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 5th 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 3-2-0.

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 38 less professional rounds, 25 to Costa's 63.

Lingo vs Costa form

Costa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yilan Sha at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Thiago Moises at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had defeated Junior Melo at LFA 147 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at WinnaVegas Casino Resort, Sloan, United States.

Activity check

Lingo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Costa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 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.