Yahya vs Henry

Who won Yahya vs Henry?

Victor Henry beat Rani Yahya by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 27th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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 Henry stats

Rani Yahya stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw and 21 by submission.

Victor Henry made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Rani Yahya's UFC record stood at 13-5-1, while Victor Henry's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Henry had a large advantage in power over Yahya, boasting a 26% knock out percentage over Yahya's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yahya had a massive advantage over Henry, boasting a 75% submission rate over Henry's 35%.

Rani Yahya was the older man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Henry had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yahya.

Yahya was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 7 years and 11 months earlier than Henry, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 80 to Henry's 73.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Victor Henry had been fighting more than Rani Yahya.

Going to this contest, Rani Yahya had last fought 1 year and 6 days ago, while Victor Henry's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 6 days ago.

Yahya's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Henry's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yahya vs Henry?

Rani Yahya was a 16/5 (+330) underdog going into the contest, while Victor Henry made his way into the ring at 6/25 (-430) with oddsmakers.