Yahya vs Jackson

Who won Yahya vs Jackson?

Montel Jackson beat Rani Yahya by during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Montel Jackson.

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 Jackson stats

Rani Yahya stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw and 21 by submission.

Montel Jackson made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Rani Yahya's UFC record stood at 13-5-1, while Montel Jackson's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Jackson had a massive power advantage over Yahya, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Yahya's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yahya had a massive advantage over Jackson, boasting a 75% submission rate over Jackson's 8%.

Rani Yahya was the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Yahya. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Yahya was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 14 years and 9 months earlier than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 80 to Jackson's 32.

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What were the odds on Yahya vs Jackson?

Rani Yahya was a 9/2 (+450) underdog going into the contest, while Montel Jackson made his way into the ring at 4/25 (-630) with oddsmakers.