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#3 Bantamweight Division

Active

"No Mercy"

Petr Yan

Bantamweight Division

18-5-0 (W-L-D)

7

Wins by Knockout

1

Wins by Submission

3

First Round Finishes

Petr Yan

athlete record

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Learn more about Petr Yan's UFC history, fighter facts, and Q&A below.

Status
Active
Place of Birth
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Trains at
Team Yan
Fighting style
Boxer
Age
31
Height
67.50
Weight
135.50
Octagon Debut
Jun. 23, 2018
Reach
67.00
Leg reach
38.00
  • Pro since 2014
     
  • Seven wins by KO, one by submission (guillotine)
     
  • Three first round finishes
     
  • Has won 13 of his last 17
     
  • Avenged split decision loss to Magomed Magomedov in 2016 with a 2017 unanimous decision win

UFC Fight Night (11/23/24) Yan won a five round unanimous decision over Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC 299 (3/9/24) Yan won a three round unanimous decision over Song Yadong 

UFC Fight Night (3/11/23) Yan lost a five round unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili 

UFC 280 (10/22/22) Yan lost a three round split decision to Sean O'Malley 

UFC 273 (4/9/22) Yan lost a five-round split decision to Aljamain Sterling in a bout for the undisputed bantamweight title

UFC 267 (10/30/21) Yan won a five round unanimous decision over Cory Sandhagen to win the interim UFC bantamweight title

UFC 259 (3/6/21) Yan lost via disqualification (illegal knee) to Aljamain Sterling at 4:29 of the fourth round, losing his UFC bantamweight title

UFC 251 (7/12/20) Yan stopped Jose Aldo via strikes at 3:24 of the fifth round to win the vacant UFC bantamweight title

UFC 245 (12/14/19) Yan knocked out Urijah Faber at :43 of the third round

UFC 238 (6/8/19) Yan won a three round unanimous decision over Jimmie Rivera

UFC Fight Night (2/23/19) Yan won a three round unanimous decision over John Dodson

UFC 232 (12/29/18) Yan scored a TKO (corner stoppage) over Douglas Silva de Andrade at 5:00 of the second round

UFC Fight Night (9/15/18) Yan won a three round unanimous decision over Jin Soo Son

UFC Fight Night (6/23/18) Yan stopped Teruto Ishihara at 3:28 of the first round

When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training boxing when I was 13 years old. After seven years, I started training MMA.

Training: Three sessions per day. S&C in the am, sparring in the afternoon, technical work and drills in evening 

What ranks and titles have you held? Interim UFC bantamweight champion, former UFC bantamweight champion, ACB bantamweight ​world c​hampion

Do you have any heroes? I liked to watch Mike Tyson, Kostya Tszyu and Muhammad Ali fights and I looked up to them.

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? UFC is the pinnacle of this sport. For me, it's similar to going to the Olympics. That's why I’m really happy I joined UFC and now I need to showcase myself there.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I graduated from the athletic institute. I was studying there for five years and I specialized in being a boxing trainer for youth.

What was your job before you started fighting? I had part-time security jobs.

Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Winner of youth regional championships in Russia

Ranks in any martial arts styles: Master of Sport in Boxing, BJJ blue belt.

Favorite grappling technique: Chokes

Favorite Striking technique: Uppercut