Melquizael Costa stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Melquizael Costa, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 10
- Strikes landed / min
- 4.29
- Strike accuracy
- 47%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 3.19
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 1.53
- Control time
- 17%
- Average fight time
- 10:46
Rates are computed over the 10 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Melquizael Costa sits in the top 25.
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa | Arnold Allen | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 100 of 254 | 98 of 152 | 118 of 280 | 0 of 4 | 0 | 0 | 1:45 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez | Dan Ige | WIN · TKO · R1 4:56 | 19 of 40 | 7 of 11 | 26 of 48 | 1 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:32 |
| Dec 13, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape | Morgan Charriere | WIN · TKO · R1 1:14 | 4 of 9 | 2 of 4 | 4 of 9 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:02 |
| May 17, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales | Julian Erosa | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 102 of 204 | 69 of 173 | 128 of 236 | 2 of 3 | 0 | 1 | 0:23 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Erceg | Christian Rodriguez | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 65 of 105 | 64 of 98 | 159 of 208 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:53 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song | Andre Fili | WIN · SUB · R1 4:30 | 27 of 56 | 7 of 24 | 27 of 56 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Perez vs Taira | Shayilan Nuerdanbieke | WIN · SUB · R3 1:50 | 16 of 35 | 6 of 8 | 76 of 106 | 2 of 2 | 0 | 2 | 3:00 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez | Steve Garcia | LOSS · TKO · R2 1:01 | 6 of 10 | 29 of 49 | 20 of 25 | 2 of 10 | 0 | 0 | 4:41 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva | Austin Lingo | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 100 of 220 | 39 of 139 | 108 of 236 | 3 of 8 | 0 | 1 | 2:44 |
| Jan 22, 2023 | UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill | Thiago Moises | LOSS · SUB · R2 4:05 | 23 of 50 | 22 of 33 | 43 of 71 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:02 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head216 of 636
- Body138 of 215
- Leg108 of 132
Totals across 10 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance382 of 864
- Clinch42 of 65
- Ground38 of 54
Totals across 10 tracked fights.
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 26-8-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 4.29per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 47%
- SApM
- 3.19per min
- Str. Def.
- 50%
- Takedowns
- 1.53per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 35%
- TD Def.
- 50%
- Submission attempts
- 0.8per 15 min
Top 27% in the UFC
Top 44% in the UFC
Top 41% in the UFC
Top 29% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.