UFC FIGHT NIGHT : ALLEN VS COSTA

Event UFC FIGHT NIGHT : ALLEN VS COSTA
Date May 16, 2026
Division Featherweight
Status Completed
Venue Meta APEX
Broadcast PARAMOUNT+
W
Almighty | 21-4-0 Arnold Allen
L
Melk / Kaut | 26-8-0 Melquizael Costa

Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa

Method :Decision (unanimous)
Round :R5
Time :5:00
Time format :(5-5-5-5-5)
Referee :Chris Tognoni
Details :(50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
Arnold Allen Almighty | 21-4-0 Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa Melquizael Costa Melk / Kaut | 26-8-0
🇬🇧Arnold Allen Almighty 21-4-0 Arnold Allen
Elo1781Great
3Y trend1774 → 1781
2024-01-21: 17742024-07-27: 17882026-01-24: 17682026-05-16: 1781
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Fight Overview

RoundR5
Time5:00
MethodDecision (unanimous)
🇧🇷Melquizael Costa Melk / Kaut 26-8-0 🇧🇷 Melquizael Costa
Elo1692Good
3Y trend1603 → 1692
2023-07-16: 16032023-12-10: 15872024-06-15: 16122025-02-22: 16342025-03-29: 16542025-05-17: 16732025-12-13: 16872026-02-21: 17022026-05-16: 1692
Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Arnold Allen owns a 89-point Elo edge (great). Melquizael Costa shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Recent form

Arnold Allen W L W L L · -24 Elo last 5
W L W L L
Melquizael Costa L W W W W · +58 Elo last 5
L W W W W

Elo edge

Arnold Allen 1781 +13 last move
Melquizael Costa 1692 -10 last move

Stat advantages

Submission average
0.31 vs 1.09
Takedown average
0.86 vs 2
Sig. strikes landed per min
3.47 vs 4.38
Takedown defense
72% vs 59%

Finishing profile

Arnold Allen decision leads 43% of wins
Melquizael Costa KO/TKO leads 35% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Arnold Allen Fight stats Melquizael Costa
156 Total strikes 118
7 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
98 Sig. strikes 100
1 Knockdowns 0
568 Control time 105
18 Total strikes 19
2 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
9 Sig. strikes 10
1 Knockdowns 0
104 Control time 105
28 Total strikes 28
0 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
23 Sig. strikes 26
0 Knockdowns 0
36 Control time 0
44 Total strikes 30
0 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
32 Sig. strikes 30
0 Knockdowns 0
82 Control time 0
26 Total strikes 24
1 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
23 Sig. strikes 23
0 Knockdowns 0
103 Control time 0
40 Total strikes 17
4 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
11 Sig. strikes 11
0 Knockdowns 0
243 Control time 0