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Jose Daniel Medina
Middleweight · “Chicho”

Jose Daniel Medina

0-4-0
Precision Striker Submission Grappler Padded Record
6'0"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
5:53Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Below avg, rated 36 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking decent · Feb 2026 · stats read 25 → nudged -5 inside the band · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Accuracy — Below avg, rated 44 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Striking D — Weak, rated 12 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Weak, rated 16 of 100 · 138 MMA read him durable · Feb 2026, before his knockout loss on 2026-02-28 — stats lead, that read only steps · claims chin +2 (+4) Wrestling — Weak, rated 18 of 100 · claims td offense -1 (-2) TD Defense — Weak, rated 10 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Grappling — Below avg, rated 35 of 100 · 138 MMA whiteboard: grappling decent · Feb 2026 · stats read 25 → nudged -5 inside the band · claims ground and pound +1 (+1) Control — Below avg, rated 26 of 100 · claims ground and pound +1 (+2) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking decent
4 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Kavanagh Full Card Preview & Predictions · February 22, 2026 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Lopes vs Silva Full Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · September 9, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Erceg Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 23, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Cannonier vs Borralho Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · August 22, 2024 watch ↗
grappling decent whiteboard
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Kavanagh Full Card Preview & Predictions · February 22, 2026 · whiteboard watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Erceg Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 23, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Cannonier vs Borralho Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · August 22, 2024 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking decent 4 reads
grappling decent 3 reads · whiteboard
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Durability, Wrestling, Control · stats alone on Striking D, TD Defense.

Built on 23 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Precision Striker below avg accuracy — rates 44 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2)
Submission Grappler below avg grappling — rates 35 of 100 · 138 MMA whiteboard: grappling decent · Feb 2026
Padded Record 138 MMA · Sep 2025 tags competition quality: padded
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.46
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.64
Striking accuracy43.0%
Striking defense42.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.64
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense36.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time5.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Insider info

4 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Ryan Gandra coinflip UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Kavanagh Full Card Preview & Predictions · February 22, 2026
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

Says the favorite should win on paper, but then explicitly tells viewers twice to avoid betting the fight at its heavy price, after extensively building the case for why the durable underdog could win. This is the stay-off-the-fight pairing the confidence-bar rule maps to coinflip, not a plain hedge.

Doesn't offer much beyond durability - a decent-enough striker because he can take a punch, with serviceable boxing combinations and decent ground-and-pound elbows. The analyst frames this specific matchup as one of his more live chances in the UFC, since Gandra's wild, exposed striking style could play directly into Medina's one real asset.

Strengthdurability
Strengthserviceable boxing combinations
Strengthdecent ground and pound elbows
Weaknessdoesn't have much to offer beyond durability - limited overall arsenal
chin · durable
vs Dusko Todorovic coinflip UFC Fight Night Lopes vs Silva Full Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · September 9, 2025 · 1 read since
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

Names Todorovic as the pick only because a pick is required, and separately tells viewers outright to stay away from betting this fight -- an explicit instruction to avoid betting combined with an acknowledged real knockout risk is a textbook coinflip, not a reasoned lean.

Decent striking by a generous read, with decent boxing combinations that are not bad for a regional-level fighter, and he is durable. Not much of a grappler beyond elbows from top position. Competition level is described as thin -- his only two career wins came pre-UFC/pre-Contender Series.

Strengthdecent boxing combinations
Strengthdurable
Strengthelbows from top position
Weaknessnot much grappling beyond that
chin · durablecompetition quality · padded
vs Ateba Gautier coinflip UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Erceg Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 23, 2025 · 2 reads since
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

resolved only by internal naming -- he says 'take Atier to win' -- since the chapter's focus tag never once reads 'a' across all 60 segments.; round three is flagged, more than once, as the dangerous stretch where this could slip away -- a genuine qualifier on whether Gautier actually closes it out, not just on method.

Decent striker, extremely durable with real cardio and decent boxing combinations. If he gets on top, decent ground-and-pound with quick elbows. Described as someone who absorbs heavy shots and keeps coming, which gives him a live chance even against a skills deficit.

Strengthdurability/chin
Strengthcardio
Strengthground-and-pound from top
Weaknesstakedown defense not discussed; outmatched skill-for-skill per his own framing
chin · durable
vs Zach Reese clear UFC Fight Night Cannonier vs Borralho Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · August 22, 2024 · 3 reads since
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

Plain, unhedged commitment: he says Reese 'should win' comfortably and states flatly 'we're taking Zach' -- reasoned on power, wrestling and finishing ability against a durable but outmatched opponent.

An 11-3 middleweight he frames almost entirely by what carried him through a brutal Contender Series survival: he is decent on the feet by regional, not UFC, standards, with decent boxing combos and decent grappling built more on aggression than skill, but his one real trump card is that he is extremely durable. He is explicit that picking Medina here means betting that Reese tires himself out landing shots, which he does not expect to happen.

Strengthvery durable -- survived a full Contender Series beatdown
Strengthdecent boxing combos
Strengthaggressive, heavy-handed ground-and-pound if he gets on top
Weaknessstriking only decent by regional, not UFC, standards
Weaknessnot considered skilled on the mat despite the ground-and-pound
Weaknessentire record built against weak opposition
chin · durablecompetition quality · padded

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
August 24, 2024 vs Zach Reese — 2.13/min (L) Aug '24 March 29, 2025 vs Ateba Gautier — 4.81/min (L) — only 3.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '25 September 13, 2025 vs Dusko Todorovic — 2.07/min (L) — only 4.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '25 February 28, 2026 vs Ryan Gandra — 0.0/min (L) — only 0.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '26

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Ryan Gandra 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:41 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh · February 28, 2026
0/3Sig. strikes
14/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dusko Todorovic 12-6 walk-in Submission · R1 4:21 — Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva · September 13, 2025
9/25Sig. strikes
16/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ateba Gautier 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:32 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg · March 29, 2025
17/33Sig. strikes
28/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Zach Reese 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho · August 24, 2024
32/74Sig. strikes
75/129Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
0-4-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 168 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 5.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 43.0% avg 47.0%
Striking defense 42.7% avg 53.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.6 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 40.4%
Takedown defense 36.4% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.7
Control time 5.1% avg 21.6%

Headshot of Jose Daniel Medina by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized