Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan

Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan: Matchup Breakdown

Aljamain Sterling is 18-5 in the Featherweight division with a 78.3% win rate. Petr Yan is 12-4 at Bantamweight, winning 75.0% of the time. Both are listed as active.

They have met 2 times. Aljamain Sterling leads the series 2-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie on Apr 9, 2022, won by Aljamain Sterling by Decision - Split in round 5.

Petr Yan holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,312 to 1,250. Career peaks are 1,283 for Aljamain Sterling and 1,312 for Petr Yan. Aljamain Sterling has 2 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 18 victories, a 33.3% finish rate. Petr Yan has 4 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 33.3% of the time.

Aljamain Sterling stands 5' 7" with a reach of 71" and fights orthodox. Petr Yan is 5' 7" with a reach of 67", switch. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Aljamain Sterling. Aljamain Sterling is 37, Petr Yan is 33.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Aljamain Sterling has landed 1,407 significant strikes at 52.6% accuracy with 56 takedowns and 1h 49m of control time. Petr Yan has landed 1,456 at 54.9% with 32 takedowns and 0h 42m of control.

Aljamain Sterling has 5 title fights (4 won) against 5 (2 won) for Petr Yan. They share 3 common opponents: Sean O'Malley, Cory Sandhagen, Jimmie Rivera.