Result
Rage in the Cage 163
· Sat 20 Oct 2012 · Rage in the Cage
Yaotzin Meza vs Kevin Croom
W
Yaotzin Meza
18-7
1,348Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
Featherweight
Kevin Croom
“Crash”
5-4
1,372Elo
Elo
The scorecards
How the decision was scoredElo counted this as 84% of a win for Yaotzin Meza — the average for a unanimous decision, as no scorecards are on record.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litYaotzin MezaKevin Croom
1,348
Elo
1,372
1,014
KO rating
974
1,179
Sub rating
1,244
1,164
Dec rating
1,099
Wins by
6
KO/TKO
0
5
Submission
4
7
Decision
1
Losses by
2
KO/TKO
2
3
Submission
1
2
Decision
1
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedYaotzin MezaKevin Croom
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Moneyline
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What the betting model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
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.
Yaotzin Meza
18-7 going in · 25 bouts on record before this one
Full profile →
| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 2018-09-14 | W |
 Gilberto Aguilar
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:58 | 37.6 | 1,368+45 | 1,186 | -- | Featherweight | Combate 24: Alday vs. Lopez Combate Americas |
| 34 | 2016-02-27 | L |
 Arnold Allen
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 35.1 | 1,435-36 | 1,669 | +266 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 84: Silva vs. Bisping Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2015-07-15 | L |
Sam Sicilia
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.4 | 1,476-41 | 1,570 | +140 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 71: Mir vs. Duffee Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2015-04-11 | W |
 Damian Stasiak
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.2 | 1,413+63 | 1,551 | +110 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2014-06-07 | L |
Sergio Pettis
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.3 | 1,405+9 | 1,557 | +305 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2014-01-25 | NC★ |
Chico Camus
|
Decision | R315:00 | 33.0 | 1,485-80 | 1,511 | +162 | Bantamweight | UFC on Fox 10: Henderson vs. Thomson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2013-07-27 | W |
John Albert
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R27:49 | 32.5 | 1,429+56 | 1,297 | +175 | Bantamweight | UFC on Fox 8: Johnson vs. Moraga Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2012-12-14 | L |
Chad Mendes
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:55 | 31.9 | 1,445-16 | 1,849 | +750 | Featherweight | UFC on FX 6: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2012-11-24 | W |
Edgar Garcia
|
Sub | R12:13 | 31.8 | 1,414+31 | 1,145 | -- | Featherweight | Xtreme Kombat 18 Xtreme Kombat |
| 26 | 2012-10-20 | W |
Kevin Croom
this fight
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DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.7 | 1,348+66 | 1,372 | -- | Featherweight | Rage in the Cage 163 Rage in the Cage |
| 25 | 2012-04-14 | L |
Andrés Quintana
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:43 | 31.2 | 1,488-140 | 1,248 | -- | Featherweight | WMMA - Region 4: Round 1 Arizona Regional |
| 24 | 2011-10-01 | W |
Ran Weathers
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.7 | 1,479+9 | 1,248 | -- | -- | MBP - Sun City Battle 2 Texas Regional |
| 23 | 2011-09-09 | W |
Eric Regan
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R2 | 30.6 | 1,456+23 | 1,128 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 154 Rage in the Cage |
| 22 | 2011-04-15 | W |
Scott Pike
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:39 | 30.2 | 1,446+10 | 966 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 151 Rage in the Cage |
| 21 | 2010-11-19 | W |
Nick Piedmont
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.8 | 1,423+23 | 1,269 | -- | -- | Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting 8 Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting |
| 20 | 2010-10-22 | W |
Brandon Shelton
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R11:42 | 29.7 | 1,366+57 | 1,239 | -- | -- | C3 Fights - Slammin Jammin Weekend 6 C3 Fights |
| 19 | 2010-07-31 | W |
Casey Milliken
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.5 | 1,354+12 | 1,141 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 143 Rage in the Cage |
| 18 | 2009-10-24 | L |
Rich Taylor
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.7 | 1,427-72 | 1,377 | -- | -- | EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 5 Extreme Beatdown |
