Melquizael Costa
- Height
- 5'10"
- Reach
- 71"
- Weight
- 145 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Born
- Sat, Sep 14, 1996, age 29
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Jan 21, 2023
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, May 16, 2026
01/How he wins
2 KO/TKO (kick to head at distance, spinning back kick head) and 2 submissions (guillotine choke from bottom half guard, rear naked choke), 3 decisions in 7 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 1 |
| Submission | 2 | 1 |
| Decision | 3 | 1 |
| All | 7 | 3 |
02/Career rates
03/By division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | 8 | 7-1-0 | 92.5 | 433 of 923 | 4.68 | 9 of 21 | 13:19 of 92:30 | 2 | 4 in 7 |
| Lightweight | 2 | 0-2-0 | 15.1 | 29 of 60 | 1.92 | 2 of 10 | 4:43 of 15:06 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| All | 10 | 7-3-0 | 107.6 | 462 of 983 | 4.29 | 11 of 31 | 18:02 of 107:36 | 2 | 4 in 7 |
04/By year
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 29.9 | 119 of 294 | 3.98 | 1 of 5 | 2:17 of 29:56 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4-0-0 | 35.7 | 198 of 374 | 5.54 | 3 of 6 | 5:18 of 35:44 | 1 | 2 in 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 11.8 | 16 of 35 | 1.35 | 2 of 2 | 3:00 of 11:50 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 30.1 | 129 of 280 | 4.29 | 5 of 18 | 7:27 of 30:06 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| All | 10 | 7-3-0 | 107.6 | 462 of 983 | 4.29 | 11 of 31 | 18:02 of 107:36 | 2 | 4 in 7 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 10 of 10 | 45.7 | 182 of 364 | 3.99 | 3 of 15 | 9:41 of 45:40 | 2 | 2 | 3, won 3 |
| Round 2 | 7 of 10 | 30.1 | 136 of 295 | 4.52 | 4 of 6 | 4:15 of 30:06 | 0 | 2 | 2, won 0 |
| Round 3 | 5 of 10 | 21.8 | 110 of 233 | 5.04 | 4 of 9 | 4:06 of 21:50 | 0 | 2 | 4, won 4 |
| Round 4 | 1 of 10 | 5.0 | 23 of 63 | 4.60 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 1 of 10 | 5.0 | 11 of 28 | 2.20 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 16, 2026UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa | Arnold AllenFeatherweight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Eric Colon 45 - 50. David Lethaby 45 - 50. Sal D'amato 46 - 49. | 100 of 254 | 0 of 4 | 1:45 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 21, 2026UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez | Dan IgeFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:56Spinning Back Kick Head | 19 of 40 | 1 of 1 | 0:32 | 1 | 4:56 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 13, 2025UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | Morgan CharriereFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:14Kick to Head At Distance | 4 of 9 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 1:14 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 17, 2025UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales | Julian ErosaFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. Ron McCarthy 28 - 29. | 102 of 204 | 2 of 3 | 0:23 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 29, 2025UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg | Christian RodriguezFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Miguel Jimenez 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. Dave Tirelli 28 - 29. | 65 of 105 | 1 of 2 | 4:53 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 22, 2025UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song | Andre FiliFeatherweight | WSubmission, R1 4:30Guillotine Choke From Bottom Half Guard | 27 of 56 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 4:30 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 15, 2024UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira | Shayilan NuerdanbiekeFeatherweight | WSubmission, R3 1:50Rear Naked Choke | 16 of 35 | 2 of 2 | 3:00 | 0 | 11:50 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 9, 2023UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez | Steve GarciaLightweight | LKO/TKO, R2 1:01Elbows to Head From Mount | 6 of 10 | 2 of 10 | 4:41 | 0 | 6:01 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 15, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva | Austin LingoFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 26 - 30. Junichiro Kamijo 27 - 30. Brian Puccillo 27 - 30. | 100 of 220 | 3 of 8 | 2:44 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 21, 2023UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill | Thiago MoisesLightweight | LSubmission, R2 4:05Rear Naked Choke | 23 of 50 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 9:05 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.