Thiago Moisesvs
Melquizael Costa
Thiago Moises def. Melquizael Costa (Submission)
Lightweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, January 21, 2023
Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Thiago Moises defeated Melquizael Costa by Submission in round 2 (4:05) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill, held Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro.
Tale of the Tape
19-10-0
Record
26-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
31
Age
29
5'9"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
71"
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—
Striking Profile
2.52
SLpM
4.38
42%
Str. Acc.
49%
4.40
SApM
2.97
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.37
TD Avg.
2.00
29%
TD Acc.
40%
52%
TD Def.
58%
—
Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Thiago Moises · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Burns vs MalottSat, Apr 18, 2026Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2Sat, Jan 11, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovSat, Jun 8, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
Melquizael Costa · 4-1
- LUFC Fight Night: Allen vs CostaSat, May 16, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Burns vs MoralesSat, May 17, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs ErcegSat, Mar 29, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 16 fights · 9 fights
27.1
Avg sig. strikes
47.1
1.06
Avg takedowns
1.22
2:29
Avg control time
2:00
66
Career high strikes
102
4
Career high TDs
3
Strike Distribution
Thiago Moises
Strike target
Melquizael Costa
63%
Head
48%
13%
Body
30%
24%
Leg
22%
Thiago Moises
Strike position
Melquizael Costa
75%
Distance
81%
6%
Clinch
10%
19%
Ground
9%
Fight stats
Thiago Moises
Melquizael Costa
0
Knockdowns
0
22 of 33
Significant strikes
23 of 50
67%
Sig. strike accuracy
46%
45 of 58
Total strikes
43 of 71
4 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
57%
Takedown accuracy
—
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
5:31
Control time
0:02
Significant strikes by target
14 of 25
Head
2 of 19
7 of 7
Body
10 of 18
1 of 1
Leg
11 of 13
11 of 21
Distance
21 of 45
1 of 2
Clinch
2 of 5
10 of 10
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 16
Sig. str.
16 of 30
17 of 24
Total str.
28 of 43
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:49
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
13 of 17
Sig. str.
7 of 20
28 of 34
Total str.
15 of 28
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
2:42
Ctrl
0:02
Referee
Osiris Maia
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)