Who won Medeiros vs Silva?
Yancy Medeiros beat Erick Silva by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 212, on Saturday 3rd June 2017 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Medeiros vs Silva stats
Yancy Medeiros stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Erick Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.
Yancy Medeiros' UFC record stood at 6-8-0, while Erick Silva's came in at 7-8-0.
The stats suggested Medeiros had a large advantage in power over Silva, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Silva's 21%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a massive advantage over Medeiros, boasting a 63% submission rate over Medeiros' 31%.
Yancy Medeiros was the younger man by 3 years, at 37 years old.
Silva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Medeiros. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.
Medeiros was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 4 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 49 to Silva's 61.
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