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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Yancy Medeiros won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1419
Elo1403
Yancy Medeiros

Alex OliveiravsYancy MedeirosUFC Prediction Result

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Saturday, December 2, 2017Detroit, Michigan, USA

Official fight result

Yancy Medeiros won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:02

Style matchupAlex Oliveira: WrestlervsYancy Medeiros: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Alex Oliveira wins(58.0%)

Actual result: Yancy Medeiros wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Alex Oliveira at -390 American odds

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Alex Oliveira enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Yancy Medeiros enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Yancy Medeiros threatens submissions; Alex Oliveira has lost 50% of fights by sub.

Tale of the Tape

Alex Oliveira
Red Corner
VS
Yancy Medeiros
Blue Corner
-390
(80%)
Vegas Odds
+320
(24%)
1419
Elo
1403
38
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'10"
193.04 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Alex OliveiraL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Peter Sobotta · Jul 20
L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Oct 20
L
SUBvs Randy Brown · Apr 21
L
vs Niko Price · Oct 21
L
KOvs Kevin Holland · Mar 22
latest
Yancy MedeirosL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Erick Silva · Jun 17
L
KOvs Donald Cerrone · Feb 18
L
KOvs Gregor Gillespie · Jan 19
L
vs Lando Vannata · Feb 20
L
vs Damir Hadzovic · Jun 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Alex OliveiraMetricYancy Medeiros
2.99
Strikes / min
4.36
2.55
Strikes absorbed / min
5.67
46%
Strike defense
47%
2.35
TDs / 15 min
0.33
63%
Takedown defense
73%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.44Δ 1.75 — meaningful gap-1.31

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1599 vs 1538Strikes23.1 vs 27.9Takedowns2.1 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.60 vs 0.40Form0.9 vs 0.6
Alex OliveiraYancy Medeiros

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Alex Oliveira(10 fights)Yancy Medeiros(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +16.1|Blue -16.1
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -49.0|Blue +49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Alex OliveiraTargetYancy Medeiros

By target zone

61
52% acc · 66%
Head
56
44% acc · 75%
29
71% acc · 31%
Body
13
76% acc · 17%
3
100% acc · 3%
Leg
6
86% acc · 8%

By position

69
54% acc · 74%
Distance
51
43% acc · 68%
23
74% acc · 25%
Clinch
13
68% acc · 17%
1
33% acc · 1%
Ground
11
85% acc · 15%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Alex Oliveira rounds
0
even
2
Yancy Medeiros rounds
Round 1Alex Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes55
Takedowns0
Control2:25
Knockdowns2
22Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Yancy Medeiros edged it
Sig. strikes28
Takedowns0
Control0:08
37Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:37Control
Round 3Yancy Medeiros edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns2
Control0:32
Knockdowns0
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:28Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

2
KD
2
93 / 161
Sig Strikes
75 / 151
57.7%
Sig Str %
52.7%
96 / 164
Total Strikes
78 / 155
2 / 5
TDs
1 / 1
33.3%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
3:05
Ctrl Time
1:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Yancy Medeiros22 / 4624 / 480 / 00
1Alex Oliveira55 / 8758 / 900 / 10
2Yancy Medeiros37 / 8138 / 831 / 10
2Alex Oliveira28 / 5828 / 580 / 20
3Yancy Medeiros16 / 2416 / 240 / 00
3Alex Oliveira10 / 1610 / 162 / 20

Alex Oliveira

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights21

Yancy Medeiros

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights14