FinishedMain card · #2
UFC Fight Night · Sunday 22 February 2026
KO/TKOSpinning Back Kick
Round1
Time4:56
Fight time4:56
Featherweight · 3 rounds
R1R2R3
Melquizael
Dan
Striking
40
STRIKES
11
19
Power strikes
7
1
Knockdowns
0
Target
26
HEAD
5
9
BODY
3
5
LEGS
3
Grappling
1/1100%
TAKEDOWNS
1/333%
0
Sub attempts
0
0:32
Control time
1:31
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share78%Share of strikes22%
73%Share of power strikes27%
11%Fight time in control
0:32 · 1:31 / 4:5631%
0:32 · 1:31 / 4:5631%
Strike map
Head · body · legsTale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+CostaIge
9.14Strikes / min7.42
1.5Takedowns / 15 min0.3
35Takedown accuracy %27
17Control time %9
0.28Knockdowns / 15 min0.45
57Wins by finish %75
Key numbers
Key numbers · Costa40
Costa: 40 strikes — average since 2022: 98 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights+29
Strike differential in this bout: 40–11.
Differential · this bout19
Power strikes — 48% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights0:32
Control time, from 1 takedown — 11% 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
Dan Ige Featherweight
UFC 2022+4–7
·Streak3L
- Lvs David MartinezDECISION30–27, 29–28, 30–27 · 13 Sept 2026
- Lvs Melquizael CostaKO/TKOR1 · 4:56 · 22 Feb 2026
- Lvs Patricio PitbullDECISION29–28 ×3 · 20 Jul 2025
- Wvs Sean WoodsonKO/TKOR3 · 1:12 · 13 Apr 2025
- Lvs Lerone MurphyDECISION29–28 ×3 · 26 Oct 2024