| 17 | 2009-04-11 | L |
Jamie Schmidt
|
SubArmbar | R11:59 | 28.2 | 1,566-139 | 1,331 | -- | -- | AG - Extreme Beat Down Arizona Regional |
| 16 | 2009-03-21 | W |
Travis Reddinger
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R11:40 | 28.1 | 1,505+60 | 1,393 | -- | -- | EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 4 Extreme Beatdown |
| 15 | 2008-10-04 | W |
Alonzo Martinez
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R2 | 27.7 | 1,373+132 | 1,570 | -- | -- | EVO MMA - Evolution MMA Arizona Regional |
| 14 | 2008-09-20 | W |
Antonio Lepe
|
KO/TKOTKO | R12:30 | 27.6 | 1,351+22 | 1,018 | -- | -- | Mexican Fighting Championship Mexico Regional |
| 13 | 2008-08-15 | W |
Gabriel Benítez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.5 | 1,306+45 | 1,247 | -- | -- | Noche de Gladiadores Mexico Regional |
| 12 | 2008-06-07 | L |
 Stephane Vigneault
|
KO/TKOPunches | R28:28 | 27.3 | 1,415-109 | 1,327 | -- | Featherweight | TKO 34: Sims vs. Bosse TKO Major League MMA |
| 11 | 2008-02-23 | W |
Randy Steinke
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R3 | 27.0 | 1,357+57 | 1,232 | -- | -- | Full Moon Fighting Mexico Regional |
| 10 | 2007-10-13 | W |
Hans Burnett
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:56 | 26.7 | 1,350+8 | 814 | -- | -- | RITC 102: Hodges vs. Schumacher Rage in the Cage |
| 9 | 2007-09-29 | W |
Donny Walker
|
KO/TKOPunches | R2 | 26.6 | 1,275+74 | 1,222 | -- | -- | EC - Fights Mexico Regional |
| 8 | 2007-07-21 | W |
Austin Pascucci
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.5 | 1,225+51 | 1,189 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 98 Rage in the Cage |
| 7 | 2007-06-09 | W |
Pete Vandervort
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:25 | 26.3 | 1,130+95 | 1,159 | -- | -- | WFC - Rumble In The Red Rocks Arizona Regional |
| 6 | 2007-02-24 | W |
Patrick Lopez
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 26.1 | 1,107+23 | 1,157 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 91 Rage in the Cage |
| 5 | 2006-11-11 | W |
Richie Reyes
|
KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | R2 | 25.8 | 996+111 | 1,092 | -- | -- | RITC 88: Veteran's Day Rumble Rage in the Cage |
| 4 | 2006-08-15 | W |
 Robert Maldonado
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.5 | 930+66 | 954 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 86 Rage in the Cage |
| 3 | 2006-07-01 | L |
Amos Sotelo
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R2 | 25.4 | 991-61 | 1,100 | -- | -- | RITC 84: Celebrity Theatre Rage in the Cage |
| 2 | 2006-05-26 | L |
Amos Sotelo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.3 | 1,056-65 | 1,035 | -- | -- | RITC 82: More Rage Rage in the Cage |
| 1 | 2006-04-29 | L |
Kyle Brees
|
SubTriangle Choke | R12:01 | 25.2 | 1,089-34 | 1,340 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage 81 Rage in the Cage |
Kevin Croom
5-4 going in · 18 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 2025-07-19 | W |
Isaac Ware
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R11:37 | 38.0 | 1,386+36 | 1,152 | -- | Welterweight | Midwest Fight League - MFL 209: Missouri River Fights Midwest Fight League |
| 47 | 2022-09-10 | W |
Brad Robison
|
DecisionMajority | R315:00 | 35.2 | 1,400+25 | 1,414 | -- | Lightweight | Synergy FC - Kansas City Fight Night Synergy Fighting Championship |
| 46 | 2022-04-16 | L |
 Alatengheili Alateng
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:47 | 34.8 | 1,500-101 | 1,448 | +150 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 34: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 45 | 2022-01-15 | L |
Brian Kelleher
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.5 | 1,547-46 | 1,716 | +285 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 32: Kattar vs. Chikadze Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 44 | 2021-02-27 | L |
Alex Caceres
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.6 | 1,618-72 | 1,682 | +155 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 186: Rozenstruik vs. Gane Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 43 | 2020-09-12 | NC★ |
Roosevelt Roberts
|
SubStanding Guillotine Choke | R10:31 | 33.2 | 1,483+135 | 1,697 | +292 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 177: Waterson vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 42 | 2020-08-14 | W |
Anderson Hutchinson
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 33.1 | 1,430+53 | 1,426 | -- | Featherweight | Fighting Alliance Championship 3 Fighting Alliance Championship |
| 41 | 2020-02-21 | W |
 Adil Benjilany
