Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Austin Lingo
Austin Lingo
“Lights Out”
9-3-0
RESULT

Melquizael Costa def. Austin Lingo (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Melquizael Costa
Melquizael Costa
“The Dalmatian”
26-8-0
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Melquizael Costa defeated Austin Lingo by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva, held Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Austin Lingo
Melquizael Costa
0
Knockdowns
0
39 of 139
Significant strikes
100 of 220
28%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
39 of 140
Total strikes
108 of 236
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 8
—
Takedown accuracy
38%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
2:44
Significant strikes by target
24 of 114
Head
39 of 133
11 of 17
Body
48 of 73
4 of 8
Leg
13 of 14
39 of 139
Distance
93 of 209
0 of 0
Clinch
6 of 9
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
14 of 56
Sig. str.
43 of 94
14 of 56
Total str.
45 of 96
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
17 of 56
Sig. str.
37 of 83
17 of 56
Total str.
38 of 84
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 27
Sig. str.
20 of 43
8 of 28
Total str.
25 of 56
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 7
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
2:44

Judges' Scorecards

Sal D'Amato
#LingoCosta
1910
2910
3810
Total2630
Junichiro Kamijo
#LingoCosta
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Brian Puccillo
#LingoCosta
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Lingo
–
10
Costa
●30–27 Costa×6●30–26 Costa×4
All 10 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

14%
Lingo
86%
Costa
21 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Costa38.1%●30–26 Costa23.8%●30–27 Lingo14.3%●30–25 Costa9.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
48%
Costa
R2
71%
Costa
R3
62%
Costa

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

9-3-0
Record
26-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
31
Age
29
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.86
SLpM
4.29
37%
Str. Acc.
47%
4.86
SApM
3.19
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.43
TD Avg.
1.53
66%
TD Acc.
35%
75%
TD Def.
50%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Austin Lingo · 2-3
  • L
    Melquizael Costa
    UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno SilvaSat, Jul 15, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Nate Landwehr
    UFC Fight Night: Vera vs SandhagenSat, Mar 25, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:11 · Featherweight
  • W
    Luis Saldana
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs GastelumSat, Aug 21, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jacob Kilburn
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs KattarSat, Jan 16, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Youssef Zalal
    UFC 247: Jones vs ReyesSat, Feb 8, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Melquizael Costa · 4-1
  • L
    Arnold Allen
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs CostaSat, May 16, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Dan Ige
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 4:56 · Featherweight
  • W
    Morgan Charriere
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeSun, Dec 14, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:14 · Featherweight
  • W
    Julian Erosa
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MoralesSat, May 17, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Christian Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs ErcegSat, Mar 29, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 5 fights · 10 fights
53.4
Avg sig. strikes
46.2
0.40
Avg takedowns
1.10
1:21
Avg control time
1:48
95
Career high strikes
102
1
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Austin Lingo
Strike target
Melquizael Costa
69%
Head
47%
25%
Body
30%
7%
Leg
23%
Austin Lingo
Strike position
Melquizael Costa
99%
Distance
83%
1%
Clinch
9%
0%
Ground
8%