Yan vs Kowalkiewicz

Who won Yan vs Kowalkiewicz?

Yan Xiaonan beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 26, on Saturday 22nd February 2020 at Spark Arena in Auckland.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yan Xiaonan.

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).

Yan vs Kowalkiewicz stats

Yan Xiaonan stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Yan Xiaonan's 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017. Karolina Kowalkiewicz marked her 18th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Yan Xiaonan's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Karolina Kowalkiewicz's came in at 9-9-0.

The stats suggested Yan had a massive power advantage over Kowalkiewicz, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Kowalkiewicz's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kowalkiewicz had an advantage over Yan, with a 17% submission rate over Yan's 0%.

Yan Xiaonan was the younger woman by 4 years, at 35 years old.

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

Yan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2009, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Kowalkiewicz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 10 less professional rounds, 53 to Kowalkiewicz's 63.

Yan vs Kowalkiewicz form

Yan had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Jessica Andrade at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Mackenzie Dern at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Marina Rodriguez at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Carla Esparza at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

She had defeated Claudia Gadelha at UFC Vegas 13 on 7th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Kowalkiewicz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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