Melquizael Costa is well on his way to becoming the fighter with the most wins in a single year in the UFC. The 'Dalmatian', who had his arm raised twice in the 2025 season, repeated the feat at UFC Las Vegas 106. The Brazilian rocked Julian Erosa in the first round and led the fight to victory by judges' decision.
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With this result, Melk now has 24 wins in his career and dreams of a place in the division's Top 15. Erosa, at 35 years old, reached his 12th defeat and saw his streak of three positive results broken.
Melquizael almost knocks out but wins on points at UFC Vegas 106
Early on, Melquizael showed a high level of fighting on his feet, while his opponent seemed careless, with his guard down. The Brazilian shook the American with a superman punch, then with a high kick, and a few more times with counterattacks after attacks from Julian. At the end of the round, Erosa managed to take him down, but there was no more time to work.
In the second round, Erosa continued to march forward, while the Brazilian landed precise counter blows. Halfway through the round, the American managed to take him down again, but Melk got up easily. In the final minute, both picked up the pace and exchanged blows in the center of the cage.
In the last round, Erosa knew he needed a knockout and went all out. However, he was already showing clear signs of fatigue and was easily avoided by Melquizael. Halfway through the round, Julian abandoned any strategy and just started walking forward, ignoring his fatigue and throwing everything he had at the Brazilian.
After three rounds, Melquizael Costa had his arm raised by the judges' decision.
Check out the UFC Las Vegas 106 results
Date : May 17, 2025
Time: Starting at 17 PM (Brasilia time)
Location: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE in real time, UFC Fight Pass (entire card) online.
MAIN CARD (20pm, Brasilia time)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Gilbert Burns defeated Michael Morales by technical knockout (punches) at 3:39 of round 1.
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig (Cancelled)
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Mairon Santos defeated Sodiq Yusuff by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Nursulton Ruziboev defeated Dustin Stoltzfus by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Melquizael Costa defeated Julian Erosa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (17pm, Brasilia time)
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Gabe Green defeated Matheus Camilo by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:43 of round 2.
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Jared Gordon defeated Thiago Moisés by knockout (punches) at 3:36 of Round 1.
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Yadier Del Valle defeated Connor Matthews by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:50EG of Round 1.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Luana Santos defeated Tainara Lisboa by submission (American choke) at 4:59 of round 2.
Strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Denise Gomes defeated Elise Reed by knockout (punches) at 0:30 of round 2.
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Hyun Sung Park defeated Carlos Hernandez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:26 of Round 1.
Strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Tecia Pennington defeated Luana Pinheiro by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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