Erosa vs Costa

Who won Erosa vs Costa?

Melquizael Costa beat Julian Erosa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 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).

Erosa vs Costa stats

Julian Erosa stepped 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 made 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 was Julian Erosa's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Melquizael Costa marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Julian Erosa's UFC record stood at 9-8-0, while Melquizael Costa's came in at 5-2-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erosa had a slight advantage over Costa, with a 45% submission rate over Costa's 35%.

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

Erosa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Costa.

Erosa was 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 had fought 28 more professional rounds, 97 to Costa's 69.

Erosa vs Costa form

Erosa 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 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 had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious 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 of activity leading into the fight, Melquizael Costa had been fighting more than Julian Erosa.

Going to this contest, Julian Erosa had last fought 1 month and 11 days ago, while Melquizael Costa's last outing had been 1 month and 24 days ago.

Erosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Costa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Erosa vs Costa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:10 PM UTC , which was 7:10 PM EST or 4:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Erosa vs Costa?

Julian Erosa was a 137/100 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Melquizael Costa made his way into the ring at 61/100 (-160) with oddsmakers.