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Yadier del Valle
“The Cuban Problem”
Activeage 30
11-1
92% win rate
W1 streak
Peak Vertex
2026-08-08 → 2026-08-0821held 2 boutscurrently at peak
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2026-08-08
Still at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
3 wins1 losslast 5: W L W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(4) | R2(1) | R3(1) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 15.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.75 | 0.00 | 1.00 | — | — |
| Control time | 1:54 | 0:05 | 2:12 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Yadier del Valle's dominant performance at UFC Vegas 120 came to a devastating end for Darren Elkins, whose retirement bout lasted just 35 seconds.
- MMA Fighting
Darren Elkins will compete in his final UFC bout Saturday at UFC Vegas 120, facing Yadier del Valle in what the veteran featherweight has declared his retirement fight.
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
