Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Steve Garcia
Mean Machine
19-6-0
RESULT

Steve Garcia def. Melquizael Costa (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 1:01
Melquizael Costa
The Dalmatian
26-8-0
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Steve Garcia defeated Melquizael Costa by TKO in round 2 (1:01) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez, held Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Steve Garcia
Melquizael Costa
1
Knockdowns
0
29 of 49
Significant strikes
6 of 10
59%
Sig. strike accuracy
60%
41 of 66
Total strikes
20 of 25
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 10
-
Takedown accuracy
20%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:46
Control time
4:41
Significant strikes by target
26 of 45
Head
1 of 5
2 of 3
Body
2 of 2
1 of 1
Leg
3 of 3
4 of 10
Distance
2 of 3
3 of 8
Clinch
4 of 7
22 of 31
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
4 of 11
Sig. str.
5 of 7
12 of 23
Total str.
19 of 22
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 9
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:41
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
25 of 38
Sig. str.
1 of 3
29 of 43
Total str.
1 of 3
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
0:46
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Steve Garcia
+210
32% implied win probability
Open: +214Best: +300
Melquizael Costa
-265
73% implied win probability
Open: -270Best: -230

Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Steve GarciaMelquizael Costa
30%40%50%60%70%80%Dec 3Dec 5Dec 7Dec 10Dec 3, 3:09 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 4, 5:30 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +230 (30%)Dec 5, 12:15 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +225 (31%)Dec 5, 8:15 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +230 (30%)Dec 5, 8:51 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +235 (30%)Dec 5, 9:01 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +232 (30%)Dec 5, 9:42 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +228 (30%)Dec 5, 9:46 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +226 (31%)Dec 5, 9:51 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +220 (31%)Dec 5, 10:01 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +218 (31%)Dec 5, 10:26 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +215 (32%)Dec 5, 10:31 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +213 (32%)Dec 6, 3:32 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +213 (32%)Dec 6, 4:01 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +216 (32%)Dec 6, 4:06 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +218 (31%)Dec 6, 5:00 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +218 (31%)Dec 6, 5:05 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +216 (32%)Dec 6, 6:11 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +216 (32%)Dec 6, 6:41 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +219 (31%)Dec 6, 8:00 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +220 (31%)Dec 6, 12:50 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +218 (31%)Dec 6, 1:56 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +220 (31%)Dec 6, 2:01 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +220 (31%)Dec 6, 2:06 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +223 (31%)Dec 6, 2:43 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +224 (31%)Dec 6, 3:01 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +226 (31%)Dec 6, 3:05 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +225 (31%)Dec 6, 4:01 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +219 (31%)Dec 6, 5:21 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +218 (31%)Dec 6, 5:41 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +217 (32%)Dec 6, 5:52 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +215 (32%)Dec 6, 6:21 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +213 (32%)Dec 6, 6:40 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +215 (32%)Dec 6, 8:46 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +216 (32%)Dec 6, 10:11 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +216 (32%)Dec 6, 11:42 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +216 (32%)Dec 7, 12:10 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +216 (32%)Dec 7, 12:31 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +214 (32%)Dec 7, 1:22 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +212 (32%)Dec 7, 1:31 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 7, 9:05 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +208 (32%)Dec 7, 11:35 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +206 (33%)Dec 7, 4:20 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +205 (33%)Dec 7, 5:22 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +208 (32%)Dec 7, 5:35 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +208 (32%)Dec 7, 6:19 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 7, 6:20 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +211 (32%)Dec 7, 8:10 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +213 (32%)Dec 7, 8:20 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +214 (32%)Dec 7, 8:25 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +216 (32%)Dec 8, 12:01 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +216 (32%)Dec 8, 12:10 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +214 (32%)Dec 8, 12:10 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +213 (32%)Dec 8, 12:10 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +211 (32%)Dec 8, 12:20 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 8, 12:26 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 8, 1:16 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 8, 1:41 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 8, 4:16 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 8, 8:05 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +214 (32%)Dec 8, 9:45 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 8, 10:00 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +208 (32%)Dec 8, 10:01 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +207 (33%)Dec 8, 11:20 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +204 (33%)Dec 9, 5:30 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +202 (33%)Dec 9, 4:10 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +202 (33%)Dec 9, 5:45 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +204 (33%)Dec 9, 5:51 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +205 (33%)Dec 9, 6:00 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +203 (33%)Dec 9, 6:35 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +201 (33%)Dec 9, 6:37 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +199 (33%)Dec 9, 8:06 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +198 (34%)Dec 9, 10:01 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +199 (33%)Dec 9, 10:41 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +199 (33%)Dec 9, 11:40 PM UTC · Steve Garcia +200 (33%)Dec 10, 1:16 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +199 (33%)Dec 10, 1:41 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +194 (34%)Dec 10, 1:46 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +196 (34%)Dec 10, 1:52 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +195 (34%)Dec 10, 1:56 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 10, 1:56 AM UTC · Steve Garcia +210 (32%)Dec 3, 3:09 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -250 (71%)Dec 4, 5:30 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -270 (73%)Dec 5, 12:15 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -272 (73%)Dec 5, 8:15 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -277 (73%)Dec 5, 8:51 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -284 (74%)Dec 5, 9:01 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -280 (74%)Dec 5, 9:42 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -285 (74%)Dec 5, 9:46 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -276 (73%)Dec 5, 9:51 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -273 (73%)Dec 5, 10:01 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -269 (73%)Dec 5, 10:26 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -263 (72%)Dec 5, 10:31 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -260 (72%)Dec 6, 3:32 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -259 (72%)Dec 6, 4:01 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -261 (72%)Dec 6, 4:06 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -266 (73%)Dec 6, 5:00 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -271 (73%)Dec 6, 5:05 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -268 (73%)Dec 6, 6:11 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -267 (73%)Dec 6, 6:41 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -268 (73%)Dec 6, 8:00 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -272 (73%)Dec 6, 12:50 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -271 (73%)Dec 6, 1:56 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -274 (73%)Dec 6, 2:01 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -274 (73%)Dec 6, 2:06 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -278 (74%)Dec 6, 2:43 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -280 (74%)Dec 6, 3:01 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -283 (74%)Dec 6, 3:05 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -280 (74%)Dec 6, 4:01 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -276 (73%)Dec 6, 5:21 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -275 (73%)Dec 6, 5:41 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -273 (73%)Dec 6, 5:52 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -270 (73%)Dec 6, 6:21 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -268 (73%)Dec 6, 6:40 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -270 (73%)Dec 6, 8:46 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -271 (73%)Dec 6, 10:11 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -273 (73%)Dec 6, 11:42 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -273 (73%)Dec 7, 12:10 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -270 (73%)Dec 7, 12:31 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -268 (73%)Dec 7, 1:22 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -266 (73%)Dec 7, 1:31 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -263 (72%)Dec 7, 9:05 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -260 (72%)Dec 7, 11:35 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -258 (72%)Dec 7, 4:20 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -257 (72%)Dec 7, 5:22 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -258 (72%)Dec 7, 5:35 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -261 (72%)Dec 7, 6:19 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -260 (72%)Dec 7, 6:20 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -263 (72%)Dec 7, 8:10 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -265 (73%)Dec 7, 8:20 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -268 (73%)Dec 7, 8:25 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -270 (73%)Dec 8, 12:01 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -272 (73%)Dec 8, 12:10 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -272 (73%)Dec 8, 12:10 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -267 (73%)Dec 8, 12:10 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -265 (73%)Dec 8, 12:20 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -262 (72%)Dec 8, 12:26 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -262 (72%)Dec 8, 1:16 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -262 (72%)Dec 8, 1:41 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -262 (72%)Dec 8, 4:16 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -262 (72%)Dec 8, 8:05 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -267 (73%)Dec 8, 9:45 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -262 (72%)Dec 8, 10:00 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -260 (72%)Dec 8, 10:01 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -257 (72%)Dec 8, 11:20 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -255 (72%)Dec 9, 5:30 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -249 (71%)Dec 9, 4:10 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -249 (71%)Dec 9, 5:45 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -251 (72%)Dec 9, 5:51 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -254 (72%)Dec 9, 6:00 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -252 (72%)Dec 9, 6:35 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -249 (71%)Dec 9, 6:37 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -245 (71%)Dec 9, 8:06 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -244 (71%)Dec 9, 10:01 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -245 (71%)Dec 9, 10:41 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -245 (71%)Dec 9, 11:40 PM UTC · Melquizael Costa -244 (71%)Dec 10, 1:16 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -243 (71%)Dec 10, 1:41 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -244 (71%)Dec 10, 1:46 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -244 (71%)Dec 10, 1:52 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -246 (71%)Dec 10, 1:56 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -255 (72%)Dec 10, 1:56 AM UTC · Melquizael Costa -265 (73%)+210-265
SportsbookSteve GarciaMelquizael Costa
BetAnything+175-235
BetOnline+195-230
BetUS+195-235
Betway+200-250
Bovada+195-240
Cloudbet+180-260
DraftKings+300-425
FanDuel+290-410
MyBookie+200-250
Pinnacle+205-240
SXBet+194-242
unibet+210-275

