All fightersMelquizael Costa
“The Dalmatian”
Featherweight26-8RECORD
9KO / TKO WINS
8SUBMISSION WINS
9DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Dalmatian |
| Date of birth | 14 Sep 1996 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Birthplace | Porto de Moz, Pará, Brazil |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Team | Chute Boxe Bauru |
| Height | 178 cm (5′10″) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Weight | 65.8 kg (145 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 8 Mar 2014 |
| UFC debut | 21 Jan 2023 |
| Last fight | 16 May 2026 |
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Fight history
34 professional fights on file (10 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Arnold Allen | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa | 16 May 2026 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Chris TognoniScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Eric Colon 45-50, David Lethaby 45-50, Sal D'amato 46-49 | |||||||
| Win | Dan Ige | KO/TKO (spinning back kick) | 1 | 4:56 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez | 21 Feb 2026 | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Jacob MontalvoScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Morgan Charrière | KO/TKO (kick) | 1 | 1:14 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | 13 Dec 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Eric McMahonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Julian Erosa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales | 17 May 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Junichiro Kamijo 29-28, Chris Lee 29-28, Ron McCarthy 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Christian Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg | 29 Mar 2025 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Fernando Salas NavarroScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Miguel Jimenez 29-28, Chris Lee 29-28, Dave Tirelli 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Andre Fili | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:30 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song | 22 Feb 2025 | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Jeff HoibyScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Shayilan Nuerdanbieke | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira | 15 Jun 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Steve Garcia | KO/TKO (elbows) | 2 | 1:01 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez | 9 Dec 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Chris TognoniScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Austin Lingo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva | 15 Jul 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 30-26, Junichiro Kamijo 30-27, Brian Puccillo 30-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Thiago Moises | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 4:05 | UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill | 21 Jan 2023 | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Osiris MaiaScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Junior Melo | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:00 | LFA 147 | 18 Nov 2022 | Sloan, Iowa, United States |
| Win | Tom Santos | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:45 | Presas Combat 1 | 20 Aug 2022 | Marília, Brazil |
| Loss | Italo Gomes | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | LFA 132 | 13 May 2022 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | Ángel Rodriguez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:36 | Predator FC 42 | 19 Mar 2022 | Cancún, Mexico |
| Win | Leandro Santos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Future MMA 13 | 24 Sep 2021 | Saint Luzia, Brazil |
| Win | Anderson Ferreira | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:13 | Standout Fighting Tournament 21 | 29 Feb 2020 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Win | José Santana | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Prainha Fight 6 | 28 Jun 2019 | Prainha, Brazil |
| Win | Marcelo Costa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:00 | Animal Fight MMA 2019 | 18 May 2019 | Tomé-Açu, Brazil |
| Loss | Marcos Vinicius | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Thunder Fight 18 | 21 Dec 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Win | Alexandre Araújo | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:03 | Jabuka Fight 7 | 23 Nov 2018 | Jaboticabal, Brazil |
| Loss | Rafael Barbosa | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:08 | Demolidor Fight 13 | 18 Aug 2018 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Loss | Antônio Monteiro | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Mr. Cage 32 | 30 Dec 2017 | Manaus, Brazil |
| Win | Max Douglas | TKO (retirement) | 3 | 5:00 | Orixi Combat 1 | 30 Sep 2017 | Oriximiná, Brazil |
| Win | Willian Santos Silva | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:22 | Porto Fight 10 | 28 Jul 2017 | Porto de Moz, Brazil |
| Win | Jecônias Dias Sandes | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Porto Fight 9 | 17 Jun 2017 | Almeririm, Brazil |
| Loss | Elismar Lima | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | Titans Fighters Champions 1 | 10 Mar 2017 | Goiânia, Brazil |
| Win | João Ferreira Jr. | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:37 | Instituto Fazendo Campeões 1 | 17 Dec 2016 | Ananindeua, Brazil |
| Win | Vitor Leandro | Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 1:50 | Marajó Open Fight 2 | 10 Nov 2016 | Soure, Brazil |
| Win | Severino Ramalho da Silva Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Strike FC 3 | 11 Mar 2016 | Belém, Brazil |
| Win | Jonas dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Relevation FC 3 | 29 Jan 2016 | Belém, Brazil |
| Win | Sergio Silva | KO (head kick) | 1 | 0:31 | Porto Fight 7 | 19 Dec 2015 | Porto de Moz, Brazil |
| Win | Erwin Filho de Andrade Furtado | KO (head kick) | 1 | 3:42 | Porto Fight 6 | 9 May 2015 | Porto de Moz, Brazil |
| Win | Adriel Santos | Submission (heel hook) | 3 | 3:00 | Xingu Fight 6 | 17 May 2014 | Porto de Moz, Brazil |
| Win | Benjamin Junior Coelho Pantoja | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | Winner Combat MMA: Gurupá vs. Porto de Moz | 8 Mar 2014 | Gurupá, Brazil |