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Melquizael Costa

Fighter profile

Melquizael Costa

FTW26-8-0P4P #114Div #9
Form
4.6
7.1
7.2
6.5
5.7
78
Overall
SoS 93
Skill ratings
Striking
80
Boxing
79
Kicking
85
Clinch
75
Striking def.
79
Wrestling off.
78
Wrestling def.
55
Ground game
75
Submissions
83
Grappling def.
55
Profile
Age29
Height5'10"
Reach71"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryBRA
Pro debut2014
UFC record7-3-0
Last fight2026-05-16
Octagon time107.6 min
Avg fight10.8 min
Career length12y 5m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FTW division (276 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:8 FTW (now) · 2 LW

Striking offense1519
93rd
FTW avg 1500
Striking defense1515
91st
FTW avg 1500
Grappling offense1512
89th
FTW avg 1496
Grappling defense1481
5th
FTW avg 1503
Momentum54
86th
FTW avg 24
Win / loss by method
Record: 26-8-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
35% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
19win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (37%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
6 (32%)Submission(20%) 1
6 (32%)Decision(60%) 3
UFC stats
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3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes462
Sig. accuracy47%
Sig. attempted983
Total strikes709
Total attempted1275
Knockdowns2
Head216
Body138
Leg108
Distance382
Clinch42
Ground38

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed343
Sig. defense50%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.233
Body abs.73
Leg abs.37
Distance abs.237
Clinch abs.45
Ground abs.61

Grappling · offense

Takedowns11
TD accuracy35%
TD attempted31
Sub att.6
Reversals4
Control time18:02

Grappling · defense

TD defense51%
TDs absorbed26
TD att. faced53
Sub att. faced4
Controlled time34:28

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 10 UFC fights · 107:36 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Melquizael has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
206W–74Lwin 73.6%div #176/206pct 15th
WinsSoft
156W–59Lwin 72.6%div #157/191pct 18th
LossesSoft
50W–15Lwin 76.9%div #143/199pct 29th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1562 elodiv #24/206pct 89th
WinsElite
1556 elodiv #28/191pct 86th
LossesElite
1578 elodiv #30/199pct 85th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall164W–84L66.1%
Wins116W–74L61.1%
Losses48W–10L82.8%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Melquizael, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+1.94u+19.4% ROI

over 10 close-line bets

Average odds
-136

58% implied

As favorite
6W–1L

ROI +32.3%

Avg -198

As underdog
1W–2L

ROI −10.7%

Avg +172

Based on 10 of 10 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.