#12 in the rankingsFeatherweight · Brazil
Melquizael Costa: fights and results
“The Dalmatian”
26–8–0MMA record
- 30
- Height178 cm (5′10″)
- Reach180 cm (5′11″)
- Stancesouthpaw
MMA record26–8–0wins – losses – draws
Height and reach178 cm (5′10″) · 180 cm (5′11″)Southpaw
UFC fights10last — 16 May 2026
Last UFC fights
LWWWWLArnold AllenUFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa · FeatherweightSig. strikes 100/254 · Takedowns 0/4 · Control 1:45UDUnanimous decision
WDan IgeUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · FeatherweightSig. strikes 19/40 · Takedowns 1/1 · knockdowns: 1 · Control 0:32KO/TKOR1 · 4:56
WMorgan CharriereUFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · FeatherweightSig. strikes 4/9 · knockdowns: 1 · Control 0:02KO/TKOR1 · 1:14
WJulian ErosaUFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · FeatherweightSig. strikes 102/204 · Takedowns 2/3 · Control 0:23UDUnanimous decision
WChristian RodriguezUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg · FeatherweightSig. strikes 65/105 · Takedowns 1/2 · Control 4:53UDUnanimous decision
WAndre FiliUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · FeatherweightSig. strikes 27/56 · Takedowns 0/1SubmissionR1 · 4:30
WShayilan NuerdanbiekeUFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira · FeatherweightSig. strikes 16/35 · Takedowns 2/2 · Control 3:00SubmissionR3 · 1:50
LSteve GarciaUFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · LightweightSig. strikes 6/10 · Takedowns 2/10 · Control 4:41KO/TKOR2 · 1:01
WAustin LingoUFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva · FeatherweightSig. strikes 100/220 · Takedowns 3/8 · Control 2:44UDUnanimous decision
LThiago MoisesUFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · LightweightSig. strikes 23/50 · Control 0:02SubmissionR2 · 4:05
UFC fights in total: 10. UFC Stats data.
Wins by method
7 UFC wins223
- KO and TKO229%
- submission229%
- decision343%
UFC statistics
Career averages in the UFC
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.29
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.19
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Striking defence
- 50%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.53
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.8
- Takedown accuracy
- 35%
- Takedown defence
- 50%
Upcoming fights
No upcoming fights yet
Fight results
Sat, 14 November
Melquizael CostaJared GordonUFC 334UDTournaments
Tale of the tape
- Age
- 30 · 14 September 1996
- Country
- Brazil
- Height
- 178 cm (5′10″)
- Reach
- 180 cm (5′11″)
- Weight
- 66 kg (145 lb) · featherweight
- Stance
- Southpaw
Featherweight rankings
Full rankings- 10
Steve Garcia19–6 - 11Aaron Pico15–5
- 12Melquizael Costa27–8
- 13Brian Ortega16–5 (1 NC)
- 14Patrício Pitbull38–9
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