MMA StatBook

Rani Yahya

BantamweightBrazil2-fight losing streak

28Wins
12Losses
1Draws
1No contest

Professional record

Last 5: LLWWD

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Profile

Age
42 (born September 12, 1984)
Born in
Brasília
Height
5' 6"
Weight
135 lbs.
Reach
67"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
13-6-1 (1 NC)

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC13

  • Submission 7
  • Decision 6

Losses in the UFC6

  • KO/TKO 2
  • Decision 4

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
1.91 top 95%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
2.11
Striking accuracy39%Better than 21% of bantamweights
Strike defense50%Better than 16% of bantamweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
2.66 top 17%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
1.5
Takedown accuracy31%Better than 32% of bantamweights
Takedown defense31%Better than 2% of bantamweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Yahya last fought on April 27, 2024 (Loss vs Victor Henry). Yahya has not fought in the UFC for more than two years.

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Rani Yahya

Rani Yahya is a bantamweight mixed martial artist, born in Brasília, Brazil, on September 12, 1984. Yahya stands 5' 6", has a 67" reach and fights from an orthodox stance.

Yahya turned professional in 2002, debuting with Kallifas Vale Tudo. A 15-6 record outside the UFC came first. Yahya made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 in January 2011 and beat Mike Brown by decision. In the UFC, Yahya is 13-6-1 with 1 no contest across 21 fights.

A submission specialist, Yahya has 7 UFC submission wins, most often by arm-triangle choke. By the numbers, Yahya attempts more submissions than 92% of bantamweights and lands more takedowns per 15 minutes than 83% of bantamweights. Yahya ranks #1 in UFC history for most kimura wins.

Yahya's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez in April 2024, where Yahya lost to Victor Henry.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Victor Henry

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 2:36

    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez

    Apr 27, 2024

    54Str 0TD 0KD
  2. L

    Montel Jackson

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 3:42

    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

    Apr 22, 2023

    7Str 0TD 0KD
  3. W

    Kyung Ho Kang

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate

    Nov 20, 2021

    27Str 3TD 0KD
  4. W

    Ray Rodriguez

    Submission · Arm Triangle From Half Guard · R2 3:09

    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad

    Mar 13, 2021

    8Str 2TD 0KD
  5. D

    Enrique Barzola

    Decision - Majority · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira

    Mar 14, 2020

    24Str 2TD 0KD
  6. L

    Ricky Simon

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva

    Feb 9, 2019

    47Str 0TD 0KD
  7. W

    Luke Sanders

    Submission · Heel Hook On Ground · R1 1:31

    UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick

    Aug 25, 2018

    4Str 0TD 0KD
  8. W

    Russell Doane

    Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control · R3 2:32

    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens

    Feb 24, 2018

    17Str 2TD 0KD
  9. W

    Henry Briones

    Submission · Kimura From Side Control · R1 2:01

    UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno

    Aug 5, 2017

    3Str 1TD 0KD
  10. L

    Joe Soto

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum

    Mar 11, 2017

    59Str 1TD 0KD
  11. W

    Michinori Tanaka

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg

    Sep 24, 2016

    10Str 7TD 0KD
  12. W

    Matthew Lopez

    Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control · R3 4:19

    UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker

    Jul 13, 2016

    40Str 3TD 0KD
  13. W

    Masanori Kanehara

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee

    Jul 15, 2015

    24Str 4TD 0KD
  14. W

    Johnny Bedford

    Submission · Kimura From Side Control · R2 2:04

    UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski

    Sep 13, 2014

    13Str 3TD 0KD
  15. NC

    Johnny Bedford

    Could Not Continue · Head Butt · R1 0:39

    UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson

    Apr 11, 2014

    3Str 0TD 0KD
  16. L

    Tom Niinimaki

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale

    Nov 30, 2013

    15Str 2TD 0KD
  17. W

    Josh Clopton

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung

    Aug 3, 2013

    14Str 2TD 0KD
  18. W

    Mizuto Hirota

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann

    Mar 2, 2013

    13Str 5TD 0KD
  19. W

    Josh Grispi

    Submission · North-South Choke · R1 3:15

    UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera

    Aug 4, 2012

    3Str 1TD 0KD
  20. L

    Chad Mendes

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2

    Aug 6, 2011

    15Str 0TD 0KD
  21. W

    Mike Brown

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2

    Jan 22, 2011

    40Str 3TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Rani Yahya is 28-12-1 (1 NC) across 42 professional fights in 11 promotions, since a pro debut on September 14, 2002 (Kallifas Vale Tudo). 21 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins28

