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Petr "No Mercy" Yan

Stats

Fighting style: Boxer
Stance: Switch
Division: Bantamweight
Height: 5' 7"
Reach: 67"
Leg reach: 38.00
Weight: 135 lbs.
Team: Tiger Muay Thai Archangel Michael Fight Club
Nationality: Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Residence: Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Russia
Out of: Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Russia
Age: 29

Accolades

Recent win streak: 9
Wins by KO: 7
Wins by submission: 1
Wins by decision: 7

ATHLETE METRICS

STRIKING ACCURACY

Significant Strikes Attempted: 1757
Significant Strikes Landed: 941

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY

Takedowns Attempted: 39

BIOGRAPHY

Petr Yan is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the current UFC bantamweight champion, having held the title since March 2021.

Yan was born in Omsk, Russia on April 7, 1993 and began training in combat sports as a young teenager. His first experience with MMA came at the age of sixteen when he trained at his local gym. After a few years of training, he competed in his first amateur fight at 21 years old. In 2012, he joined the AKA Thailand gym and began to compete professionally, taking part in both MMA and kickboxing bouts across Europe.

 

In 2017, Yan signed with the UFC and made his debut at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till on October 21st of that year. Throughout his time with the promotion, Yan has gone undefeated with a perfect record of 15 – 0 – 0; including wins over perennial contenders such as Urijah Faber and Cody Garbrandt.

 

Most recently, Petr Yan won his first UFC title by defeating José Aldo via fifth-round technical knockout to become the undisputed bantamweight champion. The victory earned him Performance of The Night honors as well as Fighter Of The Year for 2020 from multiple outlets such as ESPN & Sports Illustrated.

 

As one of MMA’s brightest stars today, Petr Yan continues to prove why he is one of the best fighters in all of mixed martial arts. With impressive victories over top contenders like Urijah Faber and Cody Garbrandt cementing his place among MMA’s elite, Petr Yan has positioned himself as one of UFC’s most formidable champions for years to come

Fight History

Merab Dvalishvili
Petr Yan: Defeated
by Unanimous Decision in Round 5
Sat. Mar 11, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Sean O
Petr Yan: Defeated
by Split Decision in Round 3
Sat. Oct 22, 2022
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
280
Aljamain Sterling
Petr Yan: Defeated
by Split Decision in Round 5
Sat. Apr 09, 2022
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
273
Cory Sandhagen
Petr Yan: Winner
by Unanimous Decision in Round 5
Sat. Oct 30, 2021
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
267
Aljamain Sterling
Awaiting Outcome
Sat. Mar 06, 2021
UFC 259: Adesanya vs. Blachowicz
259
Jose Aldo
Petr Yan: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 5
Sat. Jul 11, 2020
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
251
Urijah Faber
Petr Yan: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 3
Sat. Dec 14, 2019
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
245
Jimmie Rivera
Petr Yan: Winner
by Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jun 08, 2019
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
238

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