Erosa vs Costa

When is Erosa vs Costa?

Julian Erosa is set to fight Melquizael Costa during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Erosa vs Costa stats

Julian Erosa steps into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Melquizael Costa will make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This will be Julian Erosa's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Melquizael Costa will mark his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Julian Erosa's UFC record currently stands at 9-7-0, while Melquizael Costa's comes in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggest Erosa has a slight advantage in power over Costa, with a 39% knock out percentage over Costa's 30%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Erosa will have a slight advantage over Costa, with a 45% submission rate over Costa's 35%.

Julian Erosa is the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Erosa has a height advantage of 3 inches over Costa.

Erosa is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 28 more professional rounds, 94 to Costa's 66.

Erosa vs Costa form

Erosa has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Darren Elkins at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Christian Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Ball Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ricardo Ramos at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Fernando Padilla at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Melquizael Costa has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Christian Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg on 29th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had won against Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song on 22nd February 2025 by submission in the 1st round at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yilan Sha at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Steve Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Austin Lingo at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Melquizael Costa has been fighting more than Julian Erosa.

Julian Erosa last fought 11 days ago, while Melquizael Costa's last outing was 25 days ago.

Erosa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1 rounds on average.

Costa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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