Arnold Allenvs
Melquizael Costa
Arnold Allen def. Melquizael Costa (Unanimous Decision)
Featherweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, May 16, 2026
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Arnold Allen defeated Melquizael Costa by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa, held Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Unanimous Decision
Round 5 · 5:00
Tale of the Tape
21-4-0
Record
26-8-0
1
Win Streak
0
32
Age
29
5'8"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
71"
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Stance
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Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.47
SLpM
4.38
42%
Str. Acc.
49%
3.04
SApM
2.97
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.86
TD Avg.
2.00
47%
TD Acc.
40%
71%
TD Def.
58%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Arnold Allen · 2-3
- WUFC Fight Night: Allen vs CostaSat, May 16, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettSat, Jan 24, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du PlessisSat, Jan 20, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs AllenSat, Apr 15, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Melquizael Costa · 4-1
- LUFC Fight Night: Allen vs CostaSat, May 16, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Burns vs MoralesSat, May 17, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs ErcegSat, Mar 29, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 15 fights · 9 fights
50.3
Avg sig. strikes
47.1
0.93
Avg takedowns
1.22
1:52
Avg control time
2:00
102
Career high strikes
102
4
Career high TDs
3
Strike Distribution
Arnold Allen
Strike target
Melquizael Costa
73%
Head
48%
18%
Body
30%
9%
Leg
22%
Arnold Allen
Strike position
Melquizael Costa
90%
Distance
81%
4%
Clinch
10%
6%
Ground
9%
Fight stats
Arnold Allen
Melquizael Costa
1
Knockdowns
0
87 of 135
Significant strikes
89 of 226
64%
Sig. strike accuracy
39%
116 of 171
Total strikes
101 of 245
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 3
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
5:25
Control time
1:45
Significant strikes by target
71 of 119
Head
37 of 147
5 of 5
Body
19 of 41
11 of 11
Leg
33 of 38
75 of 122
Distance
86 of 223
0 of 1
Clinch
0 of 0
12 of 12
Ground
3 of 3
By round
ROUND 1
1
KD
0
9 of 9
Sig. str.
10 of 14
18 of 20
Total str.
19 of 25
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:44
Ctrl
1:45
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
23 of 38
Sig. str.
26 of 78
28 of 44
Total str.
28 of 81
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:36
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
32 of 52
Sig. str.
30 of 71
44 of 66
Total str.
30 of 72
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:22
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
23 of 36
Sig. str.
23 of 63
26 of 41
Total str.
24 of 67
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:43
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)