Fighter Profile
BRCountry
Melquizael Costa
“The Dalmatian”
#12 Featherweight
26-8-0Record
30Age
5′10″Height
71″Reach
SouthpawStance
Chute Boxe BauruTeam
BRCountryFeatherweightDivision
Finish rate
KO/TKO
9 (35%)
Submission
8 (31%)
Decision
9 (35%)
26 wins — 8 losses, 0 draws.
Upcoming Fight
Jared Gordon
UFC 334 · Sat, November 14, 2026 · 9:00 PM ET
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Arnold Allen | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 276 - Allen vs. Costa | Sat, May 16, 2026 |
| W | Dan Ige | KO/TKOR1 · 4:56 | UFC Fight Night 267 - Strickland vs. Hernandez | Sat, February 21, 2026 |
| W | Morgan Charriere | KO/TKOR1 · 1:14 | UFC on ESPN 73 - Royval vs. Kape | Sat, December 13, 2025 |
| W | Julian Erosa | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 256 - Burns vs. Morales | Sat, May 17, 2025 |
| W | Christian Rodriguez | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC on ESPN 64 - Moreno vs. Erceg | Sat, March 29, 2025 |
| W | Andre Fili | SubmissionR1 · 4:30 | UFC Fight Night 252 - Cejudo vs. Song | Sat, February 22, 2025 |
| W | Nuerdanbieke Shayilan | SubmissionR3 · 1:50 | UFC on ESPN 58 - Perez vs. Taira | Sat, June 15, 2024 |
| L | Steve Garcia | KO/TKOR2 · 1:01 | UFC Fight Night 233 - Song vs. Gutierrez | Sat, December 9, 2023 |
| W | Austin Lingo | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC on ESPN 49 - Holm vs. Bueno Silva | Sat, July 15, 2023 |
| L | Thiago Moises | SubmissionR2 · 4:05 | UFC 283 | Sat, January 21, 2023 |
| W | Jose Cleiton de Melo Jr. | KO/TKOR3 · 2:00 | LFA 147 - Melo vs. Costa | Fri, November 18, 2022 |
| W | Tom Santos | KO/TKOR1 · 4:24 | PC - Presas Combat | Sat, August 20, 2022 |
| L | Italo Gomes | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | LFA 132 | Fri, May 13, 2022 |
| W | Angel Rodriguez | SubmissionR2 · 2:36 | PFC 42 - Predador FC 42 | Sat, March 19, 2022 |
| W | Leandro Santos da Silva | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Future MMA 13 - Ribeiro vs. Albuquerque | Fri, September 24, 2021 |
| W | Anderson Ferreira | KO/TKOR1 · 2:13 | Standout Fighting Tournament 21 | Sat, February 29, 2020 |
| W | Jose Santana Bastos da Siqueira | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | PF - Prainha Fight 1 | Fri, June 28, 2019 |
| W | Marcelo Costa | SubmissionR1 · 1:00 | AFM - Animal Fight MMA-Tome Açu | Sat, May 18, 2019 |
| L | Marcos Vinicius | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Thunder Fight 18 - Women's Flyweight Grand Prix | Fri, December 21, 2018 |
| W | Alexandre Araujo | KO/TKOR2 · 1:03 | JF - Jabuka Fight 7 | Fri, November 23, 2018 |
| L | Rafael Barbosa | SubmissionR3 · 3:08 | Demolidor Fight MMA 13 - Barbosa vs. Conceicao | Sat, August 18, 2018 |
| L | Antonio Monteiro | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Mr. Cage Championship - Mr. Cage 32 | Sat, December 30, 2017 |
| W | Max Douglas | KO/TKOR3 · 5:00 | Oriximina Championships - In Search of Champions | Sat, September 30, 2017 |
| W | Willian Santos | SubmissionR1 · 1:22 | PF - Porto Fight 10 | Fri, July 28, 2017 |
| W | Jeconias Dias Sandes | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | PF - Porto Fight 9 | Sat, June 17, 2017 |
| L | Elismar Lima | KO/TKOR1 · 5:00 | TFC - Titans Fighters Champions | Fri, March 10, 2017 |
| W | Joao Ferreira Junior | SubmissionR1 · 3:37 | Team Nogueira Para - IFC: Instituto Fazendo Campeoes | Sat, December 17, 2016 |
| W | Vitor Leandro | SubmissionR1 · 1:50 | MOF - Marajo Open Fight 2 | Thu, November 10, 2016 |
| W | Severino Ramalho da Silva Junior | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | SFC - Strike Fighting Championship 3 | Fri, March 11, 2016 |
| W | Jonas dos Santos | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Revelation FC 3 | Fri, January 29, 2016 |
| W | Sergio Silva | KO/TKOR1 · 0:31 | PF - Porto Fight 7 | Sat, December 19, 2015 |
| W | Erwin Filho de Andrade Furtado | KO/TKOR1 · 3:42 | PF - Porto Fight 6 | Sat, May 9, 2015 |
| W | Adriel Santos Abreu | SubmissionR3 · 3:00 | XF - Xingu Fight 6 | Sat, May 17, 2014 |
| W | Benjamin Junior Coelho Pantoja | Split DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Winner Combat MMA - W Combat: Gurupa vs. Porto de Moz | Sat, March 8, 2014 |
