Yahya vs Kang

Who won Yahya vs Kang?

Rani Yahya beat Kyung Ho Kang by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 43, on Saturday 20th November 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Rani Yahya.

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).

Yahya vs Kang stats

Rani Yahya stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw and 21 by submission.

Kyung Ho Kang made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

Kyung Ho Kang marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Rani Yahya's UFC record stood at 13-5-1, while Kyung Ho Kang's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Kang had an advantage in power over Yahya, with a 12% knock out percentage over Yahya's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yahya had an advantage over Kang, with a 78% submission rate over Kang's 65%.

Rani Yahya was the older man by 3 years, at 40 years old.

Kang had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yahya. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Yahya was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Kang, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 80 to Kang's 64.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kyung Ho Kang had been fighting more than Rani Yahya.

Going to this contest, Rani Yahya had last fought 5 years, 10 months and 25 days ago, while Kyung Ho Kang's last outing had been 5 years and 13 days ago.

What were the odds on Yahya vs Kang?

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