Yan vs Sandhagen

Who won Yan vs Sandhagen?

Petr Yan beat Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 267, on Saturday 30th October 2021.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Petr Yan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Yan vs Sandhagen stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Cory Sandhagen made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

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

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Cory Sandhagen's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested Yan had a slight advantage in power over Sandhagen, with a 47% knock out percentage over Sandhagen's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sandhagen had an advantage over Yan, with a 21% submission rate over Yan's 7%.

Petr Yan was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 4 inches over Yan. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Yan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Sandhagen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 77 to Sandhagen's 60.

Yan vs Sandhagen form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cory Sandhagen at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Before that, he had been defeated by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in the 4th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Jose Aldo at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Sandhagen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Marlon Moraes at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been beaten by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against John Lineker at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Petr Yan had been fighting more than Cory Sandhagen.

Going to this contest, Petr Yan had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 10 days ago, while Cory Sandhagen's last outing had been 3 years, 9 months and 8 days ago.

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Sandhagen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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