Yan vs Figueiredo

Who won Yan vs Figueiredo?

Petr Yan beat Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Petr Yan.

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).

Yan vs Figueiredo stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Deiveson Figueiredo made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Petr Yan's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Deiveson Figueiredo marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Deiveson Figueiredo's came in at 13-4-1.

The stats suggested Yan had a slight advantage in power over Figueiredo, with a 41% knock out percentage over Figueiredo's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had a massive advantage over Yan, boasting a 38% submission rate over Yan's 6%.

Petr Yan was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Figueiredo. Despite this, Figueiredo had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Yan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 1 month later than Figueiredo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 77 to Figueiredo's 64.

Yan vs Figueiredo form

Petr Yan had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Yadong Song at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sean O’Malley at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been defeated by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

He had beaten Cory Sandhagen at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Deiveson Figueiredo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had lost to Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had beaten Brandon Moreno at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Deiveson Figueiredo had been fighting more than Petr Yan.

Going to this contest, Petr Yan had last fought 1 year and 19 days ago, while Deiveson Figueiredo's last outing had been 7 months and 25 days ago.

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Yan vs Figueiredo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 PM UTC , which was 8:40 AM EST or 5:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Yan vs Figueiredo?

Petr Yan was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Deiveson Figueiredo made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.