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 8th 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 6-2-0, 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 13 more professional rounds, 48 to Salvador's 35.

Yanez vs Salvador form

Yanez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Rob Font at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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

Activity check

Yanez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Salvador's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 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.