Yan vs Dodson

Who won Yan vs Dodson?

Petr Yan beat John Dodson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 3, on Saturday 23rd February 2019 at O2 Arena in Prague.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Petr Yan.

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).

Yan vs Dodson stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

John Dodson made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 9-4-0, while John Dodson's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested that Yan and Dodson have similar power, both with a 45% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dodson had a slight advantage over Yan, with a 10% submission rate over Yan's 9%.

Petr Yan was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 4 inches over Dodson. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Yan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 years and 6 months later than Dodson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 72 to Dodson's 95.

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Dodson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 6 months and 3 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 Yan vs Dodson?

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