Ashley Yoder
The Spider Monkey
USA
Falls in return from long layoff
Yoder lost to Emily Ducote via unanimous decision (27-30, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Fighting for the first time since July 2021, Yoder's struggles continued. She did the best she could to remain at distance in hopes of using her long limbs to her advantage, but Ducote landed the harder, more meaningful shots throughout the course of the bout, particularly in Round 3. Set to turn 36 years of age in less than a week, Yoder has lost three fights in a row and is 1-5 in her past six dating back to October 2019. It would be shocking if the UFC granted her another opportunity.
Fighting for the first time since July 2021, Yoder's struggles continued. She did the best she could to remain at distance in hopes of using her long limbs to her advantage, but Ducote landed the harder, more meaningful shots throughout the course of the bout, particularly in Round 3. Set to turn 36 years of age in less than a week, Yoder has lost three fights in a row and is 1-5 in her past six dating back to October 2019. It would be shocking if the UFC granted her another opportunity.
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Next fight booked
Yoder is set to face off against Emily Ducote at UFC Vegas 81 on Oct. 14, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Yoder, who withdrew from her last scheduled fight against Vanessa Demopoulos in Nov. 2021, will look to make her return at UFC Vegas 81. The 35-year-old American will look to improve upon her 3-7 record in the UFC when she faces off with Emily Ducote.
Yoder, who withdrew from her last scheduled fight against Vanessa Demopoulos in Nov. 2021, will look to make her return at UFC Vegas 81. The 35-year-old American will look to improve upon her 3-7 record in the UFC when she faces off with Emily Ducote.
Out of January fight
Yoder has withdraw from her Jan. 15 fight against Vanessa Demopoulos, Carlos Contreras Legaspi of ESPN Deportes reports.
ANALYSIS
The reason for Yoder's withdraw is unclear. He spot at the Jan. 15 event has already been fileed by Silvana Gomez. Yoder last fought in July when she lost to Jinh Yu Frey by unanimous decision.
The reason for Yoder's withdraw is unclear. He spot at the Jan. 15 event has already been fileed by Silvana Gomez. Yoder last fought in July when she lost to Jinh Yu Frey by unanimous decision.
Facing Vanessa Demopoulos
Yoder will take on Vanessa Demopoulos on Jan. 15, Marcel Dorff of MMADNA reports.
ANALYSIS
Yoder will be looking to break out of a slump which has seen here lose four of her last five fights. In Demopoulos, she'll face a fighter who's lost three of her last four, including her UFC debut against J.J. Aldrich in August.
Yoder will be looking to break out of a slump which has seen here lose four of her last five fights. In Demopoulos, she'll face a fighter who's lost three of her last four, including her UFC debut against J.J. Aldrich in August.
Struggles continue in Vegas
Yoder lost to Jinh Yu Frey via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC on ESPN 28 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
In desperate need of a victory and entering as a (-160) favorite, Yoder had all sorts of difficulty on the feet against her much smaller opponent. Yoder appeared to be about twice Frey's size, but that didn't stop the later from getting inside and landing with regularity. Yoder doesn't have a knockout victory in her professional career, and it was surprising she was so content engaging Frey in a kickboxing match most of the night. Yoder has been with the UFC since December 2016. It's a remarkable statistic when you take into account the fact her record with the company is now 3-7.
In desperate need of a victory and entering as a (-160) favorite, Yoder had all sorts of difficulty on the feet against her much smaller opponent. Yoder appeared to be about twice Frey's size, but that didn't stop the later from getting inside and landing with regularity. Yoder doesn't have a knockout victory in her professional career, and it was surprising she was so content engaging Frey in a kickboxing match most of the night. Yoder has been with the UFC since December 2016. It's a remarkable statistic when you take into account the fact her record with the company is now 3-7.
Books matchup with Jinh Yu Frey
Yoder (ear) is scheduled to face Jinh Yu Frey (10-6-0) in a strawweight fight at the UFC's July 31 event in Las Vegas, Mike Heck of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Following her most recent bout March 13 -- a unanimous-decision loss to Angela Hill -- Yoder (8-7-0) was handed a six-month medical suspension due to a right ear injury. Given that Yoder has since booked her next fight four and a half months later, she's likely on track to gain full medical clearance from a doctor, which will void the six-month suspension. Yoder will be making her fourth appearance in the Octagon in less than a year when she takes on Frey; before her loss to Hill, the 33-year-old lost to Livinha Souza and defeated Miranda Granger.
Following her most recent bout March 13 -- a unanimous-decision loss to Angela Hill -- Yoder (8-7-0) was handed a six-month medical suspension due to a right ear injury. Given that Yoder has since booked her next fight four and a half months later, she's likely on track to gain full medical clearance from a doctor, which will void the six-month suspension. Yoder will be making her fourth appearance in the Octagon in less than a year when she takes on Frey; before her loss to Hill, the 33-year-old lost to Livinha Souza and defeated Miranda Granger.