Saturday, December 13, 2025Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Melquizael Costa defeated Morgan Charriere by TKO in round 1 (1:14) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape, held Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Melquizael Costa vs Morgan Charriere
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Melquizael CostaMorgan Charriere
1
Knockdowns0
4 / 9
Significant strikes2 / 4
44%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
4 / 9
Total strikes2 / 4
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:02
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Melquizael CostaMorgan Charriere
125%00%
Head
125%00%
Body
250%2100%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
80%20%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Melquizael Costa4 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
11/3
11/1
22/5
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Morgan Charriere2 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
00/2
0
22/2
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Melquizael CostaMorgan Charriere
R1
4
2
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
1
Knockdowns0
4 / 9
Significant strikes2 / 4
44%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
4 / 9
Total strikes2 / 4
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:02
Control time0:00
Betting Odds
Melquizael Costa
-153
60% implied win probability
Open: -121Best: -116
Morgan Charriere
+132
43% implied win probability
Open: -102Best: +144
Average moneyline across 22 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Melquizael Costa | Morgan Charriere | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4casters | -146 | +140 | |
| 4Cx | -152 | +138 | |
| Bet105 | -156 | +138 | |
| BetAnything | -170 | +140 | |
| BetMGM | -160 | +130 | |
| BetOnline | -155 | +135 | |
| BetRivers | -152 | +123 | |
| BetUS | -155 | +130 | |
| Betway | -163 | +130 | |
| Bookmaker | -157 | +137 | |
| Bovada | -135 | +115 | |
| Caesars | -160 | +135 | |
| Circa | -155 | +135 | |
| Cloudbet | -158 | +140 | |
| DraftKings | -162 | +136 | |
| FanDuel | -152 | +128 | |
| HardRockBet | -150 | +125 | |
| mybookie | -160 | +130 | |
| Pinnacle | -156 | +138 | |
| Polymarket | -156 | +144 | |
| Stake | -149 | +132 | |
| SXBet | -116 | -106 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Morgan Charriere absorbs 4.54 significant strikes a minute, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Melquizael Costa
No background on record
Camp · Chute Boxe - Joao Emilio · BrazilMorgan Charriere
JudoOtherBJJ
- —Black belt · Judo
- 2020Featherweight ChampionshipCage Warriors
- 201766 kg ChampionshipOFC
- 201666 kg ChampionshipContenders
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
47%64%
Head
30%21%
Body
23%14%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Melquizael Costalast 10 fights
58%21%21%
Morgan Charrierelast 8 fights
57%20%23%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Melquizael Costa Morgan Charriere· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.293.42
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melquizael Costa · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersMorgan Charriere · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.194.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melquizael Costa · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersMorgan Charriere · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.531.23
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melquizael Costa · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersMorgan Charriere · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
35%37%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melquizael Costa · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersMorgan Charriere · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
50%78%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melquizael Costa · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersMorgan Charriere · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.800.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Melquizael Costa · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersMorgan Charriere · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.29
Strikes landed / min3.42
3.19
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.54
1.53 / 4.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.23 / 3.3
35%
Takedown accuracy37%
50%
Takedown defence78%
1:48
Control time / fight2:20
0.80
Submission attempts / 15 min0.50
