Yan vs Ricci

Who won Yan vs Ricci?

Yan Xiaonan beat Tabatha Ricci by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 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 Ricci stats

Yan Xiaonan stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Tabatha Ricci made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Yan Xiaonan's 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017. Tabatha Ricci marked her 9th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Yan Xiaonan's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Tabatha Ricci's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Yan had a massive power advantage over Ricci, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Ricci's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ricci had a large advantage over Yan, boasting a 27% submission rate over Yan's 6%.

Yan Xiaonan was the older woman by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ricci.

Yan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2009, 4 years earlier than Ricci, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 18 more professional rounds, 53 to Ricci's 35.

Yan vs Ricci form

Yan had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Weili Zhang at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Jessica Andrade at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

She had been defeated by Carla Esparza at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Tabatha Ricci had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Tecia Pennington at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Lupita Godinez at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, she had won against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

She had beaten Jessica Penne at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tabatha Ricci had been fighting more than Yan Xiaonan.

Going to this contest, Yan Xiaonan had last fought 11 months and 14 days ago, while Tabatha Ricci's last outing had been 7 months and 3 days ago.

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Ricci's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yan vs Ricci start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 PM UTC , which was 8:10 AM EST or 5:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Yan vs Ricci?

Yan Xiaonan was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Tabatha Ricci made her way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.