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John Makdessi vs Yancy Medeiros

John Makdessi is 18-9-0; Yancy Medeiros is 15-8-0 (1 NC). John Makdessi is 2 years older than Yancy Medeiros. Yancy Medeiros has a 7" · 18 cm reach advantage over John Makdessi. Yancy Medeiros is 2" · 5 cm taller than John Makdessi. They have met once: John Makdessi 0, Yancy Medeiros 1.

John Makdessi
Canada
John Makdessi
“The Bull” · 18-9-0
UDUDSD
LightweightMet once
Yancy Medeiros
United States
Yancy Medeiros
15-8-0 (1 NC)
UDSUBUD
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Style & credentials

John Makdessi
KarateKickboxingTaekwondo
  • —Black belt · Karate
  • 2006Champion · Uskba World Championships
  • 2006Champion · Eastern Canadian Championships
  • —Champion · Wka
Camp · Fight Ready MMA · Scottsdale, Arizona, 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

51%
Head
65%
24%
Body
23%
25%
Leg
11%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

John Makdessilast 20 fights
93%
Yancy Medeiroslast 14 fights
85%9%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

John Makdessi· from fights outside the UFC Yancy Medeiros· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.524.49
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Makdessi · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.156.18
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Makdessi · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.37
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Makdessi · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
0%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Makdessi · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
86%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Makdessi · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersYancy Medeiros · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Makdessi · Poor · better than 0% 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

5.52
Strikes landed / min
4.49
4.15
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
6.18
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.37 / 0.7
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
86%
Takedown defence
63%
0:11
Control time / fight
0:45
0.00
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

John Makdessi20 UFC fights · 1340 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44%591/1543
24%322/563
25%336/414
Clinch
4%60/111
0%3/3
0%1/1
Ground
2%27/53
0%0/1
0%0/1
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.

John MakdessiYancy Medeiros

Frequently asked questions

Have John Makdessi and Yancy Medeiros ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor (Sat, Dec 12, 2015), where Yancy Medeiros won by Split Decision.

What are the records of John Makdessi and Yancy Medeiros?

John Makdessi is 18-9-0 and Yancy Medeiros is 15-8-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, John Makdessi or Yancy Medeiros?

Yancy Medeiros has the longer reach: 75" · 191 cm against 68" · 173 cm for John Makdessi, a 7" · 18 cm advantage.

Who is taller, John Makdessi or Yancy Medeiros?

Yancy Medeiros is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; John Makdessi stands 5'8" · 173 cm.

Who is older, John Makdessi or Yancy Medeiros?

John Makdessi is 41 and Yancy Medeiros is 39.

Who has more finishes, John Makdessi or Yancy Medeiros?

John Makdessi has 9 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Yancy Medeiros has 10 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).