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Melquizael Costa10 UFC fights · 462 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%171/560
23%107/176
23%104/128
Clinch
3%15/30
5%23/31
1%4/4
Ground
6%30/46
2%8/8
0%0/0
Morgan Charriere7 UFC fights · 241 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%128/401
24%57/76
14%34/44
Clinch
4%9/13
1%3/4
0%0/1
Ground
4%10/17
0%0/0
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Melquizael Costa21 of 34 ended early · 62%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Morgan Charriere18 of 36 ended early · 50%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Melquizael Costa4-1
- LUFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 16, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales · May 17, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Erceg · Mar 29, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 34 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva · Jul 15, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WJunior MeloLFA 147: Melo vs. Costa · Nov 18, 2022TKO · R3 · 2:00 · Lightweight
- WTom SantosPresas Combat 1 · Aug 20, 2022TKO · R1 · 4:45
- LItalo GomesLFA 132: Gomes vs. Costa · May 13, 2022Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WÁngel RodríguezPredador FC 42 · Mar 19, 2022SUB · R2 · 2:36 · Featherweight
- WLeandro SantosFuture MMA 13 · Sep 24, 2021Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WAnderson FerreiraSFT 21: Faria vs. Carrasco · Feb 29, 2020TKO · R1 · 2:13 · Lightweight
- WJosé SantanaPrainha Fight 6 · Jun 28, 2019Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WMarcelo CostaAnimal Fight MMA 2019 · May 18, 2019SUB · R1 · 1:00 · Featherweight
- LMarcos ViniciusThunder Fight 18 · Dec 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WAlexandre AraujoSao Paulo Regional · Nov 23, 2018TKO
- LRafael BarbosaDemolidor Fight 13 · Aug 18, 2018SUB · R3 · 3:08 · Lightweight
- LAntônio MonteiroMr. Cage 32 · Dec 30, 2017Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WMax DouglasOrixi Combat · Sep 30, 2017TKO
- WWillian SantosPorto Fight 10 · Jul 28, 2017SUB · R1 · 1:22 · Featherweight
- WJecônias SandesPorto Fight · Jun 17, 2017DEC
- L
- WJoão Ferreira Jr.IFC 1 · Dec 17, 2016SUB · R1 · 3:37
- WVitor LeandroMarajó Open Fight 2 · Nov 10, 2016SUB · R1 · 1:50
- WSeverino RamalhoSFC 3 · Mar 11, 2016Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WJonas dos SantosRevelation FC 3 · Jan 29, 2016Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WTBAPorto Fight · Dec 19, 2015TKO
- WErwin FurtadoPorto Fight 6 · May 9, 2015TKO · R1 · 3:42
- WAdriel SantosXingu Fight · May 17, 2014SUB
- WTBAPara Regional · Mar 8, 2014DEC
Morgan Charriere2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse · Sep 5, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
Full record · 36 fightsShow less
- L
- WManolo ZecchiniUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Spivac · Sep 2, 2023TKO · R1 · 3:51 · Featherweight
- W
- WPedro SouzaCage Warriors 153: Dublin · Apr 29, 2023TKO · R2 · 0:01 · Featherweight
- W
- L
- L
- WPerry Andre GoodwinCage Warriors 119 · Dec 12, 2020TKO · R3 · 1:45 · Featherweight
- WDean TruemanCage Warriors 109 · Oct 26, 2019TKO · R3 · 1:08 · Featherweight
- W
- L
- DMarko KovacevicWWFC 13 · Dec 15, 2018DEC · Featherweight
- WJulien GracoEuropean Beatdown 4 · Oct 13, 2018SUB · R1 · 0:37 · Featherweight
- LRuslan KhazmurzaevWWFC 10 · Mar 24, 2018MD · Featherweight
- WAlexey OleinikWWFC 9 · Dec 14, 2017TKO · R2 · 4:50 · Featherweight
- W
- L
- WCiro Ruotolo100% Fight 29 · Mar 17, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:30 · Featherweight
- W
- WAlex KherfallahOctagon Fighting Club 16 · Nov 12, 2016SUB · R1 · 2:10 · Featherweight
- LPierre Sauvage100% Fight 28 · May 14, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WIvan DutchakLuxembourg Regional · Apr 17, 2016TKO
- WBanjougou SidibeLuxembourg Regional · Apr 17, 2016DEC
- WJonathan HilderaldLuxembourg Regional · Mar 27, 2016DEC
- WDrice Bouromel100% Fight 27 · Feb 4, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- LMartin AvetisyanF&G Brest · Dec 20, 2015SD · Featherweight
- LChristian Nkongo100% Fight · Jul 4, 2015DEC
- LJean Loua100% Fight · Jun 20, 2015SUB
- LAyadi Majdeddine100% Fight · Apr 4, 2015DEC
- WTBAOctagon Fighting Club · Jan 31, 2015TKO
- WKarim KonduaAssociation Sportive de Villepinte · Dec 13, 2014TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Melquizael Costa vs Morgan Charriere?
Melquizael Costa defeated Morgan Charriere by TKO in round 1 (1:14) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape, held Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.