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Petr Yan "No Mercy" C

Active #2 bantamweight · age 33 · Switch · 5'7" 170 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 67" 170 cm
Upcoming bout Sat, Oct 24
vs Merab Dvalishvili · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
At a glance
  • 4-fight UFC win streak
  • 2 successful title defenses
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
Elo rating
1648
Global Elo 1704 ±43
Rank
#2
top 1% of division
UFC record
12-4-0
KO 4 · Sub 0 · Dec 8
Streak
+4
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y +23
Last fight
Dec 6, 2025
Win by Decision

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

16 fights · tap & drag
Jun 23, 2018 — W vs Teruto Ishihara Δ+33Sep 15, 2018 — W vs Jin Soo Son Δ+26Dec 29, 2018 — W vs Douglas Silva de Andrade Δ+31Feb 23, 2019 — W vs John Dodson Δ+29Jun 8, 2019 — W vs Jimmie Rivera Δ+29Dec 14, 2019 — W vs Urijah Faber Δ+16Jul 11, 2020 — W vs Jose Aldo Δ+23Mar 6, 2021 — L vs Aljamain Sterling Δ-21Oct 30, 2021 — W vs Cory Sandhagen Δ+20Apr 9, 2022 — L vs Aljamain Sterling Δ-20Oct 22, 2022 — L vs Sean O'Malley Δ-18Mar 11, 2023 — L vs Merab Dvalishvili Δ-17Mar 9, 2024 — W vs Song Yadong Δ+18Nov 23, 2024 — W vs Deiveson Figueiredo Δ+18Jul 26, 2025 — W vs Marcus Mcghee Δ+14Dec 6, 2025 — W vs Merab Dvalishvili Δ+23 145015001550160016501700 202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":375.2,"elo":1477,"date":"2018-06-23","opp":"Teruto Ishihara","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":112.2,"y":341.8,"elo":1503,"date":"2018-09-15","opp":"Jin Soo Son","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":140,"y":302.2,"elo":1534,"date":"2018-12-29","opp":"Douglas Silva de Andrade","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":3,"x":154.8,"y":265.6,"elo":1563,"date":"2019-02-23","opp":"John Dodson","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":182.5,"y":228.5,"elo":1592,"date":"2019-06-08","opp":"Jimmie Rivera","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":5,"x":232.5,"y":207.9,"elo":1608,"date":"2019-12-14","opp":"Urijah Faber","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":288,"y":178.2,"elo":1631,"date":"2020-07-11","opp":"Jose Aldo","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":7,"x":351,"y":204.8,"elo":1610,"date":"2021-03-06","opp":"Aljamain Sterling","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":8,"x":413.9,"y":179.5,"elo":1630,"date":"2021-10-30","opp":"Cory Sandhagen","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":9,"x":456.5,"y":204.6,"elo":1611,"date":"2022-04-09","opp":"Aljamain Sterling","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":10,"x":508.3,"y":227.6,"elo":1593,"date":"2022-10-22","opp":"Sean O'Malley","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":11,"x":545.3,"y":249.4,"elo":1576,"date":"2023-03-11","opp":"Merab Dvalishvili","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":12,"x":641.6,"y":226.4,"elo":1593,"date":"2024-03-09","opp":"Song Yadong","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":13,"x":710.1,"y":203.3,"elo":1612,"date":"2024-11-23","opp":"Deiveson Figueiredo","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":14,"x":774.8,"y":186,"elo":1625,"date":"2025-07-26","opp":"Marcus Mcghee","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":15,"x":810,"y":156,"elo":1648,"date":"2025-12-06","opp":"Merab Dvalishvili","result":"W","delta":23}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 6, 2025 Merab Dvalishvili W +23
Jul 26, 2025 Marcus Mcghee W +14
Nov 23, 2024 Deiveson Figueiredo W +18
Mar 9, 2024 Song Yadong W +18
Mar 11, 2023 Merab Dvalishvili L -17
5 post-fight bonuses
  • Fight of the Night ×4
  • Performance of the Night ×1
$250,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Petr Yan has earned 5. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
33%
4 / 12
Finish rate
KO
4
33% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
8
67% of wins
KO: 4 (33%) 4 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 8 (67%) 8
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
1 25%
R2
1 25%
R3
1 25%
R4
R5
1 25%

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1456 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
69% Head
  • Head 69%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 12%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
75% Distance
  • Distance 75%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 13%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 4 losses went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1670
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
8
of 12 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Merab Dvalishvili
Elo 1741 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
8.1
+3.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 16 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1499
1741
Notable wins
Merab Dvalishvili 1741 Deiveson Figueiredo 1694 Song Yadong 1673 Jose Aldo 1667 Cory Sandhagen 1663 Jimmie Rivera 1621
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 42m
Avg fight time
17:38
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
11mo
Title fights
3-2
Bonuses
5
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Top bantamweight

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Merab Dvalishvili
#1 · Elo 1677
Song Yadong
#3 · Elo 1643
Farid Basharat
#4 · Elo 1640
Sean O'Malley
#5 · Elo 1632
Mario Bautista
#6 · Elo 1631
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Petr Yan on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.