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 as in favor of 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 loses and 1 draw and 21 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Jackson had a massive power advantage over Yahya, boosting at 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 at 75% submission rate over Jackson's 8%.

Rani Yahya was the older man by 7 years, at 38 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Rani Yahya had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 15 days ago, while Montel Jackson's last outing had been 6 months and 23 days ago.

Yahya's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Jackson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 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.