Costello van Steenis
"The Spaniard"
Wins on the mat — every scramble is a trap.
Fight Plan: Costello van Steenis
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Can be out-volumed by high-paced pressure strikers
- Occasionally conservative output in three-round matches leading to split decisions
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Distance Control and Fight IQ are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression81
- Cardio85
- Wrestling82
- Fight IQ86
- Distance Control92
- Finishing78
Prep for camp: Costello van Steenis
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a high-level counter-striking game developed under mentor Gegard Mousasi
- Threatens with heavy elbows in close quarters and from the clinch
- Methodical top game focusing on control before advancing to submissions
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Costello van Steenis.
How Costello has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
Last competed in March 2026.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-03-20vs Fabian EdwardsKO (Elbows) · R1 · PFL Madrid
- W2024-05-17vs Bolaji OkiTechnical Submission (Brabo Choke) · R1 · Bellator Champions Series 2
- W2022-10-29vs Kamil OniszczukSubmission (D'Arce Choke) · R2 · Bellator 287
- W2020-09-26vs Fabian EdwardsDecision (Split) · R3 · Bellator 248
- L2019-11-23vs John SalterDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · Bellator 233
Availability
Recently crowned PFL Middleweight World Champion as of March 2026.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Costello van Steenis is a tactically disciplined middleweight and the inaugural PFL Middleweight World Champion. A protege of Gegard Mousasi, he blends a fundamental Dutch kickboxing base with a dangerous submission game and a relentless chin, having only lost via decision.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a high-level counter-striking game developed under mentor Gegard Mousasi
- Threatens with heavy elbows in close quarters and from the clinch
- Methodical top game focusing on control before advancing to submissions
- Highly durable fighter who has never been finished in professional competition
Signature Moves
- Ground and pound elbows
- D'Arce choke
- Lead leg calf kicks
- Snap jab counter
Weaknesses
- Can be out-volumed by high-paced pressure strikers
- Occasionally conservative output in three-round matches leading to split decisions