Yaotzin Meza (22-11, 13) was born in Santa Ana, California, U.S. on February 4, 1981. At the age of 25 years on April 29, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Kyle Brees, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 15, 2012, 31-year old Yaotzin Meza made his UFC debut on his 27th professional MMA fight at UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson against a 27-year old Chad Mendes but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Meza's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Gilberto Aguilar at age 37 on September 15, 2018. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins, 4 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Yaotzin Meza's best fights have been against John Albert, Damian Stasiak, Donny Walker and Alonzo Martinez.
Meza has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Sep 15, 2018 37 years, 7 months 22-11 (13) | Gilberto Aguilar | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
33  | Feb 27, 2016 35 years 21-11 (12) | 22 years, 1 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Jul 15, 2015 34 years, 5 months 21-10 (12) | 29 years, 5 months 14-5 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Apr 11, 2015 34 years, 2 months 21-9 (12) | 25 years, 1 months 8-2 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Jun 7, 2014 33 years, 4 months 20-9 (12) | 20 years, 9 months 10-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Jan 25, 2014 32 years, 11 months 20-8 (12) | 28 years, 11 months 13-4 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | NC | NC Overturned |
28  | Jul 27, 2013 32 years, 5 months 20-8 (12) | 26 years, 9 months 7-4 (7) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
27  | Dec 15, 2012 31 years, 10 months 19-8 (11) | 27 years, 7 months 12-1 (5) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
26  | Oct 20, 2012 31 years, 8 months 19-7 (11) | 25 years, 3 months 5-4 (4) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
25 | Apr 14, 2012 31 years, 2 months 18-7 (11) | Andres Quintana | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
24 | Oct 1, 2011 30 years, 7 months 18-6 (11) | Ran Weathers | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
23 | Sep 9, 2011 30 years, 7 months 17-6 (11) | Eric Regan | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
22 | Apr 16, 2011 30 years, 2 months 16-6 (10) | Scott Pike | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
21 | Nov 19, 2010 29 years, 9 months 15-6 (9) | Nick Piedmont | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
20 | Oct 22, 2010 29 years, 8 months 14-6 (9) | Brandon Shelton | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
19 | Jul 31, 2010 29 years, 5 months 13-6 (8) | Casey Milliken | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
18 | Oct 24, 2009 28 years, 8 months 12-6 (8) | Rich Taylor | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
17 | Apr 11, 2009 28 years, 2 months 12-5 (8) | Jamie Schmidt | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
16 | Mar 21, 2009 28 years, 1 months 12-4 (8) | Travis Reddinger | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
15  | Oct 4, 2008 27 years, 8 months 11-4 (7) | 24 years, 5 months 22-11 (20) | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
14 | Sep 20, 2008 27 years, 7 months 10-4 (6) | Antonio Lepe | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
13 | Aug 15, 2008 27 years, 6 months 9-4 (5) | Gabriel Benítez | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
12 | Jun 7, 2008 27 years, 4 months 8-4 (5) | Stephane Vigneault | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
11 | Feb 23, 2008 27 years 8-3 (5) | Randy Steinke | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
10 | Oct 13, 2007 26 years, 8 months 7-3 (4) | Hans Burnett | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9  | Sep 29, 2007 26 years, 7 months 6-3 (3) | 27 years, 8 months 7-3 (6) | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
8 | Jul 21, 2007 26 years, 5 months 5-3 (2) | Austin Pascucci | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Jun 9, 2007 26 years, 4 months 4-3 (2) | Pete Vandervort | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Feb 24, 2007 26 years 3-3 (1) | Patrick Lopez | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
5 | Nov 11, 2006 25 years, 9 months 2-3 (1) | Richie Reyes | 2 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Aug 15, 2006 25 years, 6 months 1-3 (0) | Robert Maldonado | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Jul 1, 2006 25 years, 4 months 0-3 (0) | Amos Sotelo | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
2 | May 26, 2006 25 years, 3 months 0-2 (0) | Amos Sotelo | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
1 | Apr 29, 2006 25 years, 2 months 0-1 (0) | Kyle Brees | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
