Melquizael Costa

Statistic	Melquizael Costa
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.5%
Takedown Defense	58.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.9
Submission Attempts/15min	1.2
Control Time/15min	3:02
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:42
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.8

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	62.5%
Takedown Defense	61.1%
Control Time/Fight	1:39

WIN

vs. Morgan Charriere

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:14 • UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape • Dec 2025

Melquizael Costa4/944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Morgan Charriere2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Melquizael Costa	4/9	44%	0/0	0:02	1
	Morgan Charriere	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Julian Erosa

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales • May 2025

Melquizael Costa102/20450%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:23

Julian Erosa69/17340%TD 3/10Ctrl 3:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Melquizael Costa	32/75	43%	0/0	0:01	—
	Julian Erosa	10/26	38%	1/3	0:36	—

R2	Melquizael Costa	33/55	60%	1/2	0:08	—
	Julian Erosa	23/54	43%	2/4	1:56	—

R3	Melquizael Costa	37/74	50%	1/1	0:14	—
	Julian Erosa	36/93	39%	0/3	1:02	—

WIN

vs. Christian Rodriguez

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg • Mar 2025

Melquizael Costa65/10562%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:53

Christian Rodriguez64/9865%TD 6/15Ctrl 6:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Melquizael Costa	22/32	69%	0/1	2:12	—
	Christian Rodriguez	11/14	79%	1/5	2:07	—

R2	Melquizael Costa	26/40	65%	1/1	2:24	—
	Christian Rodriguez	19/27	70%	1/4	1:42	—

R3	Melquizael Costa	17/33	52%	0/0	0:17	—
	Christian Rodriguez	34/57	60%	4/6	2:59	—

WIN

vs. Andre Fili

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:30 • UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song • Feb 2025

Melquizael Costa27/5648%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Andre Fili7/2429%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Melquizael Costa	27/56	48%	0/1	0:00	—
	Andre Fili	7/24	29%	1/1	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:50 • UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira • Jun 2024

Melquizael Costa16/3546%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:00

Shayilan Nuerdanbieke6/875%TD 4/10Ctrl 6:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Melquizael Costa	4/7	57%	0/0	0:28	—
	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	1/2	50%	3/4	3:52	—

R2	Melquizael Costa	6/16	38%	2/2	1:41	—
	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	3/4	75%	1/4	2:34	—

R3	Melquizael Costa	6/12	50%	0/0	0:51	—
	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	2/2	100%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Steve Garcia

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 1:01 • UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez • Dec 2023

Melquizael Costa6/1060%TD 2/10Ctrl 4:41

Steve Garcia29/4959%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Melquizael Costa	5/7	71%	2/9	4:41	—
	Steve Garcia	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Melquizael Costa	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Steve Garcia	25/38	66%	0/0	0:46	1

WIN

vs. Austin Lingo

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva • Jul 2023

Melquizael Costa100/22045%TD 3/8Ctrl 2:44

Austin Lingo39/13928%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Melquizael Costa	43/94	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Austin Lingo	14/56	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Melquizael Costa	37/83	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Austin Lingo	17/56	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Melquizael Costa	20/43	47%	3/7	2:44	—
	Austin Lingo	8/27	30%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Thiago Moises

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:05 • UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023

Melquizael Costa23/5046%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Thiago Moises22/3367%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:31

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Melquizael Costa	16/30	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Moises	9/16	56%	1/4	2:49	—

R2	Melquizael Costa	7/20	35%	0/0	0:02	—
	Thiago Moises	13/17	76%	3/3	2:42	—