José Daniel Medina

“Chicho”

José Daniel Medina (11-7) is a middleweight fighting out of Florida, United States. José Daniel Medina's last fight was a loss to Ryan Gandra by TKO at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh in February 2026.

Record11-7-0

DivisionMiddleweight

Height6'0"

Reach75"

Age34

Last FightFeb 28, 2026

BornMay 17, 1991

BirthplaceSanta Cruz, Bolivia

Fighting out ofFlorida, United States

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min2.46

Striking accuracy43%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.64

Striking defense43%

Takedowns / 15 min0.64

Takedown accuracy50%

Takedown defense36%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

4 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Ryan Gandra	Middleweight	TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:41	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh	Feb 28, 2026	View
L	Duško Todorović	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:21	UFC Fight Night	Sep 13, 2025
L	Ateba Gautier	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Knee)	R1 · 3:32	UFC Fight Night	Mar 29, 2025
L	Zachary Reese	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Aug 24, 2024
L	Magomed Gadzhiyasulov	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Contender Series 2023	Oct 3, 2023
W	Fernando Filho	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Split)	R3	Thunder Fight 42	Mar 31, 2023
W	Cesar Benitez	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 2:17	Samurai Fight House 6	Oct 15, 2022
W	Diego Paixão	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound From Crucifix)	R1 · 2:15	MFT 2	May 14, 2022
W	Hernan Gonzalez	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	R2 · 0:49	Knock Out Champion 17	Aug 27, 2021
W	Nestor Cazasola	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 4:40	AFC 3	Apr 24, 2021
W	Dumka Daza	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:30	Combate Bolivia MMA 4	Oct 2, 2020
L	Antonio Gordillo	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Combate Bolivia MMA 3	Dec 15, 2019
W	Mateus Messaros	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Mar 16, 2019
L	Claudio Rocha	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:00	Corumbá Fight Combat 5	Dec 8, 2018
W	Pablo Chasarreta	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:31	Combate Bolivia MMA 1	Nov 24, 2018
W	Claudio Rocha	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	May 19, 2018
W	Miguel Angel Rojas	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Dec 9, 2017
W	Hubert Soliz Dorado	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Americana)	R2 · 4:00	Santa Cruz Fighting 5	Apr 1, 2017

LRyan Gandra
Feb 28, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh·Middleweight
TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:41View
LDuško Todorović
Sep 13, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:21
LAteba Gautier
Mar 29, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Knee)·R1 · 3:32
LZachary Reese
Aug 24, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LMagomed Gadzhiyasulov
Oct 3, 2023
Contender Series 2023·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WFernando Filho
Mar 31, 2023
Thunder Fight 42·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WCesar Benitez
Oct 15, 2022
Samurai Fight House 6·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 2:17
WDiego Paixão
May 14, 2022
MFT 2·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound From Crucifix)·R1 · 2:15
WHernan Gonzalez
Aug 27, 2021
Knock Out Champion 17·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO·R2 · 0:49
WNestor Cazasola
Apr 24, 2021
AFC 3·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 4:40
WDumka Daza
Oct 2, 2020
Combate Bolivia MMA 4·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:30
LAntonio Gordillo
Dec 15, 2019
Combate Bolivia MMA 3·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WMateus Messaros
Mar 16, 2019
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
LClaudio Rocha
Dec 8, 2018
Corumbá Fight Combat 5·Middleweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:00
WPablo Chasarreta
Nov 24, 2018
Combate Bolivia MMA 1·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:31
WClaudio Rocha
May 19, 2018
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WMiguel Angel Rojas
Dec 9, 2017
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WHubert Soliz Dorado
Apr 1, 2017
Santa Cruz Fighting 5·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Americana)·R2 · 4:00