Melquizael Costa
"Melk Cauthy"
| Age | 29 |
| Nationality | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Weight class | Featherweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 180 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
31
fights
24
✅ wins
7
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
1
bonus
1
Fight of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
January 21, 2023
UFC debuts
May 17, 2025
UFC last fight
1h16:26
time in the cage
10:55
avg time by combat
71.4%
win rate
40.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1562
as of May 17, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1562
on May 17, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
73
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Body strikes landed | 93 | 7.20 / round |
| 2. | Significant strikes differential | 87 | +6.74 / round |
| 3. | Total strikes attempted | 85 | 61.36 / round |
| 4. | Leg strikes landed | 85 | 4.58 / round |
| 5. | Submissions attempted | 83 | 0.39 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Knockdowns | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 5. | Takedowns defense | 45 | 58% |
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Boxing Score
76
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+6.74
/ round
💫 Strike differential
17.5 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
9.7 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
46.4%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
63.0%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
61
Wrestling Score
79
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.7 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.7 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
38.5%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
58.1%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:02 / round
⏱ Control Time
1:32 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.2 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
75.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
2
✅ Submission wins
0.4 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
33.3%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Melquizael Costa's UFC Fight History
May 17, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 29, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 22, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 1 (4:30).
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June 15, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (1:50).
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December 09, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 2 (1:01).
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July 15, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 21, 2023 - UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (4:05).
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Fighter's fights