Result
Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2
· Sat 23 Apr 2022 · Bellator MMA
Yancy Medeiros vs Emmanuel Sanchez
W
Yancy Medeiros
“The Kid”
11-8 (1 NC) · +280
1,588Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
29-28 · 30-27 · 30-27
Lightweight
Emmanuel Sanchez
“Matador”
21-7 · -353
1,777Elo
Elo
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Yancy Medeiros first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bell | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
| Bryan Miner | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
| Mike Onzuka | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
Media
2 of 2 media members scored it for Yancy Medeiros; the most common card was 30-27 to Yancy Medeiros
Fans
100% of fans had Yancy Medeiros winning, from 2 votes; the most picked score was 29-28 to Yancy Medeiros (50%)
Elo counted this as 90% of a win for Yancy Medeiros — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litYancy MedeirosEmmanuel Sanchez
1,588
Elo
1,777
1,262
KO rating
1,317
1,295
Sub rating
1,337
1,154
Dec rating
1,329
Wins by
5
KO/TKO
1
4
Submission
9
2
Decision
11
Losses by
4
KO/TKO
0
1
Submission
1
3
Decision
6
The crowd
25%
Picked by
75%
Prices
The close at BetOnline, where every bet here is settled, then the market as a whole; the outcome that happened is outlinedYancy MedeirosEmmanuel Sanchez
+300opened +200
Moneyline · BetOnline
-400opened -260
+280opened +250
Moneyline · all books
-353opened -325
Method · BetOnline
+500Win by dec+108
+600Win inside+203
How long it went
Over 1.5-333
Under 1.5+247
Over 2.5-180
Under 2.5+150
Decision-160
Inside+137
What the model makes of it
At BetOnline's price Every bet →- Emmanuel Sanchezmoneyline 82% v 76% 1.8% -400 lost
- Over 2.5 rounds2.5 rounds 66% v 62% 1.4% -180 won
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Yancy Medeiros
11-8 (1 NC) going in · 24 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2024-09-07 | L |
 Jora Ayvazyan
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 37.0 | 1,743-104 | 1,676 | +550 | Lightweight | Bellator Champions Series: San Diego Bellator MMA |
| 26 | 2023-04-22 | NC★ |
 Charlie Leary
|
Sub | R14:39 | 35.6 | 1,702+56 | 1,570 | -330 | Open Weight | Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix Bellator MMA |
| 25 | 2022-04-23 | W |
Emmanuel Sanchez
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.6 | 1,588+114 | 1,777 | +280 | Lightweight | Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 Bellator MMA |
| 24 | 2021-06-26 | L |
 Damir Hadžović
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.8 | 1,624-36 | 1,573 | +121 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 190: Gane vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2020-02-15 | L |
Lando Vannata
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.4 | 1,760-124 | 1,495 | -105 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2019-01-19 | L |
Gregor Gillespie
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R29:59 | 31.4 | 1,842-80 | 1,874 | +375 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2018-02-18 | L |
Donald Cerrone
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:58 | 30.5 | 1,941-99 | 1,895 | -107 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 126: Cerrone vs. Medeiros Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2017-12-02 | W |
 Alex Oliveira
|
KO/TKOPunches | R312:02 | 30.2 | 1,798+143 | 2,060 | +210 | Welterweight | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2017-06-03 | W |
Erick Silva
|
KO/TKOPunches | R27:01 | 29.7 | 1,705+93 | 1,725 | -140 | Welterweight | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2016-09-10 | W |
Sean Spencer
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R25:49 | 29.0 | 1,630+75 | 1,581 | -130 | Welterweight | UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2016-05-14 | L |
Francisco Trinaldo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.7 | 1,677-47 | 1,827 | +180 | Lightweight | UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2015-12-12 | W |
 John Makdessi
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 28.3 | 1,695-18 | 1,733 | +140 | Lightweight | UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2015-06-06 | L |
Dustin Poirier
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:38 | 27.7 | 1,761-65 | 1,851 | +158 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 68: Boetsch vs. Henderson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2014-12-12 | W |
Joe Proctor
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R14:37 | 27.3 | 1,684+77 | 1,642 | -260 | Lightweight | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2014-08-30 | W |
Damon Jackson
|
SubReverse Bulldog Choke | R26:54 | 27.0 | 1,562+122 | 1,706 | -120 | Lightweight | UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 2014-04-26 | L |
Jim Miller
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R13:18 | 26.6 | 1,602-40 | 1,813 | +175 | Lightweight | UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 2013-11-06 | NC★ |
 Yves Edwards
|
