Apr 13 2024
Saturday

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Co-Main Event
5 rounds contest @ Women’s Strawweight
24-3-0
UD 5

Score cards

  • 49-45
  • 49-45
  • 49-45
UD 5
18-3-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship

The tape

35
Age
35
5' 4" / 163 cm
Height
5' 5" / 166 cm
63" / 160 cm
Reach
63" / 160 cm

Tape record

UDSUBKOSDKO
Form
KOMDSDKOUD
24
Wins
18
11
By KO
8
46
KO%
44
8
By SUB
1
33
SUB%
6
3
Loses
3
1
Stopped
1
0
Tapped
1
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2009
27
Bouts
22
54
Rounds
45
3 hours, 39 minutes
Fight Time
3 hours, 7 minutes

Tape rankings @ Women’s Strawweight

-
UFC
1
-
Bellator
-
1
Tapology
2

Weili Zhang vs Yan Xiaonan report

Who won Zhang vs Yan?

Weili Zhang beat Yan Xiaonan by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-45, 49-45, 49-45 in favor of the winner Weili Zhang.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Women’s Strawweight championship.

Zhang vs Yan stats

Weili Zhang stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 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 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Weili Zhang's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Yan Xiaonan's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Zhang had a slight advantage in power over Yan, with a 46% knock out percentage over Yan's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zhang had a large advantage over Yan, boasting a 33% submission rate over Yan's 6%.

Weili Zhang was the same age as Yan Xiaonan, at 35 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zhang. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Zhang was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 3 years and 11 months later than Yan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 9 more professional rounds, 54 to Yan's 45.

Zhang vs Yan form

Zhang had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Lemos at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, she was victorious against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

She had lost to Rose Namajunas at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Yan had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Jessica Andrade at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Mackenzie Dern at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Marina Rodriguez at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been defeated by Carla Esparza at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

She had defeated Claudia Gadelha at UFC Vegas 13 on 7th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Weili Zhang had last fought 5 months and 19 days ago, while Yan Xiaonan's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 26 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zhang vs Yan?

Weili Zhang was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Yan Xiaonan made her way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.

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