Lingo vs Costa

Who won Lingo vs Costa?

Melquizael Costa beat Austin Lingo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Melquizael Costa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Lingo vs Costa stats

Austin Lingo stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Melquizael Costa made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Melquizael Costa marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Austin Lingo's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Melquizael Costa's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Costa had a slight advantage in power over Lingo, with a 37% knock out percentage over Lingo's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Costa had a slight advantage over Lingo, with a 32% submission rate over Lingo's 22%.

Austin Lingo was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Lingo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 4 months later than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 25 to Costa's 69.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Melquizael Costa had been fighting more than Austin Lingo.

Going to this contest, Austin Lingo had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 2 days ago, while Melquizael Costa's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 2 days ago.

Lingo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Costa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lingo vs Costa?

Austin Lingo was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Melquizael Costa made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.