The Cuban Problem

Yadier del Valle

Featherweight
Southpaw
Main Street Boxing and Muay Thai
Record Record: 11-1-0
Wins
11
Losses
1
Draws
0
3KO/TKO
4Sub
4Dec
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Vitals

Height, reach, and career background.

Age30
Height1.75 m
Reach175 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
NationalityCuba
TeamMain Street Boxing and Muay Thai
Weight classFeatherweight
Active2019–present

Record

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WinTKO
Opponent: Darren Elkinsleft handR1 0:35
UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
8 Aug 2026

Del Valle shut down Elkins's first takedown attempt, hurt him with a knee and then landed the left hand that ended the fight in the opening minute.

Key moments

  • Defended the immediate takedown attempt.
  • Landed a knee and then a short left hook on the break.
  • Dropped Elkins with another left and finished the TKO at 0:35 of round one.
LossDEC
Opponent: Jordan LeavittunanimousR3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
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.
WinSUB
Opponent: Isaac Dulgarianrear-naked chokeR1 3:41
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
1 Nov 2025
WinSUB
Opponent: Connor Matthewsrear-naked chokeR1 2:54
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
17 May 2025
WinDEC
Opponent: Antonio MonteirounanimousR3 5:00
Dana White's Contender Series 76
15 Oct 2024
WinDEC
Opponent: Pena AllamovunanimousR3 5:00
Fury FC 91
9 Jun 2024
WinSUB
Opponent: Adam Smithguillotine chokeR1 1:06
Fury FC: Challenger Series 11
4 Feb 2024
WinDEC
Opponent: Michael AswellunanimousR3 5:00
Fury FC 80
25 Jun 2023
WinTKO
Opponent: Miguel LugopunchesR2 2:04
Combate Global: Martinez vs. Osuna
7 Oct 2022
WinDEC
Opponent: Aric MercadounanimousR3 5:00
Fury FC 48
25 Jul 2021
WinSUB
Opponent: Alonso SanchezarmbarR1 4:27
Fury FC 40
13 Dec 2019
WinTKO
Opponent: Nicko CommissiongpunchesR1 2:12
Bayou FC 38
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.

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