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 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 21 more professional rounds, 56 to Ricci's 35.

Activity check

Yan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 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.