Costello Van Steenis
“The Spaniard”
Costello Van Steenis is ranked 13th of 317 middleweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,01113th of 317 · Middleweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.63Skill ahead of fame
▲ +0.06 in 16 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,017, 20 Mar 2026
- Record
- 18–3Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2026 | Won vs Fabian Edwards TitleProfessional Fighters League - PFL Madrid: Van Steenis vs. Edwards 2 · KO (Elbows), R3 | +42 |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Won vs Johnny Eblen TitleProfessional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2 & PFL Africa 2025 First Round · Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R5 | +52 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Won vs Joao DantasProfessional Fighters League - 2024 Season PFL Championships & PFL MENA 2024 Finals · KO (Head Kick), R1 | +27 |
| 17 May 2024 | Won vs Gregory BabeneBellator Champions Series Paris - Mix vs. Magomedov 2 · Submission (Shoulder Choke), R2 | +33 |
| 12 May 2023 | Lost to Douglas LimaBellator 296 - Mousasi vs. Edwards · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −1 |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Won vs Kamil OniszczukBellator 287 - Piccolotti vs. Barnaoui · Submission (Brabo Choke), R2 | +20 |
| 26 Sept 2020 | Won vs Fabian EdwardsBellator Milan - Edwards vs. van Steenis · Decision (Split), R3 | +22 |
| 8 Nov 2019 | Lost to John SalterBellator 233 - Salter vs. van Steenis · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −11 |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Won vs Mike ShipmanBellator 223 - Mousasi vs. Lovato Jr. · TKO (Punches), R2 | +47 |
| 30 Nov 2018 | Won vs Chris HoneycuttBellator 210 - Njokuani vs. Salter · Decision (Split), R3 | +59 |
| 25 May 2018 | Won vs Kevin FryerBellator 200 - Carvalho vs. Mousasi · TKO (Punches), R1 | +20 |
| 20 Oct 2017 | Won vs Steve SkrzatBellator 185 - Mousasi vs. Shlemenko · TKO (Submission to Elbows), R1 | +12 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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