Cerrone vs Medeiros

Who won Cerrone vs Medeiros?

Donald Cerrone beat Yancy Medeiros by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 126, on Sunday 18th February 2018 at Frank Erwin Center in Austin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Cerrone vs Medeiros stats

Donald Cerrone 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, 4 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.

Donald Cerrone's UFC record stood at 23-14-0, while Yancy Medeiros' came in at 6-8-0.

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

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

Donald Cerrone was the older man by 5 years, at 42 years old.

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

Cerrone was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Medeiros, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, 115 to Medeiros' 52.

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Cerrone's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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