Julian Erosa vs Melquizael Costa: Prediction for the Match on 18 May 2025

Julian Erosa vs Melquizael Costa: Prediction and odds on the Match on 11 May, 2025

Julian Erosa will take on Memlquizael Costa in the main event. The venue for this bout is UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Julian Erosa and Melquizael Costa both have a streak record of three wins. Who will win this encounter? Here at Telecom Asia, we take a look at the match’s preview and offer free betting opportunities.

Julian Erosa's recent form

Julian Erosa, also known as "Juicy J," is a professional MMA fighter from the United States with a record of 31 wins and 11 losses. He is currently on a three-fight winning streak and is ranked the 33rd best featherweight fighter in the world. Out of his wins, 12 were by TKO, 14 by submission, and 5 by decision. He also has 7 losses by TKO and 4 by decision. Julian started fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2015, and he had 9 wins and 7 losses. He also had a win in Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018. Some of his fights include a win against Darren Elkins on April 12, 2025, by TKO, Wins by submission against Christian Rodriguez (July 13, 2024) and Ricardo Ramos (March 23, 2024); losses to Fernando Padilla (April 29, 2023) and Alex Caceres (December 17, 2022), both by Twakando. In his amateur career, Julian beat Ben Hickson by submission on April 3, 2010. He also won a fight against Hakeem Dawodu by unanimous decision on September 10, 2022. A scheduled fight with Tony Kelley on March 21, 2020, was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Julian Erosa Strengths

Julian Erosa is in his third time, he has recorded 8 wins and 3 losses, with six losses. He has been knockout seven times but keep fighting like it doesnt matter. Also, He is aggressive and cocky. Erosa boxing defense is poor though yet can submit black belt fighters.

Melquizael Costa recent form

Melquizael Costa, nicknamed "Melk Cauthy," is an MMA fighter from Porto de Moz, Pará, Brazil. He has a professional record of 23 wins and 7 losses and is currently on a three-fight win streak. He is ranked the 35th best featherweight fighter in the world. His victories include 7 wins by TKO, 8 wins by submission, and 8 wins by decision. He also has 2 losses by TKO, 2 losses by submission, and 3 losses by decision. In 2022, he fought in the Legacy Fighting Alliance, winning one fight and losing another. From 2023 to date, he has had 4 wins and 2 losses in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Some of his fights include a unanimous decision win over Christian Rodriguez on March 29, 2025; submission wins over Andre Fili (February 22, 2025) and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (June 15, 2024); a cancelled fight against Steve Garcia on December 2, 2023, due to illness; a loss to Garcia on December 9, 2023, by TKO; a cancelled bout with William Starks on October 21, 2022; and a unanimous decision win over Austin Lingo on July 15, 2023.

Melquizael Costa's Strength

Melquizael Costa is expected to land heavily this week, fighting out of a southpaw stance. He is more durable and this is his third fight this year.

Julian Erosa vs Melquizael Costa: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Julian Erosa is more experienced than his opponent, with more fight wins and total number of fights. The option is available at 2.544 odds in the 1XBet bookmaker for Julian Erosa to win.
• Melquizael Costa has fought more number of fights in the last one yeat than his opponent, with most of his fight not getting to the final round.
• The option is available at 1.83 odds in the 1XBet bookmaker for Melquizael Costa to win by TKO, KO, or DQ.

Julian Erosa vs Melquizael Costa Prediction

The best advice in this fight is never to overlook Costa. He is a talent and very dangerous in every part of the fight, especially at that young age. His striking has been improving per game, and he is a force to be reckoned with. Costa takes this one; 4-fight win streak is too much for Erosa. I can see costa using leg kicks to take down erosa and finishing erosa in the 3rd round.

Our match prediction is Under 2.5 rounds with odds at 1.60 on 1Xbet.

Our betting tip on the match Melquizael Costa is to win by KO, TKO or DQ odds at 1.83 on Bet365.

Lastly, W2 wins in rounds 1-2 at odds 2.70 on Betway