Yahya vs Kang

Who won Yahya vs Kang?

Rani Yahya beat Kyung Ho Kang by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 43, on Saturday 20th November 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of winner Rani Yahya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Yahya vs Kang stats

Rani Yahya stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 10 loses and 1 draw and 21 by submission.

Kyung Ho Kang made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 11 by submission.

The stats suggested Kang had an advantage in power over Yahya, with a 12% knock out percentage over Yahya's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yahya had an advantage over Kang, with a 78% submission rate over Kang's 65%.

Rani Yahya was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Kang had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yahya. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Yahya was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Kang, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 79 to Kang's 57.

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