Petr Yan
“No Mercy”
Professional record
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Profile
- Age
- 33 (born February 11, 1993)
- Born in
- Dudinka
- Height
- 5' 7"
- Weight
- 135 lbs.
- Reach
- 67"
- Stance
- Switch
- UFC record
- 12-4
- Title fights
- 5
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC12
- KO/TKO 4
- Decision 8
Losses in the UFC4
- Decision 3
- Other 1
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.16 top 12%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.24
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.7 top 39%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.1
Next fight
In the record book
- #1 · Most significant strikes landed (bantamweight)1,456
- #1 · Most head strikes landed (bantamweight)1,008
- #2 · Most total strikes landed (bantamweight)1,917
- #2 · Most clinch strikes landed (bantamweight)176
- #2 · Most ground strikes landed (bantamweight)194
- #2 · Most total strikes in a fight (bantamweight)258
- #2 · Most knockdowns in a fight (bantamweight)3
- #3 · Most decision wins (bantamweight)8
- #3 · Most knockdowns (bantamweight)10
- #3 · Most time in the Octagon (bantamweight)4:42:04
- #3 · Most head strikes in a fight (bantamweight)150
- #3 · Most head kick knockouts (bantamweight)1
About Petr Yan
Petr Yan "No Mercy" is a bantamweight mixed martial artist, born in Dudinka, Russia, on February 11, 1993. Yan stands 5' 7", has a 67" reach and fights from a switch stance. Yan is the current UFC bantamweight champion and #4 on the pound-for-pound list.
Yan turned professional in 2014, debuting with Siberian League. An 8-1 record outside the UFC came first. Yan made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards in June 2018 and beat Teruto Ishihara by KO/TKO. In the UFC, Yan is 12-4 across 16 fights. Yan first won a UFC title fight at UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal, beating Jose Aldo, and has won 3 title fights in total.
Yan usually wins on the scorecards: 8 of 12 UFC wins went to a decision. By the numbers, Yan defends takedowns better than 96% of bantamweights and is more accurate with significant strikes than 95% of bantamweights. Notable wins include Merab Dvalishvili, Deiveson Figueiredo and Jose Aldo, all UFC title-fight winners.
Next up: Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev on October 24, 2026.
UFC fight history
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W
Merab Dvalishvili Title
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Dec 6, 2025
139Str 5TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Jul 26, 2025
81Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
Nov 23, 2024
121Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Mar 9, 2024
99Str 2TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Mar 11, 2023
75Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Oct 22, 2022
58Str 6TD 0KD -
L
Aljamain Sterling Title
Decision - Split · R5 5:00
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
Apr 9, 2022
63Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Cory Sandhagen Title
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Oct 30, 2021
149Str 0TD 1KD -
L
Aljamain Sterling Title
DQ · Illegal Knee to Grounded Opponent · R4 4:29
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Mar 6, 2021
86Str 7TD 1KD -
W
Jose Aldo Title
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R5 3:24
Jul 11, 2020
194Str 1TD 1KD -
W
KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R3 0:43
Dec 14, 2019
54Str 2TD 3KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Jun 8, 2019
56Str 1TD 2KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
Feb 23, 2019
80Str 2TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · toCorner Stoppage · R2 5:00
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Dec 29, 2018
76Str 3TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
Sep 15, 2018
100Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 3:28
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Jun 23, 2018
25Str 0TD 2KD
Full MMA career
Petr Yan is 20-5 across 25 professional fights in 4 promotions, since a pro debut on December 20, 2014 (Siberian League). 9 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins20
- KO/TKO 7
- Submission 1
- Decision 12
Pro losses5
- Decision 4
- Other 1
- Finish rate
- 40% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 10
- Current streak
- 4 wins
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 12-4 | 2018 |
| ACB | 6-1 | 2015 |
| Professional Fight Night | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Siberian League | 1-0 | 2014 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| W | Merab Dvalishvili | Dec 6, 2025 |
| W | Marcus McGhee | Jul 26, 2025 |
| W | Deiveson Figueiredo | Nov 23, 2024 |
| W | Song Yadong | Mar 9, 2024 |
| L | Merab Dvalishvili | Mar 11, 2023 |
| L | Sean O'Malley | Oct 22, 2022 |
| L | Aljamain Sterling | Apr 9, 2022 |
| W | Cory Sandhagen | Oct 30, 2021 |
| L | Aljamain Sterling | Mar 6, 2021 |
| W | José Aldo | Jul 11, 2020 |
| W | Urijah Faber | Dec 14, 2019 |
| W | Jimmie Rivera | Jun 8, 2019 |
| W | John Dodson | Feb 23, 2019 |
| W | Douglas Silva de Andrade | Dec 29, 2018 |
| W | Son Jin-soo | Sep 15, 2018 |
| W | Teruto Ishihara | Jun 23, 2018 |
| W | Matheus Mattos | Sep 23, 2017 |
| W | Magomed Magomedov | Apr 15, 2017 |
| W | Ed Arthur | Jul 15, 2016 |
| L | Magomed Magomedov | Mar 26, 2016 |
| W | Murad Kalamov | Oct 24, 2015 |
| W | Artur Mirzakhanyan | Jul 5, 2015 |
| W | Kharon Orzumiev | May 30, 2015 |
| W | Renato Velame | Feb 28, 2015 |
| W | Murad Bakiev | Dec 20, 2014 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Petr Yan's record?
Petr Yan's professional MMA record is 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Petr Yan?
Petr Yan is 33 years old, born on February 11, 1993.
How tall is Petr Yan and what is their reach?
Petr Yan stands 5' 7" with a 67" reach.
Who is Petr Yan fighting next?
Petr Yan is scheduled to face Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev on October 24, 2026.
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