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Yancy Medeiros vs Yves Edwards

Yancy Medeiros is 15-8-0 (1 NC); Yves Edwards is 42-22-1 (1 NC). Yves Edwards is 11 years older than Yancy Medeiros. Yancy Medeiros has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Yves Edwards. Yancy Medeiros is 1" · 3 cm taller than Yves Edwards. Yancy Medeiros and Yves Edwards have never fought each other.

Yancy Medeiros
United States
Yancy Medeiros
15-8-0 (1 NC)
UDSUBUD
LightweightNever fought
Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
“Thugjitsu Master” · 42-22-1 (1 NC)
SUBSUB·
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Style & credentials

Yancy Medeiros

No background on record

Camp · Team Hakuilua · United States
Yves Edwards
KarateKung FuOtherMuay ThaiBJJBoxing
  • —Black belt · BJJTravis Tooke
  • —HOOKnSHOOT Middleweight ChampionshipHOOKnSHOOT
  • 2004For the flying head-kick knockout of Josh Thomson at UFC 49.
  • —In-promotion rather than a pre-UFC credential, recorded for completeness: Fight of the Night twice (Joe Stevenson, Cody McKenzie), Knockout of the Night once (Jeremy Stephens), Submission of the Night once (Cody McKenzie), plus a UFC Encyclopedia Fight of the Night award for the Matt Serra bout.
Camp · Heritage Muay Thai · Houston, Texas, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%
Head
54%
23%
Body
22%
11%
Leg
24%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Yancy Medeiroslast 14 fights
85%9%
Yves Edwardslast 20 fights
67%17%16%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Yancy Medeiros· from fights outside the UFC Yves Edwards· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.492.75
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yancy Medeiros · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
6.182.37
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yancy Medeiros · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.370.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yancy Medeiros · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%40%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yancy Medeiros · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%72%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yancy Medeiros · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yancy Medeiros · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · 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

4.49
Strikes landed / min
2.75
6.18
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.37
0.37 / 0.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.44 / 1.1
50%
Takedown accuracy
40%
63%
Takedown defence
72%
0:45
Control time / fight
1:59
0.70
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

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
Yves Edwards21 UFC fights · 561 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
34%190/774
12%70/120
21%119/135
Clinch
6%32/66
9%51/59
2%11/11
Ground
14%81/137
1%3/4
1%4/6

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

Frequently asked questions

Have Yancy Medeiros and Yves Edwards ever fought?

No. Yancy Medeiros and Yves Edwards have never fought each other.

What are the records of Yancy Medeiros and Yves Edwards?

Yancy Medeiros is 15-8-0 (1 NC) and Yves Edwards is 42-22-1 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Yancy Medeiros or Yves Edwards?

Yancy Medeiros has the longer reach: 75" · 191 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Yves Edwards, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Yancy Medeiros or Yves Edwards?

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

Who is older, Yancy Medeiros or Yves Edwards?

Yves Edwards is 50 and Yancy Medeiros is 39.

Who has more finishes, Yancy Medeiros or Yves Edwards?

Yancy Medeiros has 10 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Yves Edwards has 33 wins (17 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission).