Yanez vs Lopez

Who won Yanez vs Lopez?

Adrian Yanez beat Gustavo Lopez by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 22, on Saturday 20th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Yanez vs Lopez stats

Adrian Yanez stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Gustavo Lopez made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Adrian Yanez's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Adrian Yanez's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Gustavo Lopez's came in at 1-2-1.

The stats suggested Yanez had an advantage in power over Lopez, with a 58% knock out percentage over Lopez's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lopez had a massive advantage over Yanez, boasting a 50% submission rate over Yanez's 17%.

Adrian Yanez was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Yanez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lopez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Yanez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 51 to Lopez's 37.

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