When is Yan vs Ricci?
Yan Xiaonan is set to square off against Tabatha Ricci in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.
The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which means the weight limit will be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).
Yan vs Ricci stats
Yan Xiaonan steps 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 will make 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.
Tabatha Ricci will mark her 8th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.
Yan Xiaonan's UFC record currently stands at 8-2-0, while Tabatha Ricci's comes in at 6-2-0.
The stats suggest Yan has a massive power advantage over Ricci, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Ricci's 9%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ricci will have a large advantage over Yan, boasting a 27% submission rate over Yan's 6%.
Yan Xiaonan is the older woman by 6 years, at 35 years old.
Yan has a height advantage of 4 inches over Ricci.
Yan is 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 has fought 13 more professional rounds, 45 to Ricci's 32.
Yan vs Ricci form
Yan has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.
In her last fight, she 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 has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.
In her last fight, she 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 recent activity, Tabatha Ricci has been fighting more than Yan Xiaonan.
Yan Xiaonan last fought 6 months and 19 days ago, while Tabatha Ricci's last outing was 2 months and 8 days ago.
Yan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 10 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
Ricci's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 28 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Yan vs Ricci?
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