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Yadier del Valle

“The Cuban Problem”
Country
Cuba
Record
11-1
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'9"
Reach
69"
Age
30
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
Finish rate64%
7 of 11 wins inside the distance · 45th percentile
DurabilityNever stopped
Never stopped in 12 recorded bouts · 86th percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 90th percentile
7:44
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
0
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 557 featherweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min4.05
148 landed from 243 attempts — 61% accuracy · 54th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min1.23
3 landed from 7 attempts — 43% accuracy · 38th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.00
No knockdown recorded in 4 statted bouts · 0th percentile
Control time34%
12m of 37m fought · 88th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 59%
Body 23%
Leg 18%
Of 148 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 26 featherweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 4 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 37m of fight time, of the 12 bouts on record

Yadier del Valle, “The Cuban Problem”, is a Featherweight from Cuba with an official record of 11-1. The 11 wins came 3 by knockout, 4 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout win over Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld on 8 August 2026.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Aug 8, 2026Darren ElkinsWINKOPunchR1 · 0:35UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld
Feb 21, 2026Jordan LeavittLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Nov 1, 2025Isaac DulgarianWINSUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 3:41UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
May 17, 2025Connor MatthewsWINSUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 2:54UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
Oct 16, 2024Antonio MonteiroWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00Dana White's Contender Series: Season 8, Week 10
Jun 9, 2024Pena AllamovWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Fury Fighting Championship 91
Feb 4, 2024Adam SmithWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1 · 1:06Fury Challenger Series 11
Jun 25, 2023Michael AswellWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Fury Fighting Championship 80
Oct 7, 2022Miguel LugoWINKOKO/TKOR2Combate Global: Martinez vs. Osuna
Jul 25, 2021Aric MercadoWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Fury Fighting Championship 48
Dec 13, 2019Alonso SanchezWINSUBSubmission (Armbar)R1 · 4:27Fury Fighting Championship 40
Jun 15, 2019Nicko CommissiongWINKOKO/TKOR1Bayou FC 38
KOPunchR1 · 0:35
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 3:41
May 17, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
WIN
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 2:54
Oct 16, 2024 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 8, Week 10
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Pena Allamov
Jun 9, 2024 · Fury Fighting Championship 91
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Adam Smith
Feb 4, 2024 · Fury Challenger Series 11
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1 · 1:06
Jun 25, 2023 · Fury Fighting Championship 80
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Miguel Lugo
Oct 7, 2022 · Combate Global: Martinez vs. Osuna
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2
Aric Mercado
Jul 25, 2021 · Fury Fighting Championship 48
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Alonso Sanchez
Dec 13, 2019 · Fury Fighting Championship 40
WIN
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1 · 4:27
Nicko Commissiong
Jun 15, 2019 · Bayou FC 38
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1

Yadier del Valle’s record, in numbers

Yadier del Valle’s record is 11-1, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 12 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 11 wins break down as 3 by knockout, 4 by submission and 4 by decision — 7 of 11 inside the distance, a finish rate of 64%. Across all 12 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 44 seconds.

Yadier del Valle has never been stopped in the 12 bouts on file; the one loss went to a decision.

Of the 12 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. Five of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 554 Featherweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Yadier del Valle has a finish rate above 45% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 87% of them and a two-year bout count above 95% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Yadier del Valle is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 69in, fights southpaw and is 30, born 29 July 1996.

These figures are recomputed from Yadier del Valle’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.