Yancy Medeiros (16-9, 12) was born in Wai'anae, Hawaii, U.S. on September 7, 1987. At the age of 20 years on October 19, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Rigo Mendoza, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On April 27, 2013, 25-year old Yancy Medeiros made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 159 against a 26-year old Rustam Khabilov but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Medeiros' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Jora Ayvazyan at Bellator Champions Series 4 at age 37 on September 7, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins, 8 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Yancy Medeiros' best fights have been against Sean Spencer, Erick Silva, Damon Jackson, Alex Oliveira, Joe Proctor, John Makdessi and Emmanuel Sanchez.
Medeiros has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Sep 7, 2024 37 years 16-9 (12) | Jora Ayvazyan | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26 | Apr 22, 2023 35 years, 7 months 16-8 (12) | Charlie Leary | Bellator | LT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
25  | Apr 23, 2022 34 years, 7 months 16-8 (12) | 31 years, 8 months 20-7 (9) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Jun 26, 2021 33 years, 9 months 15-8 (12) | 34 years, 10 months 13-6 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Feb 15, 2020 32 years, 5 months 15-7 (12) | 27 years, 11 months 10-4-2 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Jan 19, 2019 31 years, 4 months 15-6 (12) | 31 years, 2 months 12-0 (10) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
21  | Feb 18, 2018 30 years, 5 months 15-5 (12) | 34 years, 10 months 32-10 (24) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
20  | Dec 2, 2017 30 years, 2 months 15-4 (12) | 29 years, 9 months 18-4-1 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Jun 3, 2017 29 years, 8 months 14-4 (11) | 32 years, 11 months 19-7 (15) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Sep 10, 2016 29 years 13-4 (10) | 29 years, 2 months 12-5 (4) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | May 14, 2016 28 years, 8 months 12-4 (9) | 37 years, 8 months 19-4 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Dec 12, 2015 28 years, 3 months 12-3 (9) | 30 years, 7 months 13-4 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
15  | Jun 6, 2015 27 years, 8 months 11-3 (9) | 26 years, 4 months 17-4 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Body kick and punches |
14  | Dec 12, 2014 27 years, 3 months 11-2 (9) | 29 years, 4 months 10-2 (6) | TUF | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
13  | Aug 30, 2014 26 years, 11 months 10-2 (8) | 26 years 9-0 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Reverse bulldog choke |
12  | Apr 26, 2014 26 years, 7 months 9-2 (7) | 30 years, 7 months 23-4 (16) | UFC | LT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke |
11  | Nov 6, 2013 26 years, 1 months 9-1 (7) | 37 years, 1 months 42-20-1 (33) | UFC | LT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
10  | Apr 27, 2013 25 years, 7 months 9-1 (7) | 26 years, 5 months 15-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Thumb injury |
9 | Jun 26, 2010 22 years, 9 months 9-0 (7) | Gareth Joseph | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
8 | Feb 26, 2010 22 years, 5 months 8-0 (6) | Raul Castillo | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
7 | Aug 22, 2009 21 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | Zeke Prados | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Mar 21, 2009 21 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Jake Yasui | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Nov 15, 2008 21 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | Po'ai Suganuma | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Oct 12, 2008 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Gino Venti | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | May 3, 2008 20 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Larry Perreira | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Jan 12, 2008 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Eddie Ohia | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Oct 19, 2007 20 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Rigo Mendoza | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
