Who won Yan vs Aldo?
Petr Yan beat Jose Aldo by knockout in the 5th round during the main card of UFC 251, on Saturday 11th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
This contest was for the UFC Bantamweight championship.
Yan vs Aldo stats
Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Jose Aldo made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.
Jose Aldo marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.
Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 9-4-0, while Jose Aldo's came in at 14-7-0.
The stats suggested Aldo had an advantage in power over Yan, with a 61% knock out percentage over Yan's 43%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yan had a slight advantage over Aldo, with a 7% submission rate over Aldo's 4%.
Petr Yan was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.
Aldo had a 3-inch reach advantage.
Yan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 years and 7 months later than Aldo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 36 less professional rounds, 72 to Aldo's 108.
Yan vs Aldo form
Aldo had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Petr Yan at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Marlon Moraes at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had been defeated by Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He had beaten Renato Moicano at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza.
Activity check
Yan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
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