  • Submission 21
  • Decision 7

Pro losses12

  • KO/TKO 4
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 7
Finish rate
75% of wins
Longest win streak
6
Current streak
2 losses

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC13-6-1 (1 NC)2011
WEC4-32007
Hero's2-12006
TNT3-02004
K-1-12004
GCM1-02005
Jungle Fight0-12004
Kallifas Vale Tudo1-02002
MARS1-02006
PFC1-02007
UAGF1-02006

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Victor Henry TKO (head kick and punches), R3 UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez Apr 27, 2024
L Montel Jackson KO (punches), R1 UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes Apr 22, 2023
W Kang Kyung-ho Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021
W Ray Rodriguez Submission (arm-triangle choke), R2 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad Mar 13, 2021
D Enrique Barzola Draw (majority), R3 UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020
L Ricky Simón Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 234 Feb 9, 2019
W Luke Sanders Submission (heel hook), R1 UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick Aug 25, 2018
W Russell Doane Submission (arm-triangle choke), R3 UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens Feb 24, 2018
W Henry Briones Submission (kimura), R1 UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno Aug 5, 2017
L Joe Soto Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum Mar 11, 2017
W Michinori Tanaka Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg Sep 24, 2016
W Matthew Lopez Submission (arm-triangle choke), R3 UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker Jul 13, 2016
W Masanori Kanehara Decision (split), R3 UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee Jul 15, 2015
W Johnny Bedford Submission (kimura), R2 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski Sep 13, 2014
NC Johnny Bedford NC (accidental headbutt), R1 UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson Apr 11, 2014
L Tom Niinimäki Decision (split), R3 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale Nov 30, 2013
W Josh Clopton Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 163 Aug 3, 2013
W Mizuto Hirota Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann Mar 2, 2013
W Josh Grispi Submission (north-south choke), R1 UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera Aug 4, 2012
L Chad Mendes Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 133 Aug 6, 2011
W Mike Brown Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 Jan 22, 2011
L Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous), R3 WEC 48 Apr 24, 2010
L Joseph Benavidez TKO (punches), R1 WEC 45 Dec 19, 2009
W John Hosman Submission (north-south choke), R1 WEC 42 Aug 9, 2009
W Eddie Wineland Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 WEC 40 Apr 5, 2009
W Yoshiro Maeda Submission (guillotine choke), R1 WEC 36 Nov 5, 2008
L Norifumi Yamamoto TKO (punches and soccer kicks), R2 K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!! Dec 31, 2007
L Chase Beebe Decision (unanimous), R5 WEC 30 Sep 5, 2007
W Mark Hominick Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 WEC 28 Jun 3, 2007
W Louie Moreno Submission (guillotine choke), R1 PFC 2: Fast and Furious Mar 22, 2007
L Gesias Cavalcante Submission (guillotine choke), R1 Hero's 7 Oct 9, 2006
W Kazuya Yasuhiro Submission (D'Arce choke), R1 Hero's 6 Aug 5, 2006
W Eben Kaneshiro Submission (Ezekiel choke), R3 UAGF: Kaos on Kampus May 20, 2006
W Ryuki Ueyama Decision (majority), R2 Hero's 5 May 3, 2006
W Takumi Yano Technical Submission (triangle choke), R3 MARS Feb 4, 2006
W Taiyo Nakahara Submission (north-south choke), R1 GCM: D.O.G. 4 Dec 11, 2005
W Fabio Alves Submission (arm-triangle choke), R1 K-1 Brazil: Next Generation Oct 30, 2004
L Fredson Paixao Decision, R3 Jungle Fight 2 May 15, 2004
W Luciano Santos Submission (keylock), RN/A TNT: Vale Tudo 2 Apr 17, 2004
W Muzila Muzila Submission (armbar), RN/A TNT: Vale Tudo 2 Apr 17, 2004
W Fabio Alves Submission (Peruvian necktie), RN/A TNT: Vale Tudo 2 Apr 17, 2004
W Junior Peba Submission (arm-triangle choke), R1 Kallifas Vale Tudo Sep 14, 2002

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Rani Yahya's record?

Rani Yahya's professional MMA record is 28 wins, 12 losses and 1 draws, with 1 no contest.

How old is Rani Yahya?

Rani Yahya is 42 years old, born on September 12, 1984.

How tall is Rani Yahya and what is their reach?

Rani Yahya stands 5' 6" with a 67" reach.

Who did Rani Yahya fight last?

Rani Yahya lost to Victor Henry by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on Apr 27, 2024.