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Yaotzin Meza

Inactive · age 45 · Orthodox · 5'9" 175 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • 50% of wins by submission
  • UFC veteran since 2012
Elo rating
1429
Global Elo 1478 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
2-4-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 1
Streak
-2
Δ90d +18 · Δ1y +18
Last fight
Feb 27, 2016
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 10m
Avg fight time
11:37
Fights per year
1.9
Ground control
21m
Since last fight
10y 4mo

Honest Elo history

6 fights · tap & drag
Dec 14, 2012 — L vs Chad Mendes Δ-29Jul 27, 2013 — W vs John Albert Δ+30Jun 7, 2014 — L vs Sergio Pettis Δ-30Apr 11, 2015 — W vs Damian Stasiak Δ+31Jul 15, 2015 — L vs Sam Sicilia Δ-30Feb 27, 2016 — L vs Arnold Allen Δ-13 140014201440146014801500 2013201420152016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":278.5,"elo":1441,"date":"2012-12-14","opp":"Chad Mendes","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":1,"x":228.5,"y":183.1,"elo":1471,"date":"2013-07-27","opp":"John Albert","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":422.3,"y":278.5,"elo":1441,"date":"2014-06-07","opp":"Sergio Pettis","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":3,"x":611.8,"y":178.6,"elo":1472,"date":"2015-04-11","opp":"Damian Stasiak","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":4,"x":670.3,"y":273.4,"elo":1443,"date":"2015-07-15","opp":"Sam Sicilia","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":5,"x":810,"y":316.2,"elo":1429,"date":"2016-02-27","opp":"Arnold Allen","result":"L","delta":-13}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Feb 27, 2016 Arnold Allen L -13
Jul 15, 2015 Sam Sicilia L -30
Apr 11, 2015 Damian Stasiak W +31
Jun 7, 2014 Sergio Pettis L -30
Jul 27, 2013 John Albert W +30

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
50%
1 / 2
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
50% of wins
DEC
1
50% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (50%) 1 Dec: 1 (50%) 1
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
R2
1 100%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 109 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
49% Head
  • Head 49%
  • Body 16%
  • Leg 36%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
84% Distance
  • Distance 84%
  • Clinch 6%
  • Ground 9%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
25%
of losses by finish
1 of 4
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1490
Developing slate
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 2 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Damian Stasiak
Elo 1500 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
2.9
−0.9 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 6 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1548
1530

Top featherweight

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Aljamain Sterling
#3 · Elo 1670
Lerone Murphy
#4 · Elo 1649
Arnold Allen
#5 · Elo 1635
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Yaotzin Meza on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.