Melquizael Costa
#12"The Dalmatian"
26-8 (9 KO · 8 SUB · 9 DEC)
Featherweight · 30 yrs · 5'10" · 71" reach · Southpaw · 🇧🇷 BRA
well-rounded
Last 5 fights, newest first
- LDEC R5
- WKO R1
- WKO R1
- WDEC R3
- WDEC R3
Next fight
UFC 334: Gane vs. HokitSat, Nov 14, 5:00 PM ET · Early prelims · Lightweight · 3 rounds
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Melquizael Costa (26-8) is a UFC featherweight fighter from BRA with 9 wins by KO/TKO, 8 by submission and 9 by decision; 12 tracked fights are listed below.
Fight DNAHis striking and grappling rates; the tick on each bar is his division's average. Tap a row for the sample.
rates from box-scored fights
Costa12 fights · 108 minFeatherweight average
Striking
Grappling
Bars start at zero; a full bar is the top 5% of the division. Tap a row for what it measures and the sample behind it.
Tale of the tapeHeight and reach drawn to scale (reach is the arm span), beside his division's average build.
Costa
5'10" tall · 71" reach
Southpaw · 30 yrs
Featherweight avg
5'9" tall · 71" reach
division average
Pace & finishing
10.4
avg fight minutes
33%
go the distance
4
round-1 finish wins
6
finish wins (tracked)
strike targets: head 47% · body 30% · leg 23%
Fight history 12 tracked
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig. str. | Absorbed | TD | KD | Sub att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | Arnold AllenUFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa | LDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 100/254 | 98 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-22 | Dan IgeUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez | WKO/TKO · R1 | 19/40 | 7 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-12-14 | Morgan CharrièreUFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | WKO/TKO · R1 | 4/9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-05-17 | Julian ErosaUFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 102/204 | 69 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-29 | Christian RodriguezUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 65/105 | 64 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-22 | Andre FiliUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song | WSubmission · R1 | 27/56 | 7 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-06-15 | UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira | WSubmission · R3 | 16/35 | 6 | 2/2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-12-10 | Steve GarciaUFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez | LKO/TKO · R2 | 6/10 | 29 | 2/10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-07-15 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 100/220 | — | 3/8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-01-22 | Thiago MoisésUFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill | LSubmission · R2 | 23/50 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-19 | LFA 147: Melo vs. Costa | WKO/TKO · R3 | no stats | ||||
| 2022-08-20 | Presas Combat 1 | WKO/TKO · R1 | no stats | ||||
Stats from official box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.