Overview
- Costa ended the fight with a left head kick at 1:14 of Round 1 that broke through Charriere’s guard and rendered him unconscious.
- The bout was on the UFC on ESPN 73 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, where Costa became the first to stop Charriere with strikes in MMA.
- He closes 2025 at 4-0 and extends his run to six straight wins at featherweight, trailing only Lerone Murphy and Movsar Evloev for the longest active streaks at 145 pounds.
- UFC post-fight bonuses went to Manel Kape and Kevin Vallejos for Performance of the Night and to Sean Sharaf vs. Steven Asplund for Fight of the Night, leaving Costa off the list and drawing immediate fan backlash online.
- In his interview with Michael Bisping, Costa said he is targeting the rankings in 2026, as the event also wrapped the UFC’s ESPN era ahead of the move to Paramount+.