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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Yancy Medeiros won · SUB R2
Elo1403
Yancy Medeiros
Elo1358

Yancy MedeirosvsSean SpencerUFC Prediction Result

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem · Saturday, September 10, 2016Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Official fight result

Yancy Medeiros won

SUB · Round 2 · 0:49

Style matchupYancy Medeiros: Pressure fightervsSean Spencer: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Yancy Medeiros wins(53.3%)

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 -130 American odds

+$77 profit

$177 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; Sean Spencer has lost 40% of fights by sub.
  • Sean Spencer has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Yancy Medeiros
Red Corner
VS
Sean Spencer
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1403
Elo
1358
38
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'10"
190.5 cm
Reach
187.96 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
Sean SpencerL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Drew Dober · Nov 13
L
vs Alex Garcia · Mar 14
W
vs Paulo Thiago · Sep 14
L
vs Cathal Pendred · Jan 15
L
KOvs Mike Pyle · Feb 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Yancy MedeirosMetricSean Spencer
4.36
Strikes / min
4.24
5.67
Strikes absorbed / min
4.02
47%
Strike defense
60%
0.33
TDs / 15 min
0.14
73%
Takedown defense
68%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.31Δ 1.53 — meaningful gap+0.22

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1502 vs 1482Strikes28.6 vs 62.7Takedowns0.0 vs 0.1Sub Atts0.38 vs 0.00Form-0.1 vs -0.6
Yancy MedeirosSean Spencer

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Yancy Medeiros(10 fights)Sean Spencer(8 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 +45.0|Blue -45.0
Recent Form
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Striker Score
Red -2.0|Blue +2.0
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -98.0|Blue +98.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Yancy MedeirosTargetSean Spencer

By target zone

10
22% acc · 59%
Head
6
9% acc · 35%
3
43% acc · 18%
Body
5
38% acc · 29%
4
100% acc · 24%
Leg
6
55% acc · 35%

By position

17
31% acc · 100%
Distance
16
18% acc · 94%
0
0% acc
Clinch
1
100% acc · 6%
0
0% acc
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Yancy Medeiros rounds
1
even
0
Sean Spencer rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Yancy Medeiros edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:16
Knockdowns2
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

2
KD
0
17 / 57
Sig Strikes
17 / 89
50.5%
Sig Str %
27%
17 / 57
Total Strikes
18 / 90
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:16
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sean Spencer14 / 8115 / 820 / 00
1Yancy Medeiros14 / 5314 / 530 / 00
2Sean Spencer3 / 83 / 80 / 00
2Yancy Medeiros3 / 43 / 40 / 01

Yancy Medeiros

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights14

Sean Spencer

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights8