Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Dan Ige
Dan Ige
“100K”
19-11-0
RESULT

Melquizael Costa def. Dan Ige (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 4:56
WIN
Melquizael Costa
Melquizael Costa
“The Dalmatian”
26-8-0
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Toyota Center, Houston, United States

Melquizael Costa defeated Dan Ige by TKO in round 1 (4:56) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez, held Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Toyota Center, Houston.

Fight stats

Dan Ige
Melquizael Costa
0
Knockdowns
1
7 of 11
Significant strikes
19 of 40
64%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
12 of 16
Total strikes
26 of 48
1 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
33%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:31
Control time
0:32
Significant strikes by target
2 of 5
Head
9 of 26
2 of 3
Body
7 of 9
3 of 3
Leg
3 of 5
7 of 11
Distance
13 of 29
0 of 0
Clinch
4 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
2 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
7 of 11
Sig. str.
19 of 40
12 of 16
Total str.
26 of 48
1 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:31
Ctrl
0:32
Referee
Jacob Montalvo
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-11-0
Record
26-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
29
5'7"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
71"
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

3.60
SLpM
4.29
45%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.56
SApM
3.19
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.93
TD Avg.
1.53
26%
TD Acc.
35%
56%
TD Def.
50%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Dan Ige · 1-4
  • L
    Melquizael Costa
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 4:56 · Featherweight
  • L
    Patricio Pitbull
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Sean Woodson
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 1:12 · Featherweight
  • L
    Lerone Murphy
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Diego Lopes
    UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2Sat, Jun 29, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
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 21 fights · 10 fights
44.4
Avg sig. strikes
46.2
0.62
Avg takedowns
1.10
1:27
Avg control time
1:48
88
Career high strikes
102
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Dan Ige
Strike target
Melquizael Costa
65%
Head
47%
23%
Body
30%
12%
Leg
23%
Dan Ige
Strike position
Melquizael Costa
78%
Distance
83%
8%
Clinch
9%
14%
Ground
8%