Has Petr Yan Ever Lost a Fight in the UFC?

Petr Yan is widely regarded as one of the finest bantamweight fighters in the UFC’s history. As of October 2021, he stands at number one in the UFC’s Bantamweight division rankings. Yan is an extremely talented boxer who is also brilliant at takedowns. He has an extraordinary ability to land lightning-fast blows and boasts an incredible fight IQ. Petr is also a former UFC Bantamweight champion.

Yan began fighting at a young age and started off his successful professional fighting career as a boxer. Petr has fought his way out of a place called Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia. On June 23rd, 2018, Yan made his debut in UFC and showed his dominance in the octagon with a beautiful first-round KO against Teruto Ishihara.

Petr Yan: Fight record

Within two years of joining the UFC, Yan had become the bantamweight champion. His striking skill is unrivaled in the bantamweight class. “No Mercy” now holds an outstanding professional MMA fighting record of 15 wins and 2 losses. Yan won the Fight of the Night bonus with his fight with Jin Soo Son.

He also received the Performance of the Night bonus against Urijah Faber, who he knocked out with a spectacular head kick in the third round. Before entering the UFC, Yan won the ACB Bantamweight Championship title and the ACB Bantamweight Grand Prix.

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The only times Petr Yan lost a fight

Petr Yan has fought 17 professional fights in his impressive career. He has won 15 of them while suffering only two defeats. Petr Yan lost his first fight before joining the UFC against Russian fighter Magomed Magomedov. He lost this bout by a split decision. Two of the judges’ original scores were 47-47. Both were in favor of a draw and the third judge scored 49-47 in Yan’s favor.

But after point deductions for Yan due to repeated fouls (headbutts) just a few seconds before the last bell, the final scores were 47-46 from two judges and 47-48 in Magomedov’s favor, giving him the split decision.

Yan’s second defeat in the UFC was a very controversial one. At UFC 259, Petr Yan faced up against current bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. Yan and Sterling both exhibited impressive fighting abilities during the bout, although Yan appeared to be more focused and accurate with his attacks than Sterling.

The Russian appeared to have the upper hand in the later rounds. In the 4th minute of the fourth round, Yan landed a knee kick to the head of Sterling while keeping his other leg on the ground. This resulted in his disqualification from the match, as Sterling could not continue fighting.

Many fans believe Aljamain Sterling pretended to be unable to fight after the kick landed, in order to win the bout and the UFC bantamweight title. Their rematch was scheduled for UFC 267. However, Sterling cannot compete because of recent neck surgery. Instead, Petr Yan will face Cory Sandhagen for a crack at the bantamweight championship title at UFC 267.

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