FeatherweightActive
Melquizael Costa
“The Dalmatian”
Country
BrazilRecord
26-8
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'10"
Reach
71"
Age
29
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
16 of 24 wins inside the distance · 48th percentile
Stopped in 13% of bouts — 4 of 32 · 52nd percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 97th percentile
7:59
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
4
Main events
Percentiles vs 555 featherweights
Counted from the 32 bouts on record, not the full 34-fight career
Strikes & grappling
462 landed from 983 attempts — 47% accuracy · 58th percentile
11 landed from 31 attempts — 35% accuracy · 67th percentile
2 in 10 statted bouts · 38th percentile
18m of 1h 48m fought · 63rd percentile
Head 47%
Body 30%
Leg 23%
Of 462 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 featherweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 10 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 48m of fight time, of the 32 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | Arnold Allen | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Dan Ige | WIN | KOSpinning Back Kick | R1 · 4:56 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Morgan Charrière | WIN | KOKick | R1 · 1:14 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape |
| May 17, 2025 | Julian Erosa | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Christian Rodriguez | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Andre Fili | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 4:30 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Shayilan Nuerdanbieke | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Steve Garcia | LOSS | KOElbows | R2 · 1:01 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez |
| Jul 15, 2023 | Austin Lingo | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Thiago Moisés | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 4:05 | UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Junior Melo | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 | LFA 147: Melo vs. Costa |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Tom Santos | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:45 | Presas Combat 1 |
| May 14, 2022 | Italo Gomes | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | LFA 132: Gomes vs. Costa |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Ángel RodríguezTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 · 2:36 | Predador FC 42 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Leandro Santos da Silva | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Future FC 13 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Anderson Ferreira | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:13 | SFT: Standout Fighting Tournament 21 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Jose Santana | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | PF: Prainha Fight 01 |
| May 18, 2019 | Marcelo Costa | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | AFM: Animal Fight MMA |
| Dec 21, 2018 | Marcos Vinicius | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | TF 18: Thunder Fight 18 |
| Nov 23, 2018 | Alexandre Araujo | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R2 | JC 7: Jabuka Fight 7 |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Rafael Barbosa | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R3 · 3:08 | Demolidor Fight MMA 13: Barbosa vs. Conceicao |
| Dec 30, 2017 | Antonio Monteiro | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Mr. Cage Championship: Mr. Cage 32 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Max Douglas | WIN | KOTKO (Retirement) | R3 | Oriximina Championships: In Search of Champions |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Willian Santos | WIN | SUBSubmission (Heel Hook) | R1 | PF: Porto Fight 10 |
| Jun 17, 2017 | Jeconias Sandes | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | PF: Porto Fight 9 |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Elismar Lima | LOSS | KOTKO - Doctor's Stoppage | R1 | TFC: Titans Fighters Champions |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Joao Ferreira Jr. | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | IFC: Instituto Fazendo Campeoes |
| Nov 10, 2016 | Vitor Leandro | WIN | SUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke) | R1 | MOF: Marajo Open Fight 2 |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Severino Ramalho da Silva Jr. | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | SFC: Strike Fighting Championship 3 |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Jonas dos Santos | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Revelation FC: Revelation Fighting Championship 3 |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Sergio Silva | WIN | KOKO (Head Kick) | R1 | PF: Porto Fight 7 |
| May 9, 2015 | Erwin Filho de Andrade Furtado | WIN | KOKO (Head Kick) | R1 | PF: Porto Fight 6 |
| — | Junior Melo | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Italo Gomes | LOSS | — | — | — |
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
WIN
KOSpinning Back KickR1 · 4:56
KOKickR1 · 1:14
Julian Erosa
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Christian Rodriguez
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Andre Fili
SUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 4:30
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 1:50
LOSS
KOElbowsR2 · 1:01
Austin Lingo
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Thiago Moisés
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 4:05
Junior Melo
KOKO/TKOR3
Tom Santos
KOKO/TKOR1 · 4:45
Italo Gomes
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Ángel Rodríguez
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2 · 2:36Title
Leandro Santos da Silva
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Anderson Ferreira
KOKO/TKOR1 · 2:13
Jose Santana
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Marcelo Costa
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Marcos Vinicius
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Alexandre Araujo
KOTKO (Punches)R2
Rafael Barbosa
SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R3 · 3:08
Antonio Monteiro
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Max Douglas
KOTKO (Retirement)R3
Willian Santos
SUBSubmission (Heel Hook)R1
Jeconias Sandes
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Elismar Lima
KOTKO - Doctor's StoppageR1
Joao Ferreira Jr.
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Vitor Leandro
SUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke)R1
Severino Ramalho da Silva Jr.
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Jonas dos Santos
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Sergio Silva
KOKO (Head Kick)R1
Erwin Filho de Andrade Furtado
KOKO (Head Kick)R1
Junior Melo
Italo Gomes
How the wins came
Record
26
Wins
8
Losses
0
Draws
7:59
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
4
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Melquizael Costa’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 32 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.