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Adrian Yanez

Bantamweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #24; v1.1 (shadow) #37

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 23-30: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,621, deviation 129: measured from 11 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 32 (born 1993-11-29) · Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) · Reach 70 in (178 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 113 days since last bout (2026-07-11) · Last five 2-3 · Streak W1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,621 is the division's 20th highest of 86 board fighters; the ledger stands at -0.8 (+0.2 from quality wins, less 1.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 1 quality win in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score +0.12 = +0.26 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.02 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #24.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.1270% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.26resume rating 1,621, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.02quality ledger -0.8: +0.2 QW +0.0 proof -0.0 blowout -1.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years10 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #24v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#37score -0.03; score order #37

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-07-11UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2Cody GarbrandtunrankedWKO/TKO1 (2:47)62%
2026-03-28UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. PyferRicky SimonunrankedDmajority decision3 (5:00)56%
2024-12-14UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. BuckleyDaniel MarcosunrankedLsplit decision3 (5:00)52%
2024-05-18UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. MurphyVinicius SalvadorunrankedWKO/TKO1 (2:47)74%
2023-10-14UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. BarbozaJonathan Martinez#13LKO/TKO2 (2:26)49%
2023-04-08UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2Rob Font#6LKO/TKO1 (2:57)43%
2022-06-18UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. EmmettTony KelleyunrankedWKO/TKO1 (3:49)54%
2021-11-20UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. TateDavey GrantunrankedWsplit decision3 (5:00)66%
2021-07-24UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. DillashawRandy CostaunrankedWKO/TKO2 (2:11)52%
2021-03-20UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. HollandGustavo LopezunrankedWKO/TKO3 (0:27)54%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 86 board fighters at Bantamweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute5.92(92nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike accuracy42%(22nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes1.41(98th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of wins by finish86%(82nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.23(86th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike defence57%(64th percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.53(86th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career445(71st percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses2 (last 2023-10-14, 1,114 days ago)(92nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Submission losses0(66th percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.097(86th percentile at Bantamweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.00(19th percentile at Bantamweight)
Takedown defence75%(67th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of cage time in control2%(13th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground9%(17th percentile at Bantamweight)
Stylestriker (0.2 takedown attempts per 15 min; 2% control)
Career stage
Age32.9(60th percentile at Bantamweight)
Age at UFC debut26.9(48th percentile at Bantamweight)
Years since UFC debut6.0(69th percentile at Bantamweight)
UFC bouts11(76th percentile at Bantamweight)
Cage time, minutes85(63rd percentile at Bantamweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(52nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Days since last bout113(52nd percentile at Bantamweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C20406020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #20, Bantamweight2023-10-13: #20, Bantamweight2023-10-20: #30, Bantamweight2023-11-03: #30, Bantamweight2023-11-10: #30, Bantamweight2023-11-17: #29, Bantamweight2023-12-01: #29, Bantamweight2023-12-08: #30, Bantamweight2023-12-15: #29, Bantamweight2024-01-12: #29, Bantamweight2024-01-19: #30, Bantamweight2024-02-02: #31, Bantamweight2024-02-09: #30, Bantamweight2024-02-16: #31, Bantamweight2024-02-23: #31, Bantamweight2024-03-01: #31, Bantamweight2024-03-08: #31, Bantamweight2024-03-15: #31, Bantamweight2024-03-22: #31, Bantamweight2024-03-29: #30, Bantamweight2024-04-05: #30, Bantamweight2024-04-12: #32, Bantamweight2024-04-26: #32, Bantamweight2024-05-03: #32, Bantamweight2024-05-10: #31, Bantamweight2024-05-17: #30, Bantamweight2024-05-31: #24, Bantamweight2024-06-07: #24, Bantamweight2024-06-14: #27, Bantamweight2024-06-21: #28, Bantamweight2024-06-28: #28, Bantamweight2024-07-12: #28, Bantamweight2024-07-19: #28, Bantamweight2024-07-26: #28, Bantamweight2024-08-02: #28, Bantamweight2024-08-09: #28, Bantamweight2024-08-16: #28, Bantamweight2024-08-23: #28, Bantamweight2024-09-06: #28, Bantamweight2024-09-13: #28, Bantamweight2024-09-27: #28, Bantamweight2024-10-04: #28, Bantamweight2024-10-11: #28, Bantamweight2024-10-18: #28, Bantamweight2024-10-25: #29, Bantamweight2024-11-01: #29, Bantamweight2024-11-08: #28, Bantamweight2024-11-15: #29, Bantamweight2024-11-22: #29, Bantamweight2024-12-06: #29, Bantamweight2024-12-13: #29, Bantamweight2025-01-10: #46, Bantamweight2025-01-17: #46, Bantamweight2025-01-31: #48, Bantamweight2025-02-07: #48, Bantamweight2025-02-14: #49, Bantamweight2025-02-21: #50, Bantamweight2025-02-28: #49, Bantamweight2025-03-07: #49, Bantamweight2025-03-14: #49, Bantamweight2025-03-21: #50, Bantamweight2025-03-28: #50, Bantamweight2025-04-04: #51, Bantamweight2025-04-11: #51, Bantamweight2025-04-25: #51, Bantamweight2025-05-02: #50, Bantamweight2025-05-09: #49, Bantamweight2025-05-16: #50, Bantamweight2025-05-30: #50, Bantamweight2025-06-06: #50, Bantamweight2025-06-13: #50, Bantamweight2025-06-20: #49, Bantamweight2025-06-27: #49, Bantamweight2025-07-11: #51, Bantamweight2025-07-18: #51, Bantamweight2025-07-25: #51, Bantamweight2025-08-01: #49, Bantamweight2025-08-08: #49, Bantamweight2025-08-15: #48, Bantamweight2025-08-22: #48, Bantamweight2025-09-05: #48, Bantamweight2025-09-12: #48, Bantamweight2025-09-26: #49, Bantamweight2025-10-03: #49, Bantamweight2025-10-10: #50, Bantamweight2025-10-17: #50, Bantamweight2025-10-24: #50, Bantamweight2025-10-31: #50, Bantamweight2025-11-07: #50, Bantamweight2025-11-14: #50, Bantamweight2025-11-21: #50, Bantamweight2025-12-05: #48, Bantamweight2025-12-12: #46, Bantamweight2026-01-23: #51, Bantamweight2026-01-30: #51, Bantamweight2026-02-06: #53, Bantamweight2026-02-20: #54, Bantamweight2026-02-27: #55, Bantamweight2026-03-06: #54, Bantamweight2026-03-13: #54, Bantamweight2026-03-20: #56, Bantamweight2026-03-27: #55, Bantamweight2026-04-03: #46, Bantamweight2026-04-10: #40, Bantamweight2026-04-17: #40, Bantamweight2026-04-24: #40, Bantamweight2026-05-01: #41, Bantamweight2026-05-08: #41, Bantamweight2026-05-15: #40, Bantamweight2026-05-29: #39, Bantamweight2026-06-05: #40, Bantamweight2026-06-13: #40, Bantamweight2026-06-19: #40, Bantamweight2026-06-26: #40, Bantamweight2026-07-10: #40, Bantamweight2026-07-17: #32, Bantamweight2026-07-24: #32, Bantamweight2026-07-31: #32, Bantamweight2026-08-07: #32, Bantamweight2026-08-14: #32, Bantamweight2026-08-21: #32, Bantamweight2026-08-28: #32, Bantamweight2026-09-04: #33, Bantamweight2026-09-11: #33, Bantamweight2026-09-18: #33, Bantamweight2026-09-25: #33, Bantamweight2026-09-26: #33, Bantamweight2026-10-03: #33, Bantamweight2026-10-10: #33, Bantamweight2026-10-17: #26, Bantamweight2026-10-24: #26, Bantamweight2026-10-31: #24, Bantamweight#24

