Yan vs Aldo

Who won Yan vs Aldo?

Petr Yan beat Jose Aldo by knockout in the 5th round during the main card of UFC 251, on Saturday 11th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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.

Yan vs Aldo stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jose Aldo made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 9-4-0, while Jose Aldo's came in at 13-7-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had an advantage in power over Yan, with a 61% knock out percentage over Yan's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yan had a slight advantage over Aldo, with a 7% submission rate over Aldo's 4%.

Petr Yan was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Aldo had 3-inch reach advantage.

Yan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 years and 7 months later than Aldo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 33 less professional rounds, 72 to Aldo's 105.

Activity check

Yan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Aldo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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