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 32.6 | 1,445-15 | 1,322 | -109 | Featherweight | Bellator 239: Ruth vs. Amasov Bellator MMA |
| 40 | 2019-08-24 | W |
Charles Bennett
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:15 | 32.1 | 1,429+15 | 1,023 | -- | Featherweight | Fighting Alliance Championship 1 Fighting Alliance Championship |
| 39 | 2019-03-22 | L |
 John Teixeira
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.7 | 1,469-40 | 1,679 | -- | Featherweight | Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 Bellator MMA |
| 38 | 2018-11-09 | L |
Kamuela Kirk
|
SubTriangle Choke | R13:54 | 31.3 | 1,569-99 | 1,522 | -- | Featherweight | LFA 53: Royval vs. Kenney Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 37 | 2018-09-07 | W |
Darrick Minner
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KO/TKOElbows | R27:10 | 31.1 | 1,455+114 | 1,562 | -- | Featherweight | LFA 48: Stots vs. Lilley Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 36 | 2018-06-01 | L |
Nate Jennerman
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R10:48 | 30.9 | 1,505-51 | 1,662 | +205 | Featherweight | LFA 41: Moisés vs. Peterson Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 35 | 2018-02-17 | W |
CJay Hunter
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R311:16 | 30.6 | 1,472+34 | 1,223 | -- | Featherweight | Cageside Promotions / KCFA - Kansas City Fighting Alliance 27 KC Fighting Alliance |
| 34 | 2017-01-27 | L |
Matt Bessette
|
KO/TKOPunches & Kicks | R310:32 | 29.5 | 1,519-45 | 1,700 | +151 | Featherweight | CES 41: Bessette vs. Croom CES MMA |
| 33 | 2016-11-12 | L |
 Tatsuya Ando
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:13 | 29.3 | 1,668-149 | 1,363 | -- | Bantamweight | Shooto - Professional Shooto 11/12 Shooto |
| 32 | 2016-04-22 | W |
Lenny Wheeler
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:26 | 28.8 | 1,585+82 | 1,565 | -- | Featherweight | Triumph FC 1: Inception Triumph Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2015-09-25 | L |
 Rasul Mirzaev
|
KO/TKOPunches | R28:16 | 28.2 | 1,674-88 | 1,671 | -- | Featherweight | EFN - Fight Nights Dagestan Fight Nights Global |
| 30 | 2015-01-17 | W |
Jacob Akin
|
KO/TKOPunch | R12:13 | 27.5 | 1,654+20 | 1,297 | -- | Bantamweight | Shamrock FC: Shock Shamrock Fighting Championships |
| 29 | 2014-05-09 | L |
Jesse Brock
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 26.8 | 1,702-48 | 1,542 | -- | Bantamweight | MFC 40: Crowned Kings Maximum Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2014-02-28 | W |
Bryan Goldsby
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.6 | 1,672+30 | 1,549 | -300 | Bantamweight | Titan FC 27 Titan FC |
| 27 | 2013-12-19 | W |
 Asulan Toktarbaev
|
KO/TKOCorner Stoppage | R12:55 | 26.4 | 1,627+45 | 1,445 | -- | Bantamweight | Alash Pride - Great Battle 2 Alash Pride FC |
| 26 | 2013-11-22 | W |
Deryck Ripley
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:23 | 26.4 | 1,608+19 | 1,244 | -- | Featherweight | Cage Time Production Midwest Fight League |
| 25 | 2013-08-30 | W |
Dustin Phillips
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:45 | 26.1 | 1,592+16 | 1,194 | -- | Featherweight | Titan FC 26: Hallman vs. Hornbuckle Titan FC |
| 24 | 2013-05-25 | W |
Javier Lujan
|
KO/TKORetirement | R13:30 | 25.9 | 1,583+9 | 1,075 | -- | -- | World MMA Council - Mexican Standoff Mexican Fighters Promotions |
| 23 | 2013-05-03 | W |
Adam Rider
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R11:16 | 25.8 | 1,538+45 | 1,352 | -- | Featherweight | Cage Time Production Midwest Fight League |
| 22 | 2013-04-06 | W |
Brian Pearman
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R13:03 | 25.7 | 1,503+35 | 1,263 | -- | Lightweight | Tommy Tran Promotions Missouri Regional |
| 21 | 2013-01-18 | W |
Brian Davidson
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:42 | 25.5 | 1,388+115 | 1,502 | +125 | Open Weight | RFA 6: Krause vs. Imada 2 Resurrection Fighting Alliance |
| 20 | 2012-11-17 | W |
Nathan Murdock
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.3 | 1,306+82 | 1,396 | -- | Lightweight | Tommy Tran Promotions Missouri Regional |
| 19 | 2012-10-20 | L |
Yaotzin Meza
this fight
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DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.3 | 1,372-66 | 1,348 | -- | Featherweight | Rage in the Cage 163 Rage in the Cage |
| 18 | 2012-03-02 | L |
Ramiro Hernandez
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DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 24.6 | 1,338+34 | 1,535 | -- | Featherweight | Titan FC 21: Santiago vs. Pecanha Titan FC |
| 17 | 2011-10-01 | W |
Rodrigo Sotelo Jr.