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Steve Garcia vs Melquizael Costa?

Steve Garcia defeated Melquizael Costa by TKO in round 2 (1:01) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez, held Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Steve Garcia 56%44% Melquizael Costa

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Featherweight roster (204 fighters)

Steve Garcia
Knockout Artist
5 edges
Melquizael Costa
Knockout Artist
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

85Power82
81Speed86
94Precision73
80Durability72
88Engine94
50Wrestling91
80Ground79

Biggest edge Melquizael Costa, Takedowns +41

Attribute by attribute

Steve Garcia is on the left of every row, Melquizael Costa on the right.
99Punch power67
70Kick power96
95Punch speed74
66Kick speed97
94Accuracy73
50Takedowns91
95Ground striking63
65Submissions94
66Chin71
93Body strength72
88Cardio94

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

19-6-0
Record
26-8-0
1733
Power Index rating
1694
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
29
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

5.46
SLpM
4.29
48%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.22
SApM
3.19
59%
Str. Def.
50%

Grappling Profile

0.77
TD Avg.
1.53
40%
TD Acc.
35%
89%
TD Def.
50%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Steve Garcia · 4-1
  • L
    UFC Freedom 250 · Jun 15, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama · Nov 1, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:34 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady · Sep 7, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 3:59 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Jandiroba · Jul 20, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:36 · Featherweight
Melquizael Costa · 4-1
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 16, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · Feb 21, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 4:56 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape · Dec 14, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:14 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales · May 17, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Erceg · Mar 29, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 10 fights
30.8
Avg sig. strikes
46.2
0.36
Avg takedowns
1.10
0:56
Avg control time
1:48
85
Career high strikes
102
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Steve Garcia
Strike target
Melquizael Costa
75%
Head
47%
15%
Body
30%
10%
Leg
23%
Steve Garcia
Strike position
Melquizael Costa
69%
Distance
83%
4%
Clinch
9%
27%
Ground
8%