Sterling vs Yan II

Who won Sterling vs Yan II?

Aljamain Sterling beat Petr Yan by split decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 273, on Saturday 9th April 2022 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Aljamain Sterling.

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.

Sterling vs Yan II stats

Aljamain Sterling stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Petr Yan made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Aljamain Sterling's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Petr Yan marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Aljamain Sterling's UFC record stood at 16-5-0, while Petr Yan's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested Yan had a massive power advantage over Sterling, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Sterling's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sterling had a massive advantage over Yan, boasting a 40% submission rate over Yan's 6%.

Aljamain Sterling was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Sterling had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Sterling was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Yan, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 79 to Yan's 77.

Activity check

Sterling's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Yan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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