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Dustin Poirier vs Yancy Medeiros

Dustin Poirier is 30-10-0 (1 NC); Yancy Medeiros is 15-8-0 (1 NC). Yancy Medeiros is 2 years older than Dustin Poirier. Yancy Medeiros has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Dustin Poirier. Yancy Medeiros is 1" · 3 cm taller than Dustin Poirier. They have met once: Dustin Poirier 1, Yancy Medeiros 0.

Dustin Poirier
United States
Dustin Poirier
“The Diamond” · 30-10-0 (1 NC)
UDSUBTKO
LightweightMet once
Yancy Medeiros
United States
Yancy Medeiros
15-8-0 (1 NC)
UDSUBUD
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Style & credentials

Dustin Poirier
BoxingBJJ
  • 2017Black belt · BJJTim Credeur
  • 2008Champion · Iscf Lightweight Tournament
  • —Amateur MMA 7-0Record
Camp · American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US
Yancy Medeiros

No background on record

Camp · Team Hakuilua · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

80%
Head
65%
10%
Body
23%
10%
Leg
11%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Dustin Poirierlast 31 fights
76%15%9%
Yancy Medeiroslast 14 fights
85%9%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Dustin Poirier· from fights outside the UFC Yancy Medeiros· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.344.49
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dustin Poirier · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.676.18
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dustin Poirier · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.210.37
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dustin Poirier · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
36%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dustin Poirier · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dustin Poirier · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.100.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dustin Poirier · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

5.34
Strikes landed / min
4.49
4.67
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
6.18
1.21 / 3.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.37 / 0.7
36%
Takedown accuracy
50%
63%
Takedown defence
63%
2:16
Control time / fight
0:45
1.10
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.70

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Dustin Poirier31 UFC fights · 1826 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
60%1102/2612
7%121/179
10%179/219
Clinch
11%203/317
3%48/56
0%7/7
Ground
9%157/250
0%9/9
0%0/0
Yancy Medeiros14 UFC fights · 526 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
56%295/1082
19%99/169
10%52/61
Clinch
4%20/34
5%25/27
0%1/1
Ground
6%34/43
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Dustin PoirierYancy Medeiros

Frequently asked questions

Have Dustin Poirier and Yancy Medeiros ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson (Sat, Jun 6, 2015), where Dustin Poirier won by TKO.

What are the records of Dustin Poirier and Yancy Medeiros?

Dustin Poirier is 30-10-0 (1 NC) and Yancy Medeiros is 15-8-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Dustin Poirier or Yancy Medeiros?

Yancy Medeiros has the longer reach: 75" · 191 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Dustin Poirier, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Dustin Poirier or Yancy Medeiros?

Yancy Medeiros is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Dustin Poirier stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Dustin Poirier or Yancy Medeiros?

Yancy Medeiros is 39 and Dustin Poirier is 37.

Who has more finishes, Dustin Poirier or Yancy Medeiros?

Dustin Poirier has 24 wins inside the distance (17 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission); Yancy Medeiros has 10 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).

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