Gillespie vs Medeiros

Who won Gillespie vs Medeiros?

Gregor Gillespie beat Yancy Medeiros by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 1, on Saturday 19th January 2019 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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).

Gillespie vs Medeiros stats

Gregor Gillespie stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Yancy Medeiros made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Yancy Medeiros marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Gregor Gillespie's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Yancy Medeiros' came in at 6-8-0.

The stats suggested Medeiros had a massive power advantage over Gillespie, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Gillespie's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Medeiros had a large advantage over Gillespie, boasting a 27% submission rate over Gillespie's 0%.

Gregor Gillespie was the older man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Medeiros had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gillespie. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Gillespie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 3 months later than Medeiros, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 24 to Medeiros' 52.

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

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