Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa

Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main Card

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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa

Saturday, May 16, 2026 · Meta APEX · Las Vegas · NV

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Result

Arnold Allen def. Melquizael Costa

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Chris TognoniEric Colon · 45-50David Lethaby · 45-50Sal D'amato · 46-49Source · ESPN · round stats archived

Fight stats 5 rounds · UFC Stats

98 / 152Sig. strikes100 / 254

64%Accuracy39%

156 / 222Total strikes118 / 280

1Knockdowns0

7 / 7Takedowns0 / 4

0Sub attempts0

9:28Control1:45

81Head47

6Body20

11Leg33

Arnold AllenMelquizael Costa

Round	Fighter	KD	Sig. str.	Total	TD	Sub	Ctrl	Head	Body	Leg
R1

Tale of the tape

21-4-0Record26-8-0

32Age29

5'8"Height5'10"

70"Reach71"

SouthpawStanceSouthpaw

3.52Sig. str./min4.38

1.24TD / 15 min2.00

Arnold Allen0-1 in archive

0KO/TKO wins

0Sub wins

—Finish rate

Last 1

LJean SilvaU-DEC R3 · Jan 26

Melquizael Costa5-0 in archive

2KO/TKO wins

1Sub wins

60%

DNA matchup PropBetEdge derived · evidence, not a pickPBE derived

Arnold Allen vs Southpaw opponents

—Record0 appearances · insufficient

—Finish rateno data

—KO/TKO rateno data

—Sig. diff / minno data

—TD landed / 15no data

Melquizael Costa vs Southpaw opponents

—Record1 appearances · low

—Finish rateno data

—KO/TKO rateno data

—Sig. diff / minno data

—TD landed / 15no data

Paired profileArnold Allen · left · Melquizael Costa · right

—insufficientSig. strikes landed / mininsufficient3.85/min

—insufficientSig. strikes absorbed / min

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Strongest supported observations

Melquizael Costa finish ratemedium 5 bouts · 1 rd
60% of Melquizael Costa's 5 UFC wins came by finish (0 KO/TKO, 0 submission), PBE-derived from canonical results as of 2026-02-22.

Counter-case and missing data

Arnold Allen vs southpaws: 0 appearances, confidence insufficient; needs >= 3 appearances and confidence >= low. No stance insight emitted.
Melquizael Costa vs southpaws: 1 appearance, confidence low; needs >= 3 appearances and confidence >= low. No stance insight emitted.
Arnold Allen pace_retention_r3_vs_r1: confidence insufficient (0 bouts); needs >= 2 stat-covered bouts and confidence >= low. No pace insight emitted.
Melquizael Costa pace_retention_r3_vs_r1: confidence insufficient (0 bouts); needs >= 2 stat-covered bouts and confidence >= low. No pace insight emitted.
Head attack share: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no target share mismatch insight emitted.
Body attack share: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no target share mismatch insight emitted.
Leg attack share: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no target share mismatch insight emitted.
Distance attack share: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no phase share mismatch insight emitted.
Clinch attack share: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no phase share mismatch insight emitted.
Ground attack share: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no phase share mismatch insight emitted.
Takedown attempts / 15 min: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Takedown accuracy: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Control seconds / takedown: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Submission attempts / 15 min: Arnold Allen confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Melquizael Costa confidence insufficient (1 bout / 1 round / 4.9 min). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Arnold Allen finish_rate: confidence insufficient (0 bouts); needs confidence >= low (registry minimum 2 wins). No finish-profile insight emitted.