Yancy Medeiros

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Yancy Medeiros

Nickname“The Kid”

Record

16-9, 2 NC

Streak

L1

Age

38

Date of birth

Sep 7, 1987

Fighting out of: Makaha, Hawaii
Born: United States
Camp: Team Hakuilua
Weight class: Lightweight
Height: 5'10" · 178 cm
Reach: 75" · 191 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Jun 26, 2021
Cut risk: 68%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Damir Hadzovic

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2021

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov

Lando Vannata

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · Feb 15, 2020

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz

Gregor Gillespie

Gregor Gillespie

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R2 · 4:59

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw

Donald Cerrone

#11Donald Cerrone

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 4:58

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · Feb 18, 2018

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros

Alex Oliveira

#15Alex Oliveira

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 · 2:02

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Erick Silva

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 2:01

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · Jun 3, 2017

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway

Sean Spencer

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 0:49

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem · Sep 10, 2016

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem

Francisco Trinaldo

Francisco Trinaldo

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic · May 14, 2016

UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic

John Makdessi

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor · Dec 12, 2015

UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor

Dustin Poirier

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R1 · 2:38

UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson · Jun 6, 2015

Punches to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson

Joe Proctor

Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 4:37

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale · Dec 12, 2014

Guillotine Choke On Ground

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale

Damon Jackson

Lightweight · Submission · Bulldog Choke On Ground Reverse Bulldog Choke · R2 · 1:54

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto · Aug 30, 2014

Bulldog Choke On Ground Reverse Bulldog Choke

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto

Jim Miller

Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Half Guard · R1 · 3:18

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira · Apr 26, 2014

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Half Guard

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira

Yves Edwards

Lightweight · No Contest · R1 · 2:47

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · Nov 6, 2013

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3

Rustam Khabilov

Rustam Khabilov

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Thumb Injury · R1 · 2:32

UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen · Apr 27, 2013

UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen

Outside the UFC

10-1, 1 NCacross 12 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 1 sub · 3 decHFL · Bellator · Strikeforce · Destiny MMA · UNU 1

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Zhora Ayvazyan17-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Sep 7, 2024
NC	Charlie Leary17-14-1	No Contest	Overturned	R1	4:39	Bellator	Apr 22, 2023
W	Emmanuel Sanchez24-12	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Apr 23, 2022
W	Gareth Joseph9-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:19	Strikeforce	Jun 26, 2010
W	Raul Castillo7-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Strikeforce	Feb 26, 2010
W	Zeke Prados3-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:23	Destiny MMA	Aug 22, 2009
W	Jake Yasui3-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:46	UNU 1	Mar 21, 2009
W	Poai Suganuma11-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	0:37	Destiny MMA	Nov 15, 2008
W	Gino Venti1-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	HFL	Oct 12, 2008
W	Larry Perreira2-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:37	HFL	May 3, 2008
W	Eddie Ohia0-1-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:23	HFL	Jan 12, 2008
W	Rigo Mendoza0-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	HFL	Oct 19, 2007

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC48th

37%526 / 1,415

Striking accuracy

47%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-1.31 differential

Landed4.36

Absorbed5.67

60%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-16%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head65%79th343
Body23%74th123
Leg11%55th60

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

85%Standing

Standing85%445
Clinch9%47
Ground6%34

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Yancy Medeiros

Yancy Medeiros

Landed per 15

Head

A

83rd

42.9

83rd

Body

A

81st

15.4

81st

Leg

C

55th

7.5

55th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

F

10th

55.6

10th

Body

F

4th

22.2

4th

Leg

F

11th

14.8

11th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	42.9	343	1,149	30%
Body	15.4	123	198	62%
Leg	7.5	60	68	88%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	55.6	444	1,004	44%
Body	22.2	177	252	70%
Leg	14.8	118	141	84%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Yancy Medeiros

Yancy Medeiros

14 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 120 min

123%

R3 pace · 5 bouts

Medeiros builds (+19% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Medeiros lifts to 123% of round-1 output by round 3 (5 bouts).

Yancy Medeiros

Medeiros ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

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Medeiroslanded / min

Takedown attempts

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Medeirosattempts / min

Control time

Yancy Medeiros

Medeiros% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.1	3.8	4.9	0.02	7%	14
R2	5.6	5.1	7.4	0.09	6%	9
R3	6.1	5.0	7.9	0.09	19%	5

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Yancy Medeiros

Yancy Medeiros

15 resolved UFC bouts · 4 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

40/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

67th

40%

67th

Win quality

D

38th

36%

38th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

3

5

2

2

2

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	3	0-3	0%
Ranked 6–15	5	2-3	40%
Contender-level	1	1-0	100%
Established	2	1-0, 1 NC	100%
Building	2	1-1	50%
Unproven	2	1-1	50%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Damir Hadzovic	Building	18	Jun 26, 2021
L	Lando Vannata	Unproven	8	Feb 15, 2020
L	Gregor Gillespie	Ranked 6–15	57	Jan 19, 2019
L	Donald Cerrone#11	Top-5	74	Feb 18, 2018
W	Alex Oliveira#15	Ranked 6–15	62	Dec 2, 2017
W	Erick Silva#15	Ranked 6–15	61	Jun 3, 2017
W	Sean Spencer	Unproven	12	Sep 10, 2016
L	Francisco Trinaldo	Ranked 6–15	59	May 14, 2016
W	John Makdessi	Contender-level	40	Dec 12, 2015
L	Dustin Poirier	Top-5	78	Jun 6, 2015
W	Joe Proctor	Building	18	Dec 12, 2014
W	Damon Jackson	Established	22	Aug 30, 2014
L	Jim Miller#9	Top-5	77	Apr 26, 2014
NC	Yves Edwards	Established	35	Nov 6, 2013
L	Rustam Khabilov	Ranked 6–15	46	Apr 27, 2013

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.