FinishedPrelims · #8
UFC Fight Night · Saturday 29 March 2025
DECISION29–28 ×3
Round3
Time5:00
Fight time15:00
Featherweight · 3 rounds
R1R2R3
Melquizael
Christian
Striking
105
STRIKES
98
65
Power strikes
64
0
Knockdowns
0
Target
72
HEAD
69
25
BODY
24
8
LEGS
5
Grappling
1/250%
TAKEDOWNS
6/1540%
1
Sub attempts
1
4:53
Control time
6:48
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share52%Share of strikes48%
50%Share of power strikes50%
33%Fight time in control
4:53 · 6:48 / 15:0045%
4:53 · 6:48 / 15:0045%
Strike map
Head · body · legsTale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+CostaRodriguez
9.14Strikes / min7.13
1.5Takedowns / 15 min2.0
35Takedown accuracy %40
17Control time %24
0.28Knockdowns / 15 min0.13
57Wins by finish %33
Key numbers
Key numbers · Costa105
Costa: 105 strikes — average since 2022: 98 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights+7
Strike differential in this bout: 105–98.
Differential · this bout65
Power strikes — 62% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights4:53
Control time, from 1 takedown — 33% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5Melquizael Costa
UFC 2022+7–3
·Streak1L
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Christian Rodriguez Featherweight
UFC 2022+6–4
·Streak1W
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- Lvs Julian ErosaSUBMISSIONR1 · 4:49 · 13 Jul 2024
