Gray Maynard vs Alexander Yakovlev

Apr 4, 2015 · ESPN+

DateApr 4, 2015

DivisionLightweight

StatusScheduled

VenueEagleBank Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, April 4, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 6:00 AM
US West (PT): Sat 3:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 11:00 AM
Central Europe: Sat 12:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sat 9:00 PM
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Gray MaynardThe Bully |13-7-1Gray Maynard vs Alexander YakovlevAlexander YakovlevRussian Thunder |25-13-1

Gray MaynardThe Bully13-7-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

13-7-1Record25-13-1

47Age42

5'8"Height6'1"

70,0"Reach74,0"

145 lbsWeight170 lbs

LightweightWeight ClassLightweight

Alexander YakovlevRussian Thunder25-13-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Alexander Yakovlev owns a 13-point Elo edge (solid). Gray Maynard shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Gray MaynardAlexander Yakovlev

Recent form

Gray MaynardL W L W W · +3 Elo last 5

LWLWW

Alexander YakovlevL L L L W · -35 Elo last 5

LLLLW

Elo edge

Gray Maynard1619-18 last move

Alexander Yakovlev1632-11 last move

Why they are ranked here

Gray MaynardNot on the active ladder · 1619 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Teruto Ishihara (rated 1612 at the time): +16.
Costliest loss: Lost to TJ Grant (rated 1629 at the time): -24.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +3 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1529, not 1619: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Alexander YakovlevNot on the active ladder · 1632 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat George Sullivan (rated 1705 at the time): +16.
Costliest loss: Lost to Nico Musoke (rated 1521 at the time): -17.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -35 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1558, not 1632: 74 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Gray MaynardNow 1619

Wins by decision+17→ 1636

Loses by decision-15→ 1604

Alexander YakovlevNow 1632

Wins by decision+12→ 1644

Loses by decision-12→ 1620

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Gray MaynardvsAlexander Yakovlev

Submission average

0.70vs0.15

Takedown average

2.91vs1.66

Sig. strike accuracy

33%vs47%

Takedown accuracy

48%vs35%

Finishing profile

Gray Maynarddecision leads 85% of wins

Alexander YakovlevKO/TKO leads 36% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Gray MaynardAlexander Yakovlev

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

1.92Sig. strikes landed per min1.74

UFC featherweight average : 3.93

33Sig. strike accuracy47

UFC featherweight average : 46%

2.64Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.41

UFC featherweight average : 3.88

67Sig. strike defense59

UFC featherweight average : 54%

2.91Takedown average1.66

UFC featherweight average : 1.57

48Takedown accuracy35

UFC featherweight average : 29%

81Takedown defense72

UFC featherweight average : 55%

0.70Submission average0.15

UFC featherweight average : 0.65

2Wins by knockout9

0Wins by submission9

11Wins by decision7

5Losses by knockout1

0Losses by submission5

2Losses by decision7

Gray Maynard vs Alexander Yakovlev is a scheduled Lightweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : MENDES VS LAMAS. Gray Maynard enters with a 13-7-1 record and Alexander Yakovlev enters with a 25-13-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.