Costello van Steenis
UFC DebutNickname“The Spaniard”
Record
Streak
W4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rotterdam
- Born
- Spain
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Costello van Steenis makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
302-147-2
.673 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 21
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
21
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 21 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 8 sub · 3 decBellator · PFN · PFL · PLMMA 72 · CPL +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Fabian Edwards16-5 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R3 | 1:48 | PFL | Mar 20, 2026 |
| W | Johnny Eblen18-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R5 | 4:51 | PFL | Jul 19, 2025 |
| W | Joao Dantas8-3 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:48 | PFL | Nov 29, 2024 |
| W | Gregory Babene23-13 | Submission | Shoulder Choke | R2 | 2:16 | Bellator | May 17, 2024 |
| L | Douglas Lima33-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | May 12, 2023 |
| W | Kamil Oniszczuk13-5 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 3:02 | Bellator | Oct 29, 2022 |
| W | Fabian Edwards16-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 26, 2020 |
| L | John Salter19-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 8, 2019 |
| W | Mike Shipman17-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:34 | Bellator | Jun 22, 2019 |
| W | Chris Honeycutt16-10 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 30, 2018 |
| W | Kevin Fryer8-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:20 | Bellator | May 25, 2018 |
| W | Steve Skrzat8-10 | KO/TKO | Submission to Elbows | R1 | 2:52 | Bellator | Oct 20, 2017 |
| W | Marcin Naruszczka23-13-2 | Disqualification | Kicking Downed Opponent | R2 | — | PLMMA 72 | Mar 4, 2017 |
| W | Ronan McKay11-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:05 | CPL | Aug 27, 2016 |
| L | Jake Bostwick18-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFN | Dec 12, 2015 |
| W | Avi Jack8-9 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:02 | PFN | Sep 12, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:03 | PFN | Jun 13, 2015 | |
| W | Andy Manzolo28-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:00 | PFN | Mar 28, 2015 |
| W | Maarten Wouters11-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:29 | Staredown 9 | Mar 14, 2015 |
| W | Cenk Toplar0-1 | Submission | — | R1 | — | S&H | Oct 4, 2014 |
| W | Andy Peters0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Hoyer's Productions | Apr 5, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsOG2F · Staredown FC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jelmer Wijnja4-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:44 | OG2F | Nov 23, 2013 |
| W | Sammy Rottiers0-1 | Submission | — | R1 | — | Staredown FC | Mar 16, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- PFL champ Costello van Steenis vows to smash Johnny Eblen in rematch: ‘If you lose against Impa, you mean even less than nothing to me’mmafighting · Jul 17, 2026
- Johnny Eblen blasts Costello van Steenis withdrawal before PFL Austin clashsherdog · Jul 6, 2026
- Costello van Steenis out of Johnny Eblen rematch at PFL Austin, new opponent booked for interim title boutmmafighting · Jun 5, 2026
- Costello Van Steenis out of Johnny Eblen clash at PFL Austin as new title rematch confirmedbloodyelbow · Jun 5, 2026