Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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★ Championship Bout · Bantamweight

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

Jacksonville, USA

9 Apr 2022

Bantamweight

45%

Sterling

55%

Yan

Win Probability

Decision

Round 5 · 5:00

Aljamain Sterling

"Funk Master"

26 – 5

5'7"71" reachOrthodox37 yrs2-fight win streakWell-Rounded

CFR 54

Petr Yan

"No Mercy"

20 – 5

Well-Rounded4-fight win streak33 yrsSwitch67" reach5'7"

CFR 65

★ Official Result

Aljamain SterlingwinsDecisionR5 · 5:00

def. Petr Yan · UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Yan

→

Actual result

Sterling wins

Decision · R5

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Sterling at 45% vs Yan at 55% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 11 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Sterling's chin rating of 50 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

SterlingYan

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

—

Strike Accuracy

—

Sterling

Yan

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'7"

Height

5'7"

71"+

Reach

67"

Age

+33

Orthodox

Stance

Switch

Sterling

Yan

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

54.2

65.1

54.2

Performance Avg

56.4

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

100

Sterling

Yan

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.7

/ 10

4.8

/ 10

4.7

Style: Pressure

4.6

6.5

Style: Volume

6.8

2 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

4 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

10Distance15

2Clinch1

0Ground4

Sterling

Yan

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

3.2

/ 10

1.6

/ 10

2.3

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.1

2.2

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Sterling

Yan

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

KO risk

Verdict

Never stopped

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.5 stoppage

KO round context

—

4 fights ago

Last KO loss

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

23/31 fights

Chin rating based on

17/25 fights

Sterling

Yan

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

2-fight 🔥 win streak

Current form

4-fight 🔥 win streak

W · Dec · R5

L · Dec · R3

W · Dec · R3

L · KO · R2

Last 5

Upcoming

W · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R3

W · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R3

Sterling

Yan

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

33%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Sterling

Yan

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

2.7

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

4.8

3.2

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

1.6

2.3

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.1

2.2

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

4.7

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

4.6

6.5

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

6.8

Sterling

Strike Zones

Yan

Sterling

Attacking

12 landed

Absorbing

20 absorbed

Yan

Attacking

20 landed

Absorbing

12 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Sterling targets the head (50% of attacks) — Yan absorbs 50% of strikes there

🎯Yan targets the head (60% of attacks) — Sterling absorbs 60% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Sterling

RND

Yan

0/0R00/0

Sterling · Last 5

W · Dec · R5

Youssef Zalal

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · 2026-04

W · Dec · R5

Brian Ortega

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · 2025-08

L · Dec · R3

Movsar Evloev

Decision

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W · Dec · R3

Calvin Kattar

Decision

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · 2024-04

L · KO · R2

Sean O'Malley

KO/TKO

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · 2023-08

Yan · Last 5

Upcoming

Merab Dvalishvili

UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev · 2026-10

W · Dec · R5

Merab Dvalishvili

Decision

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · 2025-12

W · Dec · R3

Marcus McGhee

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · 2025-07

W · Dec · R5

Deiveson Figueiredo

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo · 2024-11

W · Dec · R3

Song Yadong

Decision

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