Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Julian Erosa
Julian Erosa
“Juicy J”
31-14-0
RESULT

Melquizael Costa def. Julian Erosa (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Melquizael Costa
Melquizael Costa
“The Dalmatian”
26-8-0
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Melquizael Costa defeated Julian Erosa by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales, held Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Julian Erosa
Melquizael Costa
0
Knockdowns
0
69 of 173
Significant strikes
102 of 204
40%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
85 of 202
Total strikes
128 of 236
3 of 10
Takedowns
2 of 3
30%
Takedown accuracy
67%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
3:34
Control time
0:23
Significant strikes by target
42 of 140
Head
67 of 160
18 of 24
Body
16 of 22
9 of 9
Leg
19 of 22
55 of 150
Distance
99 of 196
13 of 21
Clinch
3 of 7
1 of 2
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 26
Sig. str.
32 of 75
10 of 27
Total str.
32 of 75
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:36
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
23 of 54
Sig. str.
33 of 55
30 of 62
Total str.
47 of 70
2 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
1:56
Ctrl
0:08
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
36 of 93
Sig. str.
37 of 74
45 of 113
Total str.
49 of 91
0 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:02
Ctrl
0:14

Judges' Scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo
#ErosaCosta
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Chris Lee
#ErosaCosta
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Ron McCarthy
#ErosaCosta
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

2
Erosa
–
10
Costa
●29–28 Costa×10●29–28 Erosa×2
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

36%
Erosa
64%
Costa
70 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Costa51.4%●29–28 Erosa34.3%●30–27 Costa11.4%●30–28 Costa1.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
Costa
R2
66%
Costa
R3
86%
Erosa

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

31-14-0
Record
26-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
29
6'1"
185 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

6.18
SLpM
4.29
48%
Str. Acc.
47%
6.31
SApM
3.19
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.73
TD Avg.
1.53
43%
TD Acc.
35%
61%
TD Def.
50%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Julian Erosa · 3-2
  • L
    Lerryan Douglas
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 3:33 · Featherweight
  • L
    Melquizael Costa
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MoralesSat, May 17, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Darren Elkins
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 4:15 · Featherweight
  • W
    Christian Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 4:49 · Featherweight
  • W
    Ricardo Ramos
    UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs NamajunasSat, Mar 23, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 2:15 · 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 18 fights · 10 fights
47.5
Avg sig. strikes
46.2
0.94
Avg takedowns
1.10
1:12
Avg control time
1:48
155
Career high strikes
102
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Julian Erosa
Strike target
Melquizael Costa
66%
Head
47%
24%
Body
30%
9%
Leg
23%
Julian Erosa
Strike position
Melquizael Costa
78%
Distance
83%
16%
Clinch
9%
6%
Ground
8%