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Yancy Medeiros
Yancy Medeiros
11-3 · USA
VS
John Makdessi
John Makdessi
13-4 · CAN
December 12, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Yancy Medeiros def. John Makdessi by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Medeiros25/710/000:00
Makdessi24/440/000:00
R2
Medeiros25/870/100:14
Makdessi41/630/000:00
R3
Medeiros30/1100/010:00
Makdessi49/890/000:00
Total
Medeiros80/2680/110:14
Makdessi114/1960/000:00

Scorecards

Medeiros vs Makdessi

RdLester GriffinMarcos RosalesSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.3-9.7
R29-109-109-109.1-9.9
R310-910-910-99.6-9.4
Total29-2829-2828-2928-29

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.327.8 · 14 Medeiros · 0 Makdessi

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Medeiros-Makdessi.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MedeirosWin probabilityMakdessi
57.5%42.5%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
2%
Decision
72%
Expected fight time: 12.9 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Medeiros, blue toward Makdessi. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Medeiros57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%24%
Submission2%3%
Decision41%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes78 (44101)act 80
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Makdessi43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%28%
Submission0%0%
Decision31%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes94 (54122)act 114
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~171 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R211%
R38%
Distance72%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Medeiros
40.9%+143
Makdessi
-14358.4%
Most takedownstie 64.6%
Medeiros
21.3%-150
Makdessi
+15014.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Medeiros
Expected: 77.6
77.5
Over 77.5
42.6%
+135
Under 77.5
57.4%
-135
098195
Makdessi
Expected: 93.6
93.5
Over 93.5
42.6%
+135
Under 93.5
57.4%
-135
0117234
Takedowns — over/under
Medeiros
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.8%
+320
Under 0.5
76.2%
-320
035
Makdessi
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.0%
Exactly 0
83.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.9 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Medeiros57.5%38.8%+18.7+150
Makdessi42.5%61.2%−18.7-170

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
63.6Striking74.3
Makdessi +10.7
46.9Grappling24.2
Medeiros +22.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MedeirosMakdessi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1555
1526
Divisional
1542
1503
Striking offense
1523
1493
Striking defense
1507
1508
Grappling offense
1477
1498
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.30
Strikes landed / min
5.03
40%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.91
Strikes absorbed / min
3.72
57%
Strike defense
73%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
80%
Takedown defense
87%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yancy Medeiros
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +2306mo before
  • WJoe ProctorSUB R1
    Close -2501y before
  • WDamon JacksonSUB R2
    Close -1151y 3mo before
  • LJim MillerSUB R1
    Close +1701y 8mo before
  • LRustam KhabilovKO/TKO R1
    Close +1702y 8mo before
John Makdessi
  • LDonald CerroneKO/TKO R2
    Close +5007mo before
  • WShane CampbellKO/TKO R1
    Close -1108mo before
  • LAlan PatrickU-DEC R3
    Close -1251y 10mo before
  • WRenee ForteKO/TKO R1
    Close -1502y 3mo before
  • WDaron CruickshankU-DEC R3
    Close -1302y 9mo before
Medeiros — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (100%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
2 (22%)Decision() 0
Makdessi — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Medeiros
Makdessi
6
UFC fights
10
22.8 min · 3.8 avg
Octagon time
106.0 min · 10.6 avg
18y 9m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Medeiros
Makdessi
74W–11L · 87.1%
Overall
172W–45L · 79.3%
19W–2L · 90.5%
Wins
71W–20L · 78.0%
55W–9L · 85.9%
Losses
101W–25L · 80.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Medeiros
Makdessi
28W–4L · 87.5%
Overall
33W–24L · 57.9%
28W–4L · 87.5%
Wins
33W–24L · 57.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Medeiros
Makdessi
5.39
Landed / min
5.02
36.3%
Accuracy
48.8%
62.1%
Defense
74.2%
1.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
66.8%
Time at distance
89.5%
Grappling & control
Medeiros
Makdessi
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
80.0%
Takedown defense
87.1%
1.98
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
49.7%
Control share
24.8%
Strike target map
Medeiros
  • Head52%(51)div 63%
  • Body35%(34)div 20%
  • Legs13%(13)div 17%
Makdessi
  • Head59%(316)div 63%
  • Body23%(122)div 20%
  • Legs18%(95)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Yancy Medeiros
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

John Makdessi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.