John Makdessi vs Yancy Medeiros

John Makdessi vs Yancy Medeiros: Matchup Breakdown

John Makdessi is 11-9 in the Lightweight division with a 55.0% win rate. Yancy Medeiros is 6-8 (1 NC) at Lightweight, winning 40.0% of the time. John Makdessi is listed as inactive. Yancy Medeiros is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Yancy Medeiros leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor on Dec 12, 2015, won by Yancy Medeiros by Decision - Split in round 3.

John Makdessi holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 914 to 836. Career peaks are 1,049 for John Makdessi and 1,020 for Yancy Medeiros. John Makdessi has 3 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 11 victories, a 27.3% finish rate. Yancy Medeiros has 2 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins, finishing 83.3% of the time.

John Makdessi stands 5' 8" with a reach of 68" and fights orthodox. Yancy Medeiros is 5' 10" with a reach of 75", orthodox. That is a 7-inch reach advantage for Yancy Medeiros. John Makdessi is 41, Yancy Medeiros is 39.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, John Makdessi has landed 1,340 significant strikes at 49.8% accuracy with 0 takedowns and 3:48 of control time. Yancy Medeiros has landed 551 at 37.2% with 3 takedowns and 10:29 of control.

They share 3 common opponents: Francisco Trinaldo, Lando Vannata, Donald Cerrone.