Lightweight

Yancy Medeiros

Last fought: Jun 2021

RECORD

Pro

15-8-0 (1 NC)

UFC

6-8-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:10
Fight Completion Rate	52.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.63
% Fights Inside the Distance	66.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	96-49 (66.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	26-17 (60.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	60-24 (71.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	74.5%
% Time in Control	8.6%
% Time Controlled	17.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	33.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.11
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.62
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.51
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.1%
Distance Strike Defense	50.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.99
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.22
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.33
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.08
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	8.59
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.26

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Yancy Medeiros League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Yancy Medeiros
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.2
Strike Differential	-1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	63.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	1:16
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	16.7%
Avg Fight Time	8:10
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.1
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.9
Takedown Accuracy	75.0%
Takedown Defense	56.5%
Control Time/Fight	1:02

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Damir Hadzovic

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov • Jun 2021Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yancy Medeiros103/21947%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:39

Damir Hadzovic121/23751%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	32/78	41%	0/0	0:04	—
	Damir Hadzovic	33/66	50%	1/1	0:47	—

R2	Yancy Medeiros	45/99	45%	0/0	0:40	—
	Damir Hadzovic	56/113	50%	1/2	0:47	—

R3	Yancy Medeiros	26/42	62%	2/2	2:55	—
	Damir Hadzovic	32/58	55%	0/0	0:20	—

LOSS

vs. Lando Vannata

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz • Feb 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yancy Medeiros68/19335%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Lando Vannata99/18853%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	23/51	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lando Vannata	29/51	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yancy Medeiros	21/58	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Lando Vannata	34/65	52%	0/2	0:04	—

R3	Yancy Medeiros	24/84	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lando Vannata	36/72	50%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gregor Gillespie

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw • Jan 2019Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:59

Yancy Medeiros1/128%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Gregor Gillespie51/7172%TD 6/11Ctrl 8:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	0/4	0%	0/0	0:07	—
	Gregor Gillespie	12/16	75%	3/7	4:28	—

R2	Yancy Medeiros	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gregor Gillespie	39/55	71%	3/4	4:19	—

LOSS

vs. Donald Cerrone

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros • Feb 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:58

Yancy Medeiros25/7932%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

Donald Cerrone28/5749%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:21KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	25/79	32%	0/0	0:17	—
	Donald Cerrone	28/57	49%	0/1	0:21	3

WIN

vs. Alex Oliveira

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 • Dec 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:02

Yancy Medeiros75/15150%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:07KD 2

Alex Oliveira93/16158%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:05KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	22/46	48%	0/0	0:02	1
	Alex Oliveira	55/87	63%	0/1	2:25	2

R2	Yancy Medeiros	37/81	46%	1/1	0:37	—
	Alex Oliveira	28/58	48%	0/2	0:08	—

R3	Yancy Medeiros	16/24	67%	0/0	0:28	1
	Alex Oliveira	10/16	62%	2/2	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Erick Silva

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway • Jun 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:01

Yancy Medeiros33/9435%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 1

Erick Silva29/5652%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	18/59	31%	0/0	0:06	—
	Erick Silva	15/28	54%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Yancy Medeiros	15/35	43%	0/0	0:05	1
	Erick Silva	14/28	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sean Spencer

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem • Sep 2016Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 0:49

Yancy Medeiros17/5730%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16KD 2

Sean Spencer17/8919%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	14/53	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Spencer	14/81	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yancy Medeiros	3/4	75%	0/0	0:16	2
	Sean Spencer	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Francisco Trinaldo

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yancy Medeiros51/16331%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:36KD 1

Francisco Trinaldo117/17567%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	15/51	29%	0/1	0:42	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	35/50	70%	0/2	1:36	—

R2	Yancy Medeiros	21/76	28%	0/0	0:11	1
	Francisco Trinaldo	36/65	55%	0/0	0:16	—

R3	Yancy Medeiros	15/36	42%	0/0	0:43	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	46/60	77%	2/2	1:40	—

WIN

vs. John Makdessi

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yancy Medeiros80/26830%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:14KD 1

John Makdessi114/19658%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	25/71	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Makdessi	24/44	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yancy Medeiros	25/87	29%	0/1	0:14	—
	John Makdessi	41/63	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yancy Medeiros	30/110	27%	0/0	0:00	1
	John Makdessi	49/89	55%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson • Jun 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:38

Yancy Medeiros6/1346%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:28

Dustin Poirier27/3675%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	6/13	46%	0/0	1:28	—
	Dustin Poirier	27/36	75%	1/2	0:00	2

WIN

vs. Joe Proctor

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale • Dec 2014Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:37

Yancy Medeiros25/6638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27KD 1

Joe Proctor15/4633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	25/66	38%	0/0	0:27	1
	Joe Proctor	15/46	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Damon Jackson

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto • Aug 2014Lightweight

Submission (Bulldog Choke) • Rd 2, 1:54

Yancy Medeiros29/5553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39

Damon Jackson20/4941%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	20/37	54%	0/0	0:34	—
	Damon Jackson	15/33	45%	0/3	1:52	—

R2	Yancy Medeiros	9/18	50%	0/0	0:05	—
	Damon Jackson	5/16	31%	0/2	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Jim Miller

UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira • Apr 2014Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:18

Yancy Medeiros9/2733%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

Jim Miller5/1926%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	9/27	33%	0/0	0:24	—
	Jim Miller	5/19	26%	0/1	0:28	—

vs. Yves Edwards

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 • Nov 2013Lightweight

Overturned • Rd 1, 2:47

Yancy Medeiros25/6837%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Yves Edwards19/3850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	25/68	37%	0/0	0:04	1
	Yves Edwards	19/38	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rustam Khabilov

UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen • Apr 2013Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 2:32

Yancy Medeiros4/1822%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Rustam Khabilov3/1718%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	4/18	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rustam Khabilov	3/17	18%	1/2	0:17	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Gareth Joseph

Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Werdum • Jun 2010

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 1:19

Yancy Medeiros0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

WIN

vs. Raul Castillo

Strikeforce Challengers 6 • Feb 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yancy Medeiros49/12539%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Raul Castillo22/4549%TD 0/15Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yancy Medeiros	18/41	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raul Castillo	6/9	67%	0/6	0:00	—

R2	Yancy Medeiros	17/46	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raul Castillo	6/17	35%	0/4	0:00	—

R3	Yancy Medeiros	14/38	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raul Castillo	10/19	53%	0/5	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com