Yadier del Valle
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 5′9″1.75 m
- Reach
- 69″175 cm
- Stance StanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Nationality
- Cuba
- Team
- Main Street Boxing and Muay Thai
- Active
- 2019–present
Record
Tap expandable fights for their breakdowns.
WinRecord after fight: 11-1-0TKO
Del Valle defended the first takedown attempt and landed a knee to the head. A short left hook wobbled Elkins on the break before a second left hand dropped him. The referee stopped the fight at 0:35 of round one.
Key moments
- Del Valle stopped Elkins's first takedown attempt and landed a knee to the head.
- A short left hook wobbled Elkins before a second left hand dropped him.
- The referee halted the contest at 0:35 of round one.
LossRecord after fight: 10-1-0DEC
Opponent: Jordan LeavittunanimousR3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
21 Feb 2026
21 Feb 2026
Leavitt controlled the wrestling and scrambling exchanges over three rounds and took a clear unanimous decision, handing del Valle his first professional loss after a 10-0 start.
Key moments
- Lost a unanimous decision after three rounds.
- It was del Valle's first defeat in eleven professional fights.
- The loss followed back-to-back first-round submission wins over Connor Matthews and Isaac Dulgarian.
1 Nov 2025
17 May 2025
15 Oct 2024
9 Jun 2024
4 Feb 2024
25 Jun 2023
7 Oct 2022
25 Jul 2021
13 Dec 2019
15 Jun 2019
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Del Valle backs up a high-output, southpaw style with real finishing instinct: 4.05 significant strikes landed per minute at 61% accuracy, and a submission average of 2.05 that shows up on the record — seven of his eleven wins have come by finish, four by submission and three by knockout or TKO.
Del Valle's unanimous-decision loss to Jordan Leavitt in February 2026 was answered emphatically: he stopped Darren Elkins with a first-round left hand, adding a UFC main-card finish to the first-round submissions that opened his Octagon account.