Yanez vs Salvador

Who won Yanez vs Salvador?

Adrian Yanez beat Vinicius Salvador by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th May 2024 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 Salvador stats

Adrian Yanez stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Vinicius Salvador made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Adrian Yanez's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Vinicius Salvador marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Adrian Yanez's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Vinicius Salvador's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Salvador had a large advantage in power over Yanez, boasting a 93% knock out percentage over Yanez's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yanez had a slight advantage over Salvador, with a 13% submission rate over Salvador's 7%.

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

Yanez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 months earlier than Salvador, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 51 to Salvador's 35.

Yanez vs Salvador form

Yanez had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tony Kelley at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Randy Costa at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Gustavo Lopez at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Kyle Estrada at LFA 78 on 15th November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Bell County Expo Center, Belton.

Activity check

Yanez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Salvador's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Yanez vs Salvador start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:45 PM UTC , which was 7:45 PM EST or 4:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:45 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yanez vs Salvador?

Adrian Yanez was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Vinicius Salvador made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.