vs. Merab DvalishviliUFC 323 · Unanimous decision · Round 5
Result details & source
Yan won a five round unanimous decision over Merab Dvalishvili to win the UFC bantamweight title
UFC written result history ↗THE PERSON BEHIND THE MATCHUP
“No Mercy”
Petr Yan
20-5-0PRO RECORD · W–L–D
Representing Russia
vs. Merab Dvalishvili · October 24 ↗▶ Watch fight tape
RECENT FORM
NEWEST FIRSTLast five listed fights
vs. Marcus McGheeUFC on ABC · Unanimous decision · Round 3
Result details & source
Yan won a three round unanimous decision over Marcus McGhee
UFC written result history ↗vs. Deiveson FigueiredoUFC Fight Night · Unanimous decision · Round 5
Result details & source
Yan won a five round unanimous decision over Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC written result history ↗vs. Song YadongUFC 299 · Unanimous decision · Round 3
Result details & source
Yan won a three round unanimous decision over Song Yadong
UFC written result history ↗vs. Merab DvalishviliUFC Fight Night · Unanimous decision · Round 5
Result details & source
Yan lost a five round unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili
UFC written result history ↗UFC-published results, including DWCS or other competitions when listed. Not a complete regional record. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
THE FIGHT TAPE
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Full fight
Yan vs. Dvalishvili 2
The question for UFC 333Which version of the Yan vs. Merab matchup shows up in the trilogy? Compare their first two fights.
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Before the walkout.
Yan says he started boxing at 13 and moved into MMA after seven years. He also lists part-time security work before fighting and a qualification focused on coaching young boxers. The hands had a head start on the walkout music.
THE FIGHTING STYLEWhat we’d watch.
UFC-listed style: Boxer.
His published style is boxing. The useful question is whether he can defend a wrestling exchange and immediately make the next striking exchange his own.
Background follows the cited public biography. The style discussion is our interpretation, not a report from inside this camp.
Gym & training connections.
Current gym not confirmed in the reviewed UFC biