Melquizael Costa

🇧🇷

(1996-09-14)

Statistics

UFC Record: 6-2

By Method:

KO/TKO: 1-1
Submission: 2-1
Decision: 3-0

By Elo:

As Favorite: 2-0
As Underdog: 4-2

By Weight Class:

Featherweight: 6-0
Lightweight: 0-2

By Round:

Round 1: 2-0
Round 2: 0-2
Round 3: 4-0

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W W W W W

Elo: 3127

Peak Elo: 3127 (2025-12-13)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2848 (#269)

Bonuses: 1 (1 FOTN, 0 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 9m 42s

Total Fight Time: 1h 17m 40s

Avg Time Between Fights: 175 days

Avg Card Placement: 7.2

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-02-21
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez

Melquizael Costa (29) 🇧🇷
W W W W W • 6-2
Elo: 3127

FEATHERWEIGHT

🇺🇸 Dan Ige (34)
11-9 • W L L W L
Elo: 2915 • UFC rank: #14

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2025-12-13
UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape

Melquizael Costa (29) 🇧🇷
W W W W L • 5-2
Elo: 3086

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:14

🇫🇷 🏴‍☠️ Morgan Charriere (30)
3-2 • W L W L W
Elo: 2848

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2025-05-17
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales

Melquizael Costa (28) 🇧🇷
W W W L W • 4-2
Elo: 2983
30

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 Julian Erosa (35)
9-7 • L L W W W
Elo: 2993
27

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2025-03-29
UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg

Melquizael Costa (28) 🇧🇷
W W L W L • 3-2
Elo: 2895
28

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 Christian Rodriguez (27)
5-2 • W W W L W
Elo: 2853
28

Arena CDMX
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽

2025-02-22
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song

Melquizael Costa (28) 🇧🇷
W L W L • 2-2
Elo: 2779

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:30

🇺🇸 Andre Fili (34)
12-10 (1 NC) • W L W L W
Elo: 2838

Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington
United States 🇺🇸

2024-06-15
UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira

Melquizael Costa (27) 🇧🇷
L W L • 1-2
Elo: 2671

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:50

🇨🇳 Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (30)
3-2 • L W W W L
Elo: 2697

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-12-09
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez

Steve Garcia (31) 🇺🇸
L W L W W • 3-2
Elo: 2865

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:01

🇧🇷 Melquizael Costa (27)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2735

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-07-15
UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva

Melquizael Costa (26) 🇧🇷
L • 0-1
Elo: 2615

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Austin Lingo (29)
2-2 • L W W L
Elo: 2686

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-01-21
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill

Thiago Moises (27) 🇧🇷
W W L L W • 5-4
Elo: 2940

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:05

🇧🇷 Melquizael Costa (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2647

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 🇧🇷