FinishedMain card · #1
UFC Fight Night · Sunday 17 May 2026
DECISION49–46, 50–45, 50–45
Round5
Time5:00
Fight time25:00
Featherweight · 5 rounds
R1R2R3R4R5
Melquizael
Arnold
Striking
254
STRIKES
152
100
Power strikes
98
0
Knockdowns
1
Target
173
HEAD
134
42
BODY
7
39
LEGS
11
Grappling
0/40%
TAKEDOWNS
7/7100%
0
Sub attempts
0
1:45
Control time
9:28
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share63%Share of strikes37%
51%Share of power strikes49%
7%Fight time in control
1:45 · 9:28 / 25:0038%
1:45 · 9:28 / 25:0038%
Strike map
Head · body · legsTale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+CostaAllen
9.14Strikes / min8.60
1.5Takedowns / 15 min1.1
35Takedown accuracy %88
17Control time %11
0.28Knockdowns / 15 min0.15
57Wins by finish %33
Key numbers
Key numbers · Allen152
Allen: 152 strikes — average since 2022: 140 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights-102
Strike differential in this bout: 152–254.
Differential · this bout98
Power strikes — 64% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights9:28
Control time, from 7 takedowns — 38% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5
Melquizael Costa
UFC 2022+7–3
·Streak1L
- Lvs Arnold AllenDECISION49–46, 50–45, 50–45 · 17 May 2026
- Wvs Dan IgeKO/TKOR1 · 4:56 · 22 Feb 2026
- Wvs Morgan CharrièreKO/TKOR1 · 1:14 · 14 Dec 2025
- Wvs Julian ErosaDECISION29–28 ×3 · 18 May 2025
- Wvs Christian RodriguezDECISION29–28 ×3 · 29 Mar 2025

Arnold Allen
UFC 2022+3–3
·Streak1W
- Wvs Melquizael CostaDECISION49–46, 50–45, 50–45 · 17 May 2026
- Lvs Jean SilvaDECISION30–27, 29–28, 29–28 · 25 Jan 2026
- Wvs Giga ChikadzeDECISION29–28 ×3 · 27 Jul 2024
- Lvs Movsar EvloevDECISION29–28 ×3 · 20 Jan 2024
- Lvs Max HollowayDECISION49–46, 49–46, 48–47 · 16 Apr 2023
























