Petr Yan: record, fights and statistics
Petr Yan (“No Mercy”) is a bantamweight fighter from Russia with a published career record of 20-5-0. StatsNext stores 16 UFC bouts for Petr Yan (12-4). In the 2 fights stored since Jul 26, 2025, Petr Yan is 2-0.
Profile
| Height | 5'7" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 67" |
| Stance | Switch |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
| Born | 1993 |
| Current UFC ranking | Bantamweight champion, Pound-for-Pound #4 (as of Oct 16, 2026) |
What are Petr Yan's fighting stats?
Across 16 stored UFC bouts with statistics (282 minutes) through December 6, 2025, Petr Yan lands 5.16 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 4.24, with 54.9% striking accuracy and 59.6% striking defense. Grappling: 1.70 takedowns per 15 minutes at 49.2% accuracy, 86.4% takedown defense, 0.11 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 12-4 in 16 stored UFC bouts, 4 of 12 wins inside the distance.
Petr Yan: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 5.16 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 4.24 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 54.9% |
| Significant striking defense | 59.6% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.53 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 1.70 |
| Takedown accuracy | 49.2% |
| Takedown defense | 86.4% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.11 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 2.22 |
| Share of fight time in control | 14.8% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 16 (282.1) |
Significant strikes landed: 69.2% head, 19% body, 11.8% legs; 74.6% at distance, 12.1% in the clinch, 13.3% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 4 | 0 |
| Submission | 0 | 0 |
| Decision | 8 | 3 |
12-4 in the 16 stored UFC bouts since June 23, 2018, averaging 17.6 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Next fight
Listed on UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev, October 24, 2026. Fight card preview · Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan: statistical comparison.
Wins and losses by method since Jul 26, 2025
- 2 wins: 2 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since Jul 26, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 220 of 376 (58.5%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 198 of 553 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 6 of 12 |
| Opponent takedowns | 2 of 33 (93.9% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 6:06 |
Totals over 2 of 2 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2025 | Merab Dvalishvili (14-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Bantamweight (title) | 139 of 230 (134) | 5 of 9 | 2:55 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Marcus McGhee (4-0) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 81 of 146 (64) | 1 of 3 | 3:11 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Deiveson Figueiredo (13-3-1) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Bantamweight | 121 of 193 (53) | 1 of 4 | 3:21 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Song Yadong (10-2-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 99 of 183 (86) | 2 of 5 | 1:47 |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Merab Dvalishvili (8-2) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Bantamweight | 75 of 143 (147) | 1 of 5 | 1:50 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Sean O'Malley (6-1) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 58 of 96 (84) | 6 of 13 | 5:44 |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Aljamain Sterling (12-3) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Bantamweight (title) | 63 of 103 (62) | 0 of 0 | 5:52 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Cory Sandhagen (7-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Bantamweight (title) | 149 of 270 (169) | 0 of 2 | 1:09 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Aljamain Sterling (11-3) | Loss | Disqualification | R4 4:29 | 19.5 | Bantamweight (title) | 86 of 137 (97) | 7 of 7 | 4:12 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | José Aldo (10-5) | Win | KO/TKO | R5 3:24 | 23.4 | Bantamweight (title) | 194 of 309 (83) | 1 of 2 | 4:50 |
| Dec 14, 2019 | Urijah Faber (10-6) | Win | KO/TKO | R3 0:43 | 10.7 | Bantamweight | 54 of 108 (18) | 2 of 2 | 1:19 |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Jimmie Rivera (6-2) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 56 of 189 (73) | 1 of 3 | 0:30 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | John Dodson (8-5) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 80 of 155 (30) | 2 of 5 | 0:55 |
| Dec 30, 2018 | Douglas Silva de Andrade (3-2) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 5:00 | 10 | Bantamweight | 76 of 118 (28) | 3 of 4 | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Jin Soo Son (0-0) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 100 of 232 (58) | 0 of 1 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
- The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
- Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.
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Research in StatsNext
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