Yan Xiaonan: record, fights and statistics
Yan Xiaonan is a women's strawweight fighter from China with a published career record of 19-6-0 (1 no contest). StatsNext stores 14 UFC bouts for Yan Xiaonan (9-5). In the 2 fights stored since Apr 12, 2025, Yan Xiaonan is 0-2.
Profile
| Height | 5'5" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 63" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Women's Strawweight |
| Born | 1989 |
| Current UFC ranking | Women's Strawweight #6 (as of Oct 16, 2026) |
What are Yan Xiaonan's fighting stats?
Across 14 stored UFC bouts with statistics (190 minutes) through August 29, 2026, Yan Xiaonan lands 4.92 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.41, with 44.8% striking accuracy and 60.3% striking defense. Grappling: 0.87 takedowns per 15 minutes at 73.3% accuracy, 64.9% takedown defense, 0.00 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 9-5 in 14 stored UFC bouts, 1 of 9 wins inside the distance.
Yan Xiaonan: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 4.92 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 3.41 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 44.8% |
| Significant striking defense | 60.3% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.16 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 0.87 |
| Takedown accuracy | 73.3% |
| Takedown defense | 64.9% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.00 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 1.61 |
| Share of fight time in control | 10.8% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 14 (190.1) |
Significant strikes landed: 65.2% head, 13.3% body, 21.5% legs; 86.6% at distance, 7.5% in the clinch, 5.9% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 1 | 2 |
| Submission | 0 | 0 |
| Decision | 8 | 3 |
9-5 in the 14 stored UFC bouts since November 26, 2017, averaging 13.6 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
Wins and losses by method since Apr 12, 2025
- 2 losses: 1 by ko/tko, 1 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since Apr 12, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 36 of 103 (35.0%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 29 of 68 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0 of 0 |
| Opponent takedowns | 3 of 11 (72.7% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 0:27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Denise Gomes (6-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R1 4:49 | 4.8 | Women's Strawweight | 19 of 59 (18) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Virna Jandiroba (7-3) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 17 of 44 (11) | 0 of 0 | 0:27 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Tabatha Ricci (6-2) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 78 of 161 (15) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Zhang Weili (8-2) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Strawweight (title) | 43 of 85 (106) | 3 of 3 | 2:20 |
| May 6, 2023 | Jessica Andrade (15-8) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 2:20 | 2.3 | Women's Strawweight | 26 of 36 (12) | 0 of 0 | 0:02 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Mackenzie Dern (7-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 113 of 195 (61) | 0 of 0 | 4:11 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Marina Rodriguez (5-1-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 56 of 132 (72) | 2 of 4 | 1:33 |
| May 22, 2021 | Carla Esparza (7-4) | Loss | KO/TKO | R2 2:58 | 8 | Women's Strawweight | 5 of 11 (27) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Claudia Gadelha (7-3) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 74 of 170 (36) | 0 of 0 | 0:19 |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz (5-5) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 93 of 178 (38) | 5 of 6 | 4:57 |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Angela Hill (2-6) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 94 of 249 (71) | 1 of 1 | 1:47 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Syuri Kondo (1-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 150 of 331 (86) | 0 of 1 | |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Viviane Pereira (3-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 71 of 227 (44) | 0 of 0 | |
| Nov 26, 2017 | Kailin Curran (1-4) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 96 of 211 (52) | 0 of 0 |
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
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