Dan Ige vs Melquizael Costa prediction

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · Sunday, 22 February 2026 · Featherweight

Dan Ige

USA · 19-12-0UFC wins: 5 KO, 2 SUB, 5 DEC

Melquizael Costa

Brazil · 26-8-0UFC wins: 2 KO, 2 SUB, 3 DEC

Result: Melquizael Costa by KO/TKO, R1 4:56.

Dan Ige vs Melquizael Costa: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Dan Ige	Tale of the tape	Melquizael Costa
19-12-0	Record	26-8-0
USA	Nationality	Brazil
23	UFC fights	10
34	Age	29
170 cm	Height	178 cm
180 cm	Reach	180 cm
Orthodox	Stance	Southpaw
5 / 2 / 5	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	2 / 2 / 3
1 / 0 / 10	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	1 / 1 / 1
3.5	Sig. strikes landed per minute	4.2
3.6	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	3.2
0.9	Takedowns per 15 minutes	1.5
0.41	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.28

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Dan Ige: last UFC fights

2025-07-20vs Patricio Pitbull R3 5:00L DEC
2025-04-13vs Sean Woodson R3 1:12W KO/TKO
2024-10-26vs Lerone Murphy R3 5:00L DEC
2024-06-30vs Diego Lopes R3 5:00L DEC
2024-02-11vs Andre Fili R1 2:43W KO/TKO

Won 2 (40%)Lost 3 (60%)

Melquizael Costa: last UFC fights

2025-12-14vs Morgan Charrière R1 1:14W KO/TKO
2025-05-17vs Julian Erosa R3 5:00W DEC
2025-03-29vs Christian Rodriguez R3 5:00W DEC
2025-02-22vs Andre Fili R1 4:30W SUB
2024-06-15vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke R3 1:50W SUB

Won 5 (100%)Lost 0 (0%)

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