Yahya vs Jackson

Who won Yahya vs Jackson?

Montel Jackson beat Rani Yahya by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 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 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.

Montel Jackson marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Rani Yahya's UFC record stood at 13-5-1, while Montel Jackson's came in at 8-2-0.

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 7 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 47 more professional rounds, 80 to Jackson's 33.

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Jackson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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.