Nuerdanbieke vs Costa

Who won Nuerdanbieke vs Costa?

Melquizael Costa beat Yilan Sha by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th June 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Nuerdanbieke vs Costa stats

Yilan Sha stepped into the octagon with a record of 39 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Melquizael Costa made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Yilan Sha's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Melquizael Costa marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Yilan Sha's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Melquizael Costa's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Sha had an advantage in power over Costa, with a 49% knock out percentage over Costa's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Costa had a slight advantage over Sha, with a 30% submission rate over Sha's 26%.

Yilan Sha was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Costa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sha.

Sha was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 2 months later than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 88 to Costa's 66.

Nuerdanbieke vs Costa form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Steve Garcia at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Darrick Minner at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten TJ Brown at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Sean Soriano at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Joshua Culibao at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Costa had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Thiago Moises at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had won against Junior Melo at LFA 147 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at WinnaVegas Casino Resort, Sloan, United States.

He had been beaten by Italo Gomes at LFA 132 on 13th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Quali Stage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Yilan Sha had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 24 days ago, while Melquizael Costa's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 23 days ago.

Sha's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Costa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Nuerdanbieke vs Costa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:00 PM UTC , which was 7:00 PM EST or 4:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nuerdanbieke vs Costa?

Yilan Sha was a 8/5 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Melquizael Costa made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.