Rodriguez vs Yan

Who won Rodriguez vs Yan?

Marina Rodriguez beat Yan Xiaonan by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 272, on Saturday 5th March 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marina Rodriguez.

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).

Rodriguez vs Yan stats

Marina Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Yan Xiaonan made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Marina Rodriguez's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in September 2018.

Marina Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 7-4-2, while Yan Xiaonan's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Yan, with a 40% knock out percentage over Yan's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage over Yan, with a 7% submission rate over Yan's 0%.

Marina Rodriguez was the older woman by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yan. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 5 years and 4 months later than Yan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 16 more professional rounds, 61 to Yan's 45.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yan Xiaonan had been fighting more than Marina Rodriguez.

Going to this contest, Marina Rodriguez had last fought 3 years, 8 months and 24 days ago, while Yan Xiaonan's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 27 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 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.

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