Yan vs Faber

Who won Yan vs Faber?

Petr Yan beat Urijah Faber by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 245, on Saturday 14th December 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Yan vs Faber stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Urijah Faber made his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 17 by submission.

This was Petr Yan's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Urijah Faber's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Yan had a slight advantage in power over Faber, with a 38% knock out percentage over Faber's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Faber had a massive advantage over Yan, boasting a 49% submission rate over Yan's 8%.

Petr Yan was the younger man by 13 years, at 32 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Faber. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Yan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 years and 4 months later than Faber, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 77 to Faber's 111.

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Yan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yan vs Faber?

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