KO/TKO | R12:47 | 26.2 | 1,466+136 | 1,682 | -175 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 31: Fight for the Troops 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 10 | 2013-04-27 | L |
 Rustam Khabilov
|
KO/TKOHand Injury | R12:32 | 25.6 | 1,530-64 | 1,625 | +230 | Lightweight | UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 9 | 2010-06-26 | W |
Gareth Joseph
|
KO/TKOPunches | R26:19 | 22.8 | 1,552+31 | 1,287 | -- | Middleweight | Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Werdum Strikeforce |
| 8 | 2010-02-26 | W |
Raul Castillo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.5 | 1,479+73 | 1,422 | -- | Middleweight | Strikeforce - Challengers 6 Strikeforce |
| 7 | 2009-08-22 | W |
Zeke Prados
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:23 | 22.0 | 1,426+53 | 1,283 | -- | -- | Destiny MMA - Maui No Ka'oi Destiny MMA |
| 6 | 2009-03-21 | W |
Jake Yasui
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R11:46 | 21.5 | 1,391+34 | 1,147 | -- | -- | UNU 1: Seek and Destroy Hawaii Regional |
| 5 | 2008-11-15 | W |
Po'ai Suganuma
|
KO/TKOPunches | R310:37 | 21.2 | 1,252+139 | 1,488 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Destiny MMA: Pier Fighter 1 Destiny MMA |
| 4 | 2008-10-12 | W |
Gino Venti
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 21.1 | 1,226+26 | 1,124 | -- | Middleweight | Hawaii Fight League 4 Hawaii Regional am |
| 3 | 2008-05-03 | W |
Larry Perreira
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:37 | 20.7 | 1,164+62 | 1,146 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Hawaii FL 3 Hawaii Regional am |
| 2 | 2008-01-12 | W |
Eddie Ohia
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:23 | 20.3 | 1,110+54 | 1,047 | -- | Open Weight | Hawaii Fight League 2 Hawaii Regional am |
| 1 | 2007-10-19 | W |
Rigo Mendoza
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 20.1 | 1,044+66 | 1,044 | -- | Lightweight | Hawaii Fight League 1 Hawaii Regional am |
Emmanuel Sanchez
21-7 going in · 31 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 2026-08-16 | L |
Kegan Gennrich
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 36.0 | 1,541-37 | 1,634 | -- | Catchweight | Anthony Pettis FC 24: Milwaukee Fight Night 11 Anthony Pettis FC |
| 40 | 2026-03-22 | L |
James Pleasant
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 35.6 | 1,592-51 | 1,604 | -- | Lightweight | Anthony Pettis FC 22: New Mexico Fight Night 3 Anthony Pettis FC |
| 39 | 2025-06-15 | W |
Zach Zane
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R27:40 | 34.8 | 1,562+30 | 1,285 | -1400 | Welterweight | Anthony Pettis FC 17: Milwaukee Fight Night 8 Anthony Pettis FC |
| 38 | 2025-03-28 | W |
John Simon
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.6 | 1,526+37 | 1,432 | -- | Lightweight | Borroka Promotions 2: Where Legends Rise Borroka Promotions |
| 37 | 2024-09-27 | L |
Kenneth Cross
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.1 | 1,580-54 | 1,602 | -- | Lightweight | Xtreme Fighting Championships - XFC 51: Evolution Xtreme Fighting Championships |
| 36 | 2024-08-16 | L |
 Yuji Yannick Ephoeviga
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R13:40 | 34.0 | 1,711-131 | 1,523 | -- | Lightweight | Tribe Tokyo Fight - TTF Challenge 10 Tribe Tokyo Fight |
| 35 | 2024-05-25 | W |
Peter Petties
|
SubTechnical (Guillotine Choke) | R26:02 | 33.8 | 1,644+67 | 1,560 | -450 | Lightweight | Anthony Pettis FC 11: Fight Fiesta Anthony Pettis FC |
| 34 | 2024-04-12 | W |
 Daniel Salas
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.7 | 1,573+71 | 1,620 | -- | Lightweight | Xtreme Fighting Championships - XFC 50: Johnson vs. Abbey Xtreme Fighting Championships |
| 33 | 2023-06-16 | L |
Archie Colgan
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.8 | 1,658-85 | 1,641 | +198 | Lightweight | Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero Bellator MMA |
| 32 | 2022-04-23 | L |
Yancy Medeiros
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.7 | 1,777-114 | 1,588 | -353 | Lightweight | Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 Bellator MMA |
| 31 | 2021-12-03 | L |
Jeremy Kennedy
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.3 | 1,890-113 | 1,705 | -200 | Featherweight | Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi Bellator MMA |
| 30 | 2021-07-31 | L |
 Mads Burnell
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.0 | 1,923-33 | 1,828 | +119 | Featherweight | Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee Bellator MMA |
| 29 | 2021-04-02 | L |
Patricio Pitbull
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R13:35 | 30.6 | 1,982-59 | 2,100 | +205 | Featherweight | Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 Bellator MMA |
| 28 | 2020-11-12 | W |
 Daniel Weichel
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 30.3 | 1,931+51 | 1,778 | -243 | Featherweight | Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho Bellator MMA |
| 27 | 2019-09-07 | W |
Ty-wan Claxton
|
SubTriangle Choke | R29:11 | 29.1 | 1,918+21 | 1,571 | -173 | Featherweight | Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo Bellator MMA |
