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Melquizael Costa

"Melk Cauthy"

Featherweight 7-3 Active
Age
30
Height
5' 10"
Reach
71"
Stance
Southpaw
Last 5 W W W W L
Last L vs Arnold Allen May 16, 2026
2 KOs
2 SUBs
135 Days/Fight
4.29 Sig Str/Min
0.10 TD/Min
24 Rounds
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Statistics

7Wins
3Losses
0Draws
How the wins came
2 KO/TKO 2 Submission 3 Decision
  • Win rate70%7/10
  • Finish rate57.1%4/7
  • KO rate28.6%2/7
  • Sub rate28.6%2/7

Advanced Stats

47% Sig. Strike Acc.
35.5% Takedown Acc.
46.2 Sig. Strikes/Fight
1.1 Takedowns/Fight
0.2 Knockdowns/Fight
1:48 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head
47%
Body
30%
Leg
23%
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Career Timeline 10 fights

1,064 Current ELO
1,090 Prime ELO (Feb 2026)
+64 Career Change

Career Statistics 10 of 10 bouts with official stats

Career Rankings where Melquizael Costa sits

85th of 2,765 Longest UFC win streak 6 UFC-wide Tied Top 4%
181st of 2,765 First-round finishes 3 UFC-wide Tied Top 7%
439th of 2,743 Career significant strikes landed 462 UFC-wide Tied Top 17%
274th of 1,815 Strike differential per minute +1.11 UFC-wide Top 16%
6th of 130 Win rate 87.5% Featherweight Top 5%
11th of 406 First-round finishes 3 Featherweight Tied Top 3%
332nd of 2,765 Wins by finish 4 UFC-wide Tied Top 13%
210th of 2,765 Wins by submission 2 UFC-wide Tied Top 8%
22nd of 406 Wins by finish 4 Featherweight Tied Top 6%
391st of 2,758 UFC wins 7 UFC-wide Tied Top 15%
187th of 1,267 Win rate 70.0% UFC-wide Tied Top 15%
14th of 406 Wins by submission 2 Featherweight Tied Top 4%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Melquizael Costa is a Featherweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 7-3. Of 7 career wins, 4 have come by finish (2 by knockout and 2 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 1,064, with a career peak of 1,090.

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Melquizael Costa — UFC fighter profile, record 7-3
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What is Melquizael Costa's UFC record?

Melquizael Costa is 7-3 as a Featherweight fighter — 2 by knockout, 2 by submission, 3 by decision or other.

Last fight: Lost to Arnold Allen by decision, May 2026. 6th highest win rate at Featherweight (87.5%).

UFC record
7-3
KO/TKO wins
2
Submission wins
2

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.