UFC Fight Night Allen vs Costa | Full Event May 16, 2026
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Match Overview
UFC Fight Night Allen vs Costa takes place tonight inside the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Featherweight standouts Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa headline UFC Vegas 117 in what promises to be a technically brilliant and highly competitive five-round main event.
Costa has been on an impressive upward trajectory, picking up four outstanding victories in 2025 before continuing that momentum into the current year with a spectacular spinning kick finish of Dan Ige. Now ranked at number 12 in the Featherweight division, Costa is a legitimate dark horse contender who could firmly establish himself in the title picture with a victory over Allen tonight. Allen, on the other hand, built his reputation by winning his first nine UFC bouts before being introduced to elite Top Five competition in the form of Max Holloway and Movsar Evloev. Though he has come up short in three contests against that level of opposition, Allen has been competitive in every outing and has firmly cemented himself as one of the top Featherweights in the world.
Allen is widely regarded as one of the finest boxers in the Featherweight division. He moves efficiently on the outside, utilizing a sharp jab and dangerous left-hand counter while also incorporating well-timed southpaw kicks to keep opponents honest at distance. He is also an excellent defensive wrestler with a dangerous guillotine choke threat as demonstrated in his bout against Evloev. While Allen thrives when boxing on the outside, he cannot afford to spend the entire fight absorbing kicks from Costa at range. Pressuring forward and extending his combinations will be critical to allowing his more fluid punching game to shine, as longer exchanges favor his technical boxing ability. Feinting and using false starts to draw out Costa’s low kick before pressing forward during his recovery will be a particularly valuable tactic for closing the distance safely.
Costa, still just 29 years of age, has developed rapidly as a technical striker in a remarkably short period of time. His Muay Thai style is most effective when operating at longer range with powerful kicks or inside the clinch with knees and elbows. While he possesses a capable counter punch in close quarters, his boxing tends to struggle when forced to engage in extended exchanges in the pocket. The relentless kicking style Costa employs can be physically demanding over five full rounds, and Allen should look to accelerate that fatigue by targeting the body with his punches and attempting to catch kicks for takedown opportunities, both of which can prove extremely tiring for an opponent over the course of a championship distance bout.
This matchup has the ingredients to be one of the standout performances of the year for Featherweight fans. Both men are expected to make continuous tactical adjustments across the five rounds, creating the kind of momentum shifts and competitive exchanges that make for memorable main events. The outcome is likely to hinge on where the fight primarily takes place, with long range favoring Costa’s kicking game and pocket exchanges favoring Allen’s technical boxing. Read on below for the complete fight card and full event details for UFC Fight Night Allen vs Costa, May 16, 2026.
Match Card
Preliminary Card – 5:00 PM ET
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Tuco Tokkos vs. Ivan Erslan
- Lightweight Bout: Thomas Gantt vs. Artur Minev
- Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Ketlen Vieira vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
- Middleweight Bout: Cody Brundage vs. Andre Petroski
- Women’s Strawweight Bout: Alice Ardelean vs. Polyana Viana
- Flyweight Bout: Daniel Barez vs. Luis Gurule
- Women’s Strawweight Bout: Shauna Bannon vs. Nicolle Caliari
Main Card – 8:00 PM ET
- Featherweight Bout (Main Event): Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa
- Featherweight Bout: Choi Doo-ho vs. Daniel Santos
- Bantamweight Bout: Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Juan Díaz
- Catchweight (215 lb) Bout: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Christian Edwards
- Bantamweight Bout: Timothy Cuamba vs. Bernardo Sopaj
- Welterweight Bout: Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Khaos Williams
Date & Location
- Show: UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates 5/16/26
- Date: May 16, 2026
- Location: Meta APEX In Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Start Time: Prelims: 5:00 PM EST/2:00 AM PT, Main Card: 8:00 PM EST/5:00 AM PT
