Medeiros vs Ayvazyan

When is Medeiros vs Ayvazyan?

Yancy Medeiros is set to square off against Jora Ayvazyan during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Medeiros vs Ayvazyan stats

Yancy Medeiros steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jora Ayvazyan will make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jora Ayvazyan will be making their debut in Bellator.

Yancy Medeiros' Bellator record currently stands at 2-0-0.

The stats suggest Ayvazyan has a slight advantage in power over Medeiros, with a 57% knock out percentage over Medeiros' 47%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Medeiros will have a large advantage over Ayvazyan, boasting a 29% submission rate over Ayvazyan's 7%.

Yancy Medeiros is the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Medeiros has a height advantage of 4 inches over Ayvazyan.

Medeiros is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 10 years and 3 months earlier than Ayvazyan, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 18 more professional rounds, 49 to Ayvazyan's 31.

Medeiros vs Ayvazyan form

Yancy Medeiros has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Charlie Leary at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Damir Had ovi at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Lando Vannata at UFC on ESPN+ 25 on 15th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho.

He had been defeated by Gregor Gillespie at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on 19th January 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Activity check

Medeiros' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time does Medeiros vs Ayvazyan start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which is 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Medeiros vs Ayvazyan?

Jora Ayvazyan is currently 6/25 (-420) to win the fight outright, while you can get 14/5 (+280) on Yancy Medeiros if you fancy the big upset.

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