Medeiros vs Leary

Who won Medeiros vs Leary?

Yancy Medeiros beat Charlie Leary by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 295, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Medeiros vs Leary stats

Yancy Medeiros stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Charlie Leary made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 13 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Yancy Medeiros' 3rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Charlie Leary marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Yancy Medeiros' Bellator record stood at 1-1-0, while Charlie Leary's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Leary had a slight advantage in power over Medeiros, with a 59% knock out percentage over Medeiros' 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Medeiros had an advantage over Leary, with a 27% submission rate over Leary's 12%.

Yancy Medeiros was the younger man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Leary had a height advantage of 2 inches over Medeiros. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Medeiros was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Leary, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 52 to Leary's 71.

Activity check

Medeiros' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Leary's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Medeiros vs Leary?

Yancy Medeiros was a 3/10 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Charlie Leary made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+260) with oddsmakers.