Melquizael Costa

“The Dalmatian”

#12 Featherweight

OctagonStats Rating 1571

7-3-0

Career record (W-L-D)

NEXT FIGHT vs Jared Gordon
UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit · November 14, 2026

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight145 lbs. (66 kg)

Reach71" (180 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornSep 14, 1996

Age30

DivisionFeatherweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.29

Str. Acc47%

SApM3.19

Str. Def50%

TD Avg1.53

TD Acc35%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.8

Recent form

L W W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

10 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 3 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 1 decision losses

Finish rate57%

Times finished67%

StreakL1

Best streak6

Avg fight10:46

Octagon time1h 47m

Opp win%72%

ActiveJan. 21, 2023 – May. 16, 2026 (4y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Melquizael Costa "The Dalmatian" is a 26-8-0 well-rounded fighter.

Melquizael debuted Jan. 21, 2023 vs Thiago Moises (loss). Longest win streak: 6.

Best wins: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (SUB Rear Naked Choke R3, Jun. 15, 2024); Julian Erosa (U-DEC R3, May. 17, 2025); Andre Fili (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Feb. 22, 2025).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
May. 16, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa	L Arnold Allen	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 1	100 98	0 7	0 0
Feb. 21, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez	W Dan Ige	KO/TKO Spinning Back Kick	1	4:56	1 0	19 7	1 1	0 0
Dec. 13, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape	W Morgan Charriere	KO/TKO Kick	1	1:14	1 0	4 2	0 0	0 0
May. 17, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales	W Julian Erosa	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	102 69	2 3	1 0
Mar. 29, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg	W Christian Rodriguez	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	65 64	1 6	1 1
Feb. 22, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song	W Andre Fili	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	4:30	0 0	27 7	0 1	1 0
Jun. 15, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira	W Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	1:50	0 0	16 6	2 4	2 1
Dec. 09, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez	L Steve Garcia	KO/TKO Elbows	2	1:01	0 1	6 29	2 0	0 1
Jul. 15, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva	W Austin Lingo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	100 39	3 0	1 0
Jan. 21, 2023	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill	L Thiago Moises	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	4:05	0 0	23 22	0 4	0 1

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.