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 13th 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 9-4-0, 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 6 years, at 36 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 21 more professional rounds, 56 to Ricci's 35.

Yan vs Ricci form

Tabatha Ricci had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, she had defeated Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Maria Oliveira at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Activity check

Yan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ricci's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 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.