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Damir Hadzovic vs.
Yancy Medeiros

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

4-6-0 Damir Hadzovic · UFC
6-8-0 (1 NC) Yancy Medeiros · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

4-6-0
UFC record
6-8-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 1 yrs
38
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
70"
ReachΔ 5"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
18.1
Layoff (months)Δ 43.2 mo
61.3
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Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Yancy Medeiros carries real power — 1.10 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Yancy Medeiros absorbs 6.18 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Damir Hadzovic's takedown defense leaks — 35% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Damir Hadzovic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 56
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 72

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Yancy Medeiros

Full career not yet synced for Yancy Medeiros — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3293.34/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
5514.49/min · norm 3.42
3693.74/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
7586.18/min · norm 3.37
47.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
37.2%norm 43.5%
59.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
47.2%norm 56.3%
20.30/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
91.10/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Damir Hadzovic

Distance 85.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 8.0%)

Yancy Medeiros

Distance 92.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Damir Hadzovic

Head 84.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.9%)

Yancy Medeiros

Head 80.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Hadzovic L/AAccLightweight med Medeiros L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 258 / 587 44.0% 37.9% 467 / 1371 34.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 35 / 47 74.5% 67.3% 47 / 63 74.6% 67.3%
On the ground 36 / 54 66.7% 69.1% 37 / 49 75.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 249 / 584 42.6% 35.0% 357 / 1199 29.8% 35.0%
To the body 49 / 73 67.1% 69.1% 133 / 213 62.4% 69.1%
To the legs 31 / 31 100.0% 81.9% 61 / 71 85.9% 81.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Hadzovic L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Medeiros L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 251 / 756 33.2% 38.9% 605 / 1228 49.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 29 / 39 74.4% 68.6% 92 / 134 68.7% 68.6%
On the ground 89 / 115 77.4% 68.0% 61 / 73 83.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 271 / 772 35.1% 35.1% 455 / 1030 44.2% 35.1%
To the body 60 / 99 60.6% 68.1% 181 / 260 69.6% 68.1%
To the legs 38 / 39 97.4% 81.5% 122 / 145 84.1% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

654.5% acc · 0.91/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
350.0% acc · 0.37/15 · norm 1.38
1634.8% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2463.2% def · norm 64.0%
7:427.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
10:298.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
43:516:40 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
20:472:32 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.15/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
60.73/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Medeiros has more cage time on record.

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