FinishedMain card · #4
UFC Fight Night · Sunday 18 May 2025
DECISION29–28 ×3
Round3
Time5:00
Fight time15:00
Featherweight · 3 rounds
R1R2R3
Melquizael
Julian
Striking
204
STRIKES
173
102
Power strikes
69
0
Knockdowns
0
Target
160
HEAD
140
22
BODY
24
22
LEGS
9
Grappling
2/367%
TAKEDOWNS
3/1030%
1
Sub attempts
0
0:23
Control time
3:34
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share54%Share of strikes46%
60%Share of power strikes40%
3%Fight time in control
0:23 · 3:34 / 15:0024%
0:23 · 3:34 / 15:0024%
Strike map
Head · body · legsTale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+CostaErosa
9.14Strikes / min12.75
1.5Takedowns / 15 min1.8
35Takedown accuracy %30
17Control time %20
0.28Knockdowns / 15 min0.29
57Wins by finish %80
Key numbers
Key numbers · Costa204
Costa: 204 strikes — average since 2022: 98 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights+31
Strike differential in this bout: 204–173.
Differential · this bout102
Power strikes — 50% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights0:23
Control time, from 2 takedowns — 3% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5Melquizael 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
Julian Erosa Featherweight
Record31–13–0
·Streak1W
- Wvs JeongYeong LeeKO/TKOR1 · 1:31 · 31 Oct 2026
- Lvs Lerryan DouglasKO/TKOR1 · 3:33 · 29 Mar 2026
- Lvs Melquizael CostaDECISION29–28 ×3 · 18 May 2025
- Wvs Darren ElkinsKO/TKOR1 · 4:15 · 13 Apr 2025
- Wvs Christian RodriguezSUBMISSIONR1 · 4:49 · 13 Jul 2024
