Zhang vs Yan

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 34 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zhang. Despite this, both fighters had 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 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Amanda Lemos at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, 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.

She had been beaten by Rose Namajunas at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

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 was victorious 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 won against 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 defeated 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 lost to Carla Esparza at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

She had beaten 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 8 months and 5 days ago, while Yan Xiaonan's last outing had been 11 months and 18 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 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.