Yancy Medeiros vs. Damir Hadzovic

UFC 6-8-0 (1 NC) vs. 4-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-8-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
4-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
38
AgeΔ 2 yrs
40
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
75"
ReachΔ 5"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
61.4
Layoff (months)Δ 43.2 mo
18.2
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
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

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Yancy Medeiros

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 79
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

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

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

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

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

Yancy Medeiros

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

Damir Hadzovic

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

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

Yancy Medeiros

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

Damir Hadzovic

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

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Medeiros L/AAccLightweight med Hadzovic L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 467 / 1371 34.1% 37.9% 258 / 587 44.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 47 / 63 74.6% 67.3% 35 / 47 74.5% 67.3%
On the ground 37 / 49 75.5% 69.1% 36 / 54 66.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 357 / 1199 29.8% 35.0% 249 / 584 42.6% 35.0%
To the body 133 / 213 62.4% 69.1% 49 / 73 67.1% 69.1%
To the legs 61 / 71 85.9% 81.9% 31 / 31 100.0% 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 Medeiros L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Hadzovic L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 605 / 1228 49.3% 38.9% 251 / 756 33.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 92 / 134 68.7% 68.6% 29 / 39 74.4% 68.6%
On the ground 61 / 73 83.6% 68.0% 89 / 115 77.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 455 / 1030 44.2% 35.1% 271 / 772 35.1% 35.1%
To the body 181 / 260 69.6% 68.1% 60 / 99 60.6% 68.1%
To the legs 122 / 145 84.1% 81.5% 38 / 39 97.4% 81.5%

Grappling

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