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Melquizael Costa
“The Dalmatian”
Brazil
Ranked #12 · FeatherweightOfficial UFC rankings
26-8-0W-L-D
Next Fight
vs Jared Gordon
Polymarket UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat, Nov 14, 5:00 PM EST
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- FeatherweightFeatherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Chute Boxe - Joao Emilio
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1764
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Costa mixes it up: 9 KO/TKO, 8 submissions and 9 decisions, a 65% finish rate. He puts people to sleep and taps them out in nearly equal measure, and he can also grind out rounds.
- Recent Form
- Most recent was a unanimous decision loss to Arnold Allen (21-4-0) that went five rounds. Before that, Costa won by first-round KO/TKO over Dan Ige (19-12-0), and by first-round KO/TKO over Morgan Charriere (21-13-1).
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 4.29 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy and absorbs 3.19, with 50% striking defense. He attempts 1.53 takedowns per 15 minutes at 35%, stops 51% of takedowns against him, and throws 0.8 submission attempts per 15.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 9 KO/TKO (35%)
- 8 Submission (31%)
- 9 Decision (34%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 65%
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
26 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 106-47-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1761
- Lossvs Arnold Allen21-4-0 · Power Index 1812Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00May 16, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa
Fight stats
Stat Melquizael Costa Arnold Allen Sig. strikes 100/254 98/152 Takedowns 0/4 7/7 Control time 1:45 9:28 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 26 23 Round 3 sig. strikes 30 32 Round 4 sig. strikes 23 23 Round 5 sig. strikes 11 11 - Winvs Dan Ige19-12-0 · Power Index 1789KO/TKO · R1 · 4:56Feb 21, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez
Fight stats
Stat Melquizael Costa Dan Ige Sig. strikes 19/40 7/11 Takedowns 1/1 1/3 Control time 0:32 1:31 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 19 7 - Winvs Morgan Charriere21-13-1 · Power Index 1668KO/TKO · R1 · 1:14Dec 14, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape
Fight stats
Stat Melquizael Costa Morgan Charriere Sig. strikes 4/9 2/4 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:02 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 4 2 - Winvs Julian Erosa32-14-0 · Power Index 1774Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00May 17, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales
Fight stats
Stat Melquizael Costa Julian Erosa Sig. strikes 102/204 69/173 Takedowns 2/3 3/10 Control time 0:23 3:34 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 32 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 33 23 Round 3 sig. strikes 37 36 - Winvs Christian Rodriguez13-4-0 · Power Index 1764Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 29, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Erceg
Fight stats
Stat Melquizael Costa Christian Rodriguez Sig. strikes 65/105 64/98 Takedowns 1/2 6/15 Control time 4:53 6:48 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 11 Round 2 sig. strikes 26 19 Round 3 sig. strikes 17 34
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.29
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.19
- Striking defense
- 50%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.53
- Takedown accuracy
- 35%
- Takedown defense
- 51%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.80