Yan vs Rivera

Who won Yan vs Rivera?

Petr Yan beat Jimmie Rivera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 238, on Saturday 8th June 2019 at United Center in Chicago.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Yan vs Rivera stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jimmie Rivera made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Petr Yan's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Jimmie Rivera's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Yan had a large advantage in power over Rivera, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Rivera's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rivera had a slight advantage over Yan, with a 9% submission rate over Yan's 8%.

Petr Yan was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rivera. Despite this, Rivera had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Yan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 6 months later than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 77 to Rivera's 79.

Yan vs Rivera form

Petr Yan had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Yadong Song at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sean O’Malley at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been defeated by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

He had beaten Cory Sandhagen at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Activity check

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Rivera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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