Fighter Summary

90

Melquizael Costa

Featherweight #21

Record: 4-2

Active: 2 years, 3 months

Ratings and Rankings
Metric Rating Ranking
Performance 90
B+
21
Power 87
B+
26
Offensive 88
B+
25
Defensive 88
B+
24
Records
Overall 4-2 (66.7%)
Versus Top 10 0-1 (0%)
Versus > .500 Fighters 3-2 (60%)
Versus < .500 Fighters 1-0 (100%)
Last 5 Fights 4-1 (80%)
Superlatives
Best Win Featherweight #29 Christian Rodriguez (5-3)
2025-03-29 UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
Round 3 U-DEC
Worst Loss Lightweight #26 Thiago Moises (8-6)
2023-01-21 UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Round 2 SUB Rear Naked Choke
Other Statistics
Finishes 2 (33.3%)
KOs 0 (0%)
Submissions 2 (33.3%)
Decisions 2 (33.3%)
Opponent Record 36-28
Average Opponent Rank 40.7
Long Streak W 3 (03/29/2025)
Current Streak W 3

Recent Trend Analysis

Fight Results
ResultOpponent
W
2025-03-29
Christian Rodriguez (5-3)
Featherweight #29
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
W
2025-02-22
Andre Fili (12-11)
Featherweight #57
Round 1 SUB Guillotine Choke
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
W
2024-06-15
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (3-3)
Featherweight #59
Round 3 SUB Rear Naked Choke
UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira
L
2023-12-09
Steve Garcia (6-2)
Lightweight #8
Round 2 KO/TKO Elbows
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
W
2023-07-15
Austin Lingo (2-3)
Featherweight #65
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
L
2023-01-21
Thiago Moises (8-6)
Lightweight #26
Round 2 SUB Rear Naked Choke
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill