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Featherweight

Yaotzin Meza

22-11-0 (1 NC) UFC 2-4-0 (1 NC)
Hard To Hit Defensive Striker
5'9"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:06Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 6.1 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 32.0 of 100 Striking D — Strong, rated 93.8 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 42.5 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 57.9 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 10.5 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 73.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Strong 94
  2. Control Above avg 73
  3. Grappling Above avg 70
  4. Wrestling Average 58
  5. Durability Below avg 42
  6. Accuracy Below avg 32
  7. TD Defense Weak 10
  8. Striking Weak 6

Built on 84 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Hit opponents land only 36% of what they throw
Defensive Striker strong striking d — rates 94 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.43
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.62
Striking accuracy41.2%
Striking defense64.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.06
Takedown accuracy20.0%
Takedown defense18.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.42
Control time28.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
December 14, 2012 vs Chad Mendes — 1.04/min (L) — only 1.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '12 July 27, 2013 vs John Albert — 0.51/min (W) Jul '13 January 25, 2014 vs Chico Camus — 0.8/min (NC) Jan '14 June 7, 2014 vs Sergio Pettis — 2.87/min (L) Jun '14 April 11, 2015 vs Damian Stasiak — 1.13/min (W) Apr '15 July 15, 2015 vs Sam Sicilia — 1.2/min (L) Jul '15 February 27, 2016 vs Arnold Allen — 1.67/min (L) Feb '16

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Arnold Allen 10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · February 27, 2016
25/61Sig. strikes
31/101Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
2:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Sam Sicilia 14-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · July 15, 2015
18/37Sig. strikes
12/41Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
1:30Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Damian Stasiak 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · April 11, 2015
17/25Sig. strikes
14/23Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
10:12Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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L Sergio Pettis 10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov · June 7, 2014
43/114Sig. strikes
54/161Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
1:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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NC Chico Camus 13-4 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · January 25, 2014
12/35Sig. strikes
12/35Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W John Albert 1-3 walk-in Submission · R2 2:49 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga · July 27, 2013
4/7Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
5:39Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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L Chad Mendes 12-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:55 — UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson · December 14, 2012
2/15Sig. strikes
10/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
22-11-0 (1 NC)Pro record
MMA LabGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 8
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 3
Decision 5
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

RITC 9
UFC 7
RITC - Rage in the Cage 3
EB - Beatdown at 2
Combate Americas 1
WMMA - Region 1
MBP - Sun City Battle 1
DRFCF 1

+ 9 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 34 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Gilberto Aguilar Submission (rear-naked choke) Combate Americas 24
September 15, 2018
 Combate Americas 1 3:58
L Arnold Allen Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
February 27, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Sam Sicilia Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee
July 15, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Damian Stasiak Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
April 11, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L Sergio Pettis Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov
June 7, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
NC Chico Camus NC (overturned) UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
January 25, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W John Albert Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga
July 27, 2013
 UFC 2 2:49
L Chad Mendes KO (punches) UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
December 15, 2012
 UFC 1 1:55
W Kevin Croom Decision (unanimous) RITC - Rage in the Cage 163
October 20, 2012
 RITC - Rage in the Cage 3 5:00
L Andres Quintana TKO (punches) WMMA - Region 4 - Round 1
April 14, 2012
 WMMA - Region 1 2:43
W Ran Weathers Decision (unanimous) MBP - Sun City Battle 2
October 1, 2011
 MBP - Sun City Battle 3 5:00
W Eric Regan Submission (guillotine choke) RITC - Rage in the Cage 154
September 9, 2011
 RITC - Rage in the Cage 2 0:58
W Scott Pike TKO (punches) RITC - Rage in the Cage 151
April 16, 2011
 RITC - Rage in the Cage 1 1:39
W Nick Piedmont Decision (unanimous) DRFCF 8
November 19, 2010
 DRFCF 3 5:00
W Brandon Shelton Submission (guillotine choke) C3 Fights - Slammin Jammin Weekend 6
October 22, 2010
 C3 Fights - Slammin Jammin Weekend 1 1:42
W Casey Milliken Decision (unanimous) RITC 143 - Rage in the Cage 143
July 31, 2010
 RITC 3 5:00
L Rich Taylor Decision (unanimous) EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 5
October 24, 2009
 EB - Beatdown at 3 5:00
L Jamie Schmidt Submission (armbar) AG - Extreme Beat Down
April 11, 2009
 AG - Extreme Beat Down 1 1:59
W Travis Reddinger Submission (rear-naked choke) EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 4
March 21, 2009
 EB - Beatdown at 1 1:40
W Alonzo Martinez Submission (guillotine choke) EVO MMA - Evolution MMA
October 4, 2008
 EVO MMA - Evolution MMA 2 2:08
W Antonio Lepe TKO (punches) MFC - Mexican Fighting Championship
September 20, 2008
 MFC - Mexican Fighting Championship 1 2:30
W Gabriel Benítez Decision (unanimous) NDG - Noche de Gladiadores
August 15, 2008
 NDG - Noche de Gladiadores 3 3:00
L Stephane Vigneault TKO (punches) TKO 34 - Sims vs. Bosse
June 7, 2008
 TKO 2 3:28
W Randy Steinke Submission (rear-naked choke) FMF - Full Moon Fighting
February 23, 2008
 FMF - Full Moon Fighting 3 1:27
W Hans Burnett TKO (punches) RITC 102 - Hodges vs. Schumacher
October 13, 2007
 RITC 1 2:56
W Donny Walker TKO (punches) EC: Fights
September 29, 2007
 EC 2 —
W Austin Pascucci Decision (unanimous) RITC 98 - Rage in the Cage 98
July 21, 2007
 RITC 3 3:00
W Pete Vandervort TKO (punches) WFC - Rumble In The Red Rocks
June 9, 2007
 WFC - Rumble In The Red Rocks 1 2:25
W Patrick Lopez Decision (split) RITC 91 - Rage in the Cage 91
February 24, 2007
 RITC 3 3:00
W Richie Reyes Submission (punches) RITC 88 - Veteran's Day Rumble
November 11, 2006
 RITC 2 1:29
W Robert Maldonado Decision (unanimous) RITC 86 - Rage in the Cage
August 15, 2006
 RITC 3 3:00
L Amos Sotelo Submission (guillotine choke) RITC 84 - Celebrity Theatre
July 1, 2006
 RITC 2 1:55
L Amos Sotelo Decision (unanimous) RITC 82 - More Rage
May 26, 2006
 RITC 3 3:00
L Kyle Brees Submission (triangle choke) RITC 81 - Rage in the Cage 81
April 29, 2006
 RITC 1 2:01

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Yaotzin Meza) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.4 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 1.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 41.2% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 64.5% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.1 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 20.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 18.2% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.4 avg 0.6
Control time 28.4% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 45.1%