Melquizael Costa

“The Dalmatian”

Melquizael Costa (26-8) is a featherweight fighting out of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Melquizael Costa's next fight is against Jared Gordon at UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit on November 14, 2026. Melquizael Costa's last fight was a loss to Arnold Allen by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa in May 2026.

Record26-8-0

DivisionFeatherweight

Height5'10"

Reach71"

Age30

Last FightMay 16, 2026

BornSep 14, 1996

BirthplacePorto de Moz, Para, Brazil

Fighting out ofBauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min4.29

Striking accuracy47%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.19

Striking defense50%

Takedowns / 15 min1.53

Takedown accuracy35%

Takedown defense51%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.84

10 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Jared Gordon	Lightweight	—	—	UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit	Nov 14, 2026	View
L	Arnold Allen	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa	May 16, 2026	View
W	Dan Ige	Featherweight	TKO (Spinning back kick and punches)	R1 · 4:56	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez	Feb 21, 2026	View
W	Morgan Charrière	Featherweight	KO (Head kick)	R1 · 1:14	UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape	Dec 13, 2025	View
W	Julian Erosa	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	May 17, 2025
W	Christian Rodriguez	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Mar 29, 2025
W	Andre Fili	Featherweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 4:30	UFC Fight Night	Feb 22, 2025
W	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	Featherweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 1:50	UFC Fight Night	Jun 15, 2024
L	Steve Garcia	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R2 · 1:01	UFC Fight Night	Dec 9, 2023
W	Austin Lingo	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jul 15, 2023
L	Thiago Moisés	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 4:05	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill	Jan 21, 2023
W	Junior Melo	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Overhand Left to Ground Strikes)	R3 · 2:00	LFA 147: Melo vs. Costa	Nov 18, 2022
W	Tom Santos	—	KO/TKO	R1 · 4:45	Presas Combat 1	Aug 20, 2022
L	Italo Gomes	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	LFA 132: Gomes vs. Costa	May 13, 2022
W	Ángel Rodríguez	Featherweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 2:36	Predador FC 42	Mar 19, 2022
W	Leandro Santos	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Future MMA 13	Sep 24, 2021
W	Anderson Ferreira	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 2:13	SFT 21: Faria vs. Carrasco	Feb 29, 2020
W	José Santana	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Prainha Fight 6	Jun 28, 2019
W	Marcelo Costa	Featherweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 1:00	Animal Fight MMA 2019	May 18, 2019
L	Marcos Vinicius	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Thunder Fight 18	Dec 21, 2018
W	Alexandre Araujo	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Nov 23, 2018
L	Rafael Barbosa	Lightweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R3 · 3:08	Demolidor Fight 13	Aug 18, 2018
L	Antônio Monteiro	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Mr. Cage 32	Dec 30, 2017
W	Max Douglas	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Sep 30, 2017
W	Willian Santos	Featherweight	Submission (Leg Lock)	R1 · 1:22	Porto Fight 10	Jul 28, 2017
W	Jecônias Sandes	—	Decision	—	Unknown Event	Jun 17, 2017
L	Elismar Lima	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Retirement)	R1 · 5:00	Titans FC 1	Mar 10, 2017
W	João Ferreira Jr.	—	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:37	IFC 1	Dec 17, 2016
W	Vitor Leandro	—	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	R1 · 1:50	Marajó Open Fight 2	Nov 10, 2016
W	Severino Ramalho	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	SFC 3	Mar 11, 2016
W	Jonas dos Santos	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Revelation FC 3	Jan 29, 2016
W	Sergio Silva	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Dec 19, 2015
W	Erwin Furtado	—	KO/TKO	R1 · 3:42	Porto Fight 6	May 9, 2015
W	Adriel Santos	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	May 17, 2014
W	Benjamin Pantoja	—	Decision	—	Unknown Event	Mar 8, 2014

Up.Jared Gordon
Nov 14, 2026
UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit·Lightweight
View
LArnold Allen
May 16, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5 · 5:00View
WDan Ige
Feb 21, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez·Featherweight
TKO (Spinning back kick and punches)·R1 · 4:56View
WMorgan Charrière
Dec 13, 2025
UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape·Featherweight
KO (Head kick)·R1 · 1:14View
WJulian Erosa
May 17, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WChristian Rodriguez
Mar 29, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAndre Fili
Feb 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 4:30
WShayilan Nuerdanbieke
Jun 15, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 1:50
LSteve Garcia
Dec 9, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R2 · 1:01
WAustin Lingo
Jul 15, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LThiago Moisés
Jan 21, 2023
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill·Lightweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 4:05
WJunior Melo
Nov 18, 2022
LFA 147: Melo vs. Costa·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Overhand Left to Ground Strikes)·R3 · 2:00
WTom Santos
Aug 20, 2022
Presas Combat 1
KO/TKO·R1 · 4:45
LItalo Gomes
May 13, 2022
LFA 132: Gomes vs. Costa·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WÁngel Rodríguez
Mar 19, 2022
Predador FC 42·Featherweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 2:36
WLeandro Santos
Sep 24, 2021
Future MMA 13·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAnderson Ferreira
Feb 29, 2020
SFT 21: Faria vs. Carrasco·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 2:13
WJosé Santana
Jun 28, 2019
Prainha Fight 6·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WMarcelo Costa
May 18, 2019
Animal Fight MMA 2019·Featherweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 1:00
LMarcos Vinicius
Dec 21, 2018
Thunder Fight 18·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAlexandre Araujo
Nov 23, 2018
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
LRafael Barbosa
Aug 18, 2018
Demolidor Fight 13·Lightweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R3 · 3:08
LAntônio Monteiro
Dec 30, 2017
Mr. Cage 32·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WMax Douglas
Sep 30, 2017
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WWillian Santos
Jul 28, 2017
Porto Fight 10·Featherweight
Submission (Leg Lock)·R1 · 1:22
WJecônias Sandes
Jun 17, 2017
Unknown Event
Decision
LElismar Lima
Mar 10, 2017
Titans FC 1·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Retirement)·R1 · 5:00
WJoão Ferreira Jr.
Dec 17, 2016
IFC 1
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:37
WVitor Leandro
Nov 10, 2016
Marajó Open Fight 2
Submission (Anaconda Choke)·R1 · 1:50
WSeverino Ramalho
Mar 11, 2016
SFC 3·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJonas dos Santos
Jan 29, 2016
Revelation FC 3·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WSergio Silva
Dec 19, 2015
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WErwin Furtado
May 9, 2015
Porto Fight 6
KO/TKO·R1 · 3:42
WAdriel Santos
May 17, 2014
Unknown Event
Submission
WBenjamin Pantoja
Mar 8, 2014
Unknown Event
Decision