Andrade vs Yan

Who won Andrade vs Yan?

Yan Xiaonan beat Jessica Andrade by during the main card of UFC 288, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yan Xiaonan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Andrade vs Yan stats

Jessica Andrade stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Yan Xiaonan made her way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jessica Andrade's 27th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in July 2013.

Jessica Andrade's UFC record stood at 17-10-0, while Yan Xiaonan's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Yan had a slight advantage in power over Andrade, with a 44% knock out percentage over Andrade's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Andrade had a massive advantage over Yan, boasting a 33% submission rate over Yan's 0%.

Jessica Andrade was the younger woman by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 4 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Andrade was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 1 year and 9 months later than Yan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 30 more professional rounds, 75 to Yan's 45.

Andrade vs Yan form

Andrade had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Lauren Murphy at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

She was victorious against Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Yan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Andrade vs Yan?

Jessica Andrade was a 27/50 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Yan Xiaonan made her way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.