Yan vs Figueiredo

Who won Yan vs Figueiredo?

Petr Yan beat Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 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 Figueiredo stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Deiveson Figueiredo made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Petr Yan's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Deiveson Figueiredo marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Deiveson Figueiredo's came in at 13-5-1.

The stats suggested Yan had a slight advantage in power over Figueiredo, with a 41% knock out percentage over Figueiredo's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had a massive advantage over Yan, boasting a 38% submission rate over Yan's 6%.

Petr Yan was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Figueiredo. Despite this, Figueiredo had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Yan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 1 month later than Figueiredo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 77 to Figueiredo's 66.

Yan vs Figueiredo 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.

Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had won against Joseph Benavidez at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

He had lost to Jussier Formiga at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Petr Yan had been fighting more than Deiveson Figueiredo.

Going to this contest, Petr Yan had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 13 days ago, while Deiveson Figueiredo's last outing had been 4 years, 5 months and 10 days ago.

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Yan vs Figueiredo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 PM UTC , which was 8:40 AM EST or 5:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Yan vs Figueiredo?

Petr Yan was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Deiveson Figueiredo made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.