| 26 | 2019-03-22 | W |
Georgi Karakhanyan
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.6 | 1,919-1 | 1,795 | -334 | Featherweight | Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 Bellator MMA |
| 25 | 2018-11-15 | L |
Patricio Pitbull
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 28.3 | 1,919+0 | 1,991 | +155 | Featherweight | Bellator 209: Pitbull vs. Sanchez Bellator MMA |
| 24 | 2018-04-28 | W |
Sam Sicilia
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R13:52 | 27.7 | 1,908+11 | 1,435 | -588 | Featherweight | Bellator 198: Fedor vs. Mir Bellator MMA |
| 23 | 2017-10-06 | W |
Daniel Straus
|
SubTriangle Choke | R311:56 | 27.2 | 1,807+101 | 1,860 | +127 | Featherweight | Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell Bellator MMA |
| 22 | 2017-03-31 | W |
Marcos Galvão
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.6 | 1,738+70 | 1,705 | -250 | Featherweight | Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 Bellator MMA |
| 21 | 2017-01-21 | W |
Georgi Karakhanyan
|
DecisionMajority | R315:00 | 26.4 | 1,717+21 | 1,813 | +115 | Featherweight | Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen Bellator MMA |
| 20 | 2016-07-22 | L |
Daniel Weichel
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 25.9 | 1,677+40 | 1,919 | +170 | Featherweight | Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo Bellator MMA |
| 19 | 2016-02-19 | W |
Daniel Pineda
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 25.5 | 1,649+28 | 1,673 | -155 | Featherweight | Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie 3 Bellator MMA |
| 18 | 2015-11-06 | W |
Justin Lawrence
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 25.2 | 1,648+1 | 1,645 | +150 | Featherweight | Bellator 145: Vengeance Bellator MMA |
| 17 | 2015-09-25 | W |
Henry Corrales
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 25.1 | 1,605+43 | 1,598 | -157 | Featherweight | Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis Bellator MMA |
| 16 | 2015-06-26 | L |
Pat Curran
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.9 | 1,642-37 | 1,855 | +260 | Featherweight | Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov Bellator MMA |
| 15 | 2015-03-27 | W |
 Alejandro Villalobos
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.6 | 1,612+30 | 1,603 | -- | Featherweight | Bellator 135: Warren vs. Galvao 2 Bellator MMA |
| 14 | 2014-10-10 | W |
Stephen Banaszak
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:18 | 24.2 | 1,597+14 | 1,177 | -- | Featherweight | Bellator 128: Dantas vs. Warren Bellator MMA |
| 13 | 2014-07-26 | W |
Brady Hovermale
|
SubArmbar | R11:53 | 24.0 | 1,526+71 | 1,460 | -- | Featherweight | NAFC: Summer Slam North American Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 2014-05-31 | W |
Jose Pacheco
|
SubTriangle Choke | R12:44 | 23.8 | 1,491+35 | 1,252 | -- | Featherweight | NAFC - Mega Brawl North American Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 2014-01-31 | W |
Gustavo Rodriguez
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R13:53 | 23.5 | 1,465+25 | 1,158 | -- | Lightweight | NAFC - Super Brawl 2 North American Fighting Championship |
| 10 | 2013-10-25 | W |
Michael McBride
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.2 | 1,381+84 | 1,482 | -- | Lightweight | RFA 10: Rhodes vs. Jouban Resurrection Fighting Alliance |
| 9 | 2013-05-03 | L |
Lewis Gonzalez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.7 | 1,406-25 | 1,552 | -- | Welterweight | West Coast FC 5: Andrews vs. Griffin West Coast Fighting Championship |
| 8 | 2012-09-29 | W |
Brandon Dudley
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 22.1 | 1,404+2 | 1,369 | -- | Lightweight | CageSport 21 CageSport |
| 7 | 2012-07-14 | W |
Travis Johnson
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R2 | 21.9 | 1,381+23 | 1,055 | -- | Lightweight | UCS - Caged Combat 6 UCS |
| 6 | 2012-07-14 | W |
Travis Johnston
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:51 | 21.9 | 1,351+29 | 1,073 | -- | -- | UCS: Caged Combat 6 United Combat Sports |
| 5 | 2012-04-28 | W |
Carlos Rodriguez
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:34 | 21.7 | 1,336+15 | 922 | -- | Lightweight | Northwest Fighting: Young Guns 1 Northwest Fighting |
| 4 | 2011-11-19 | W |
Matt Church
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 21.3 | 1,269+67 | 1,300 | -- | Lightweight | FNE Round 17: Clash At The College 1 Fight Night Entertainment |
| 3 | 2011-08-13 | W |
Christian Graves
|
DecisionUnanimous | R515:00 | 21.0 | 1,235+34 | 1,201 | -- | Lightweight | Beach Brawls Beach Brawls am |
| 2 | 2011-06-10 | W |
Levi Weikel
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:06 | 20.8 | 1,154+80 | 1,234 | -- | Lightweight | Midtown Productions - Midtown Throwdown 1 Midtown Throwdown am |
| 1 | 2010-12-10 | W |
Ryon Harris
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R25:03 | 20.3 | 1,060+95 | 1,225 | -- | Lightweight | Brass Knuckle: Springfield Throwdown 2 Brass Knuckle Promotions am |