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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Yancy Medeiros won · SUB R2
Elo1403
Yancy Medeiros
Elo1495
Damon Jackson

Yancy MedeirosvsDamon JacksonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto · Saturday, August 30, 2014Sacramento, California, USA

Official fight result

Yancy Medeiros won

SUB · Round 2 · 1:54

Style matchupYancy Medeiros: Pressure fightervsDamon Jackson: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Yancy Medeiros wins(55.6%)

Actual result: Yancy Medeiros wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Yancy Medeiros at -115 American odds

+$87 profit

$187 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Yancy Medeiros enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Yancy Medeiros threatens submissions; Damon Jackson has lost 33% of fights by sub.
  • Yancy Medeiros has 36pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Damon Jackson (52.9%).
  • Yancy Medeiros has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Yancy Medeiros
Red Corner
VS
Damon Jackson
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
+105
(49%)
1403
Elo
1495
38
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'10"
Height
5'11"
190.5 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Yancy MedeirosL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Alex Oliveira · Dec 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
Damon JacksonL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Dan Ige · Jan 23
L
vs Billy Quarantillo · Aug 23
W
vs Alexander Hernandez · Apr 24
L
vs Chepe Mariscal · Aug 24
L
SUBvs Jim Miller · Nov 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Yancy MedeirosMetricDamon Jackson
4.36
Strikes / min
2.96
5.67
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
47%
Strike defense
49%
0.33
TDs / 15 min
2.30
73%
Takedown defense
37%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.31evenly matched on net striking-0.51

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1469 vs 1500Strikes12.7 vs Takedowns0.0 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form-0.9 vs 0.0
Yancy MedeirosDamon Jackson

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Yancy Medeiros(10 fights)Damon Jackson(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 -92.6|Blue +92.6
Recent Form
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Striker Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Yancy MedeirosTargetDamon Jackson

By target zone

16
42% acc · 55%
Head
11
32% acc · 55%
11
73% acc · 38%
Body
5
45% acc · 25%
2
100% acc · 7%
Leg
4
100% acc · 20%

By position

21
47% acc · 72%
Distance
15
38% acc · 75%
8
80% acc · 28%
Clinch
5
56% acc · 25%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Yancy Medeiros rounds
0
even
0
Damon Jackson rounds
Round 1Yancy Medeiros edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:34
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:52Control
Round 2Yancy Medeiros edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:05
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:27Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
29 / 55
Sig Strikes
20 / 49
52%
Sig Str %
38%
36 / 62
Total Strikes
22 / 51
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 5
TD %
0%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:39
Ctrl Time
2:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Damon Jackson15 / 3317 / 350 / 30
1Yancy Medeiros20 / 3727 / 440 / 01
2Damon Jackson5 / 165 / 160 / 20
2Yancy Medeiros9 / 189 / 180 / 01

Yancy Medeiros

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights14

Damon Jackson

StanceSwitch
Height71.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights12