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Yancy Medeiros
6W · 8L
Orthodox
Lightweight
Welterweight
83% finish rate80% as favorite22% as underdog
1401
ELO Rating
Fighter overview
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1401.4Developing→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
No recent fights — out of active rankings
Age
39
Sep 7, 1987
Height
5'10" (177.8 cm)
Reach
190.5 cm
Win Rate
42.9%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.36
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
5.67
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-1.31
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
47%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
73%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.70
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career statistics
Career Averages (per fight)
20.0
Sig. Strikes
0.0
Takedowns
0.4
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO2 (33%)
Submission3 (50%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO4 (50%)
Submission1 (13%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
80%
4W – 1L in 5 fights
As Underdog
22%
2W – 7L in 9 fights
ELO analysis
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Damir Hadzovic
-0.71499
lost to Lando Vannata
-0.31500
lost to Gregor Gillespie
-0.11500
lost to Donald Cerrone
-0.11500
def. Alex Oliveira
+0.11500
def. Erick Silva
0.01500
def. Sean Spencer
0.01500
lost to Francisco Trinaldo
0.01500
def. John Makdessi
0.01500
lost to Dustin Poirier
0.01500
def. Joe Proctor
0.01500
def. Damon Jackson
0.01500
lost to Jim Miller
0.01500
lost to Rustam Khabilov
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Lightweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
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1621
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1565
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1559
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1556
Mauricio Ruffy
1551
Chris Padilla
1546
Manoel Sousa
1545
Mason Jones
1540
Tofiq Musayev
1540
Professional fight history
Fight History (14 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · Feb 15, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · Feb 18, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017
vs Erick Silva
UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · Jun 3, 2017
vs Sean Spencer
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem · Sep 10, 2016
UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · May 14, 2016
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · Dec 12, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · Jun 6, 2015
Loss
View Analysis →vs Joe Proctor
The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale · Dec 12, 2014
UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto · Aug 30, 2014
vs Jim Miller
UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · Apr 26, 2014
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · Apr 27, 2013
Loss
View Analysis →