Sterling vs Yan

Who won Sterling vs Yan?

Aljamain Sterling beat Petr Yan by during the main card of UFC 259, on Saturday 6th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Aljamain Sterling.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC bantamweight championship.

Sterling vs Yan stats

Aljamain Sterling stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Petr Yan made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Aljamain Sterling's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Aljamain Sterling's UFC record stood at 16-4-0, while Petr Yan's came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Yan had a massive power advantage over Sterling, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Sterling's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sterling had a massive advantage over Yan, boasting a 42% submission rate over Yan's 7%.

Aljamain Sterling was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Sterling had 4-inch reach advantage.

Sterling was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Yan, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 76 to Yan's 72.

Activity check

Sterling's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Yan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sterling vs Yan?

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