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5501,6001,6501,7001,7502022202320242025Oct 2020Oct 20262020-10-31: 1,587 (W vs Victor Rodriguez)2021-03-20: 1,641 (W vs Gustavo Lopez)2021-07-24: 1,648 (W vs Randy Costa)2021-11-20: 1,632 (W vs Davey Grant)2022-06-18: 1,710 (W vs Tony Kelley)2023-04-08: 1,665 (L vs Rob Font)2023-10-14: 1,619 (L vs Jonathan Martinez)2024-05-18: 1,652 (W vs Vinicius Salvador)2024-12-14: 1,634 (L vs Daniel Marcos)2026-03-28: 1,637 (D vs Ricky Simon)2026-07-11: 1,664 (W vs Cody Garbrandt)1,664

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (-5 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-21what fighters aged 32.9 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+15his recency-weighted mean and trend over 10 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend +2 points a year
Combined-5the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02627282930313233342020-10-31 (age 26.9): W vs Victor Rodriguez, residual +0.472021-03-20 (age 27.3): W vs Gustavo Lopez, residual +0.402021-07-24 (age 27.6): W vs Randy Costa, residual +0.392021-11-20 (age 28.0): W vs Davey Grant, residual -0.132022-06-18 (age 28.6): W vs Tony Kelley, residual +0.372023-04-08 (age 29.4): L vs Rob Font, residual -0.402023-10-14 (age 29.9): L vs Jonathan Martinez, residual -0.462024-05-18 (age 30.5): W vs Vinicius Salvador, residual +0.322024-12-14 (age 31.0): L vs Daniel Marcos, residual -0.212026-07-11 (age 32.6): W vs Cody Garbrandt, residual +0.54-0.01

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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