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Melquizael Costa
Melquizael Costa
22-7 · BRA
VS
March 29, 2025 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Melquizael Costa def. Christian Rodriguez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Costa22/320/102:12
Rodriguez11/141/502:07
R2
Costa26/401/102:24
Rodriguez19/271/401:42
R3
Costa17/330/000:17
Rodriguez34/574/602:59
Total
Costa65/1051/204:53
Rodriguez64/986/1506:48

Scorecards

Costa vs Rodriguez

RdChris LeeDave TirelliMiguel JimenezCommunity
R110-910-910-99.5-9.6
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-109-109-109-10
Total29-2829-2829-2828.4-28.7

Media (12 cards) · avg 2928 · 12 Costa · 0 Rodriguez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Costa-Rodriguez.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
CostaWin probabilityRodriguez
60.8%39.2%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
30%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Costa, blue toward Rodriguez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Costa61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%35%
Submission20%32%
Decision20%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1137)act 65
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.3)act 1
Rodriguez39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%29%
Submission11%27%
Decision17%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 64
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 6
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R222%
R37%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Costa
46.2%+113
Rodriguez
-11352.1%
Most takedownstie 31.1%
Costa
37.4%-119
Rodriguez
+11931.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Costa
Expected: 27.5
27.5
Over 27.5
39.8%
+151
Under 27.5
60.2%
-151
03569
Rodriguez
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
39.0%
+153
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.4%
-153
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Costa
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
33.5%
+142
Exactly 1
18.9%
push
Under 1
47.5%
-142
035
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.5%
+180
Exactly 1
17.5%
push
Under 1
53.0%
-180
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 9.0 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Costa60.8%35.9%+24.9+168
Rodriguez39.2%64.1%−24.9-200

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
72.1Striking71.4
Costa +0.7
56.5Grappling68.2
Rodriguez +11.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CostaRodriguez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1575
1578
Divisional
1530
1500
Striking offense
1502
1509
Striking defense
1507
1515
Grappling offense
1516
1489
Grappling defense
1479
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.70
Strikes landed / min
3.24
46%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.22
Strikes absorbed / min
2.28
59%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
1.43
33%
Takedown accuracy
53%
50%
Takedown defense
68%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
71%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
35
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Melquizael Costa
  • WAndre FiliSUB R1
    Close -13535d before
  • WShayilan NuerdanbiekeSUB R3
    Close -2189mo before
  • LSteve GarciaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2861y 4mo before
  • WAustin LingoU-DEC R3
    Close -2381y 8mo before
  • LThiago MoisesSUB R2
    Close +3142y 2mo before
Christian Rodriguez
  • WAustin BashiU-DEC R3
    Close +2163mo before
  • LJulian ErosaSUB R1
    Close -2619mo before
  • WIsaac DulgarianS-DEC R3
    Close +1641y before
  • WCameron SaaimanU-DEC R3
    missedClose -1371y 5mo before
  • WRaul Rosas Jr.U-DEC R3
    missedClose +2102y before
Costa — win / loss by method
Record: 22-7-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
32% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (67%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
19win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (37%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
6 (32%)Submission(20%) 1
6 (32%)Decision(60%) 3
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (80%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Costa
Rodriguez
5
UFC fights
7
46.4 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
83.9 min · 12.0 avg
12y 5m
Career length
7y 3m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Costa
Rodriguez
102W–35L · 74.5%
Overall
86W–17L · 83.5%
72W–24L · 75.0%
Wins
46W–2L · 95.8%
30W–11L · 73.2%
Losses
40W–15L · 72.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Costa
Rodriguez
164W–84L · 66.1%
Overall
33W–48L · 40.7%
116W–74L · 61.1%
Wins
33W–48L · 40.7%
48W–10L · 82.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Costa
Rodriguez
6.97
Landed / min
6.89
44.9%
Accuracy
45.0%
67.5%
Defense
61.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
46.3%
Time at distance
31.5%
Grappling & control
Costa
Rodriguez
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
1.43
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
53.3%
50.0%
Takedown defense
68.1%
1.29
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.43
44.3%
Control share
36.4%
Strike target map
Costa
  • Head31%(53)div 63%
  • Body44%(75)div 20%
  • Legs26%(44)div 16%
Rodriguez
  • Head81%(220)div 63%
  • Body16%(44)div 20%
  • Legs3%(8)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Melquizael Costa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Christian Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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