Melquizael Costa

Record

7-3

Rating

1955 ± 137

Since last event

–

Next fight · 14 Nov

vs Jared Gordon 69%

Age
30

Current streak
1 losses

Wins by
2 KO · 2 sub · 3 dec

Next fight
vs Jared Gordon
UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit · 2026-11-14

Key facts

Record: 7-3
Division: Featherweight
Our rank: #20
Rating: 1955 ± 137
Style label: balanced
Country: Brazil
Height: 70"
Reach: 71"
Stance: Southpaw
Date of birth: 1996-09-14

Rating history

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better

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The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.

Metric	Melquizael Costa	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	53.3 ± 5.6 65th percentile	50.3
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	56.8 ± 7.2 75th percentile	60.6
Takedown attempts /15 min	4.58 ± 0.74 52nd percentile	4.70
Takedown defence %	49 ± 14 2nd percentile	56
Control time s /15 min	207 ± 22 74th percentile	197
Striking defence %	49 ± 6 2nd percentile	53
Knockdowns /15 min	0.69 ± 0.20 71st percentile	0.65
Submission attempts /15 min	0.61 ± 0.18 84th percentile	0.53

Metric	Melquizael Costa	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	61.9 ± 6.7 45th percentile	62.8
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	59.6 ± 4.6 55th percentile	59.8
Takedown attempts /15 min	2.49 ± 0.98 71st percentile	2.32
Takedown defence %	49 ± 49 3rd percentile	58
Control time s /15 min	190 ± 27 71st percentile	186
Striking defence %	52 ± 16 8th percentile	55
Knockdowns /15 min	1.48 ± 0.32 60th percentile	1.53
Submission attempts /15 min	0.15 ± 0.15 29th percentile	0.18

Metric	Melquizael Costa	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	55.3 ± 6.5 35th percentile	55.7
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	72.3 ± 21.3 58th percentile	73.8
Takedown attempts /15 min	3.64 ± 1.48 35th percentile	3.75
Takedown defence %	51 ± 51 4th percentile	55
Control time s /15 min	182 ± 22 73rd percentile	181
Striking defence %	50 ± 14 12th percentile	51
Knockdowns /15 min	0.31 ± 0.01 58th percentile	0.31
Submission attempts /15 min	0.06 ± 0.06 50th percentile	0.07

UFC fight history

L	Arnold Allen UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa · 2026-05-16	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Dan Ige UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · 2026-02-21	KO/TKO R1
W	Morgan Charriere UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · 2025-12-13	KO/TKO R1
W	Julian Erosa UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · 2025-05-17	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Christian Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg · 2025-03-29	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Andre Fili UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · 2025-02-22	Submission R1
W	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira · 2024-06-15	Submission R3
L	Steve Garcia UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · 2023-12-09	KO/TKO R2
W	Austin Lingo UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva · 2023-07-15	Decision - Unanimous R3
L	Thiago Moises UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · 2023-01-21	Submission R2