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.2 | 1,326+11 | 1,110 | -- | -- | MBP - Sun City Battle 2 Texas Regional |
| 16 | 2011-08-20 | L |
Justin Gaethje
|
KO/TKOSlam | R11:01 | 24.1 | 1,429-103 | 1,367 | -- | Lightweight | ROF 41: Bragging Rights Ring of Fire |
| 15 | 2011-07-09 | W |
JR Sotelo
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R10:16 | 24.0 | 1,399+31 | 1,129 | -- | -- | MBP - Sun City Battle 1 Texas Regional |
| 14 | 2010-08-26 | W |
Brian Davidson
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:22 | 23.1 | 1,302+97 | 1,338 | -- | Featherweight | Bellator 26 Bellator MMA |
| 13 | 2009-11-06 | W |
Kody Frank
|
SubTriangle Choke | R2 | 22.3 | 1,262+41 | 1,055 | -- | Lightweight | FB - Friday Night Fight Night Missouri Regional |
| 12 | 2009-06-26 | W |
Eddie Granado
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R14:52 | 21.9 | 1,176+85 | 1,167 | -- | Featherweight | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League |
| 11 | 2009-05-02 | L |
Willie Mack
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:37 | 21.8 | 1,316-140 | 1,077 | -- | -- | Warfare Xtreme Cagefighting - Caged Controversy Kansas Regional |
| 10 | 2009-02-07 | L |
Jose Vega
|
Sub | R2 | 21.6 | 1,366-50 | 1,524 | -- | Bantamweight | Hulett Productions - First Blood Missouri Regional |
| 9 | 2008-06-20 | W |
Dustin Blake
|
Sub | -- | 20.9 | 1,298+69 | 1,315 | -- | -- | Danger Fire Promotions Danger Fire Promotions am |
| 8 | 2008-05-02 | W |
Trevon Ewing
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-- | -- | 20.8 | 1,263+35 | 1,086 | -- | -- | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 7 | 2008-04-19 | W | Rustem Radoncic | Sub | -- | 20.8 | 1,222+40 | 1,081 | -- | -- | -- Missouri Regional am |
| 6 | 2008-03-20 | W |
Josh Phillips
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Sub | -- | 20.7 | 1,156+67 | 1,161 | -- | -- | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 5 | 2008-03-07 | W |
Chris Andrade
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Sub | -- | 20.6 | 1,097+58 | 1,059 | -- | -- | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 4 | 2008-02-01 | W |
Brian Jordan
|
Decision | -- | 20.6 | 1,036+61 | 1,156 | -- | -- | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 3 | 2007-11-30 | W |
Daniel Hopper
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Decision | -- | 20.4 | 973+63 | 1,104 | -- | -- | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 2 | 2007-11-09 | L |
Daniel Hopper
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-- | -- | 20.3 | 1,039-66 | 1,038 | -- | -- | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 1 | 2007-09-21 | W | Carl Moore | Decision | -- | 20.2 | 1,000+39 | 1,000 | -- | -- | -- am |