Rodriguez vs Yan

Who won Rodriguez vs Yan?

Marina Rodriguez beat Yan Xiaonan by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 272, on Saturday 5th March 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marina Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Rodriguez vs Yan stats

Marina Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Yan Xiaonan made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Marina Rodriguez's 15th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Yan Xiaonan marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Marina Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 7-6-2, while Yan Xiaonan's came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Yan, with a 40% knock out percentage over Yan's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage over Yan, with a 7% submission rate over Yan's 0%.

Marina Rodriguez was the older woman by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yan. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 5 years and 4 months later than Yan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 10 more professional rounds, 66 to Yan's 56.

Rodriguez vs Yan form

Rodriguez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Mackenzie Dern at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Amanda Ribas at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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