Allen
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. CostaMay 16, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 100/254 · TD 0/4 · Ctrl 1:45
Win vs Dan Ige
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:56
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. HernandezFeb 21, 2026
KD 1 · Sig 19/40 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:32
Win vs Morgan Charriere
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:14
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. KapeDec 13, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 4/9 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02
Win vs Julian Erosa
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. MoralesMay 17, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 102/204 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 0:23
Win vs Christian Rodriguez
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. ErcegMar 29, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 65/105 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 4:53
Win vs Andre Fili
Submission · Round 1 · 4:30
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. SongFeb 22, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 27/56 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
Submission · Round 3 · 1:50
UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. TairaJun 15, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 16/35 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 3:00
Loss vs Steve Garcia
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:01
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. GutierrezDec 9, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 6/10 · TD 2/10 · Ctrl 4:41
Win vs Austin Lingo
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno SilvaJul 15, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 100/220 · TD 3/8 · Ctrl 2:44
Loss vs Thiago Moises
Submission · Round 2 · 4:05
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. HillJan 21, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 23/50 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02

Full notes on Patreon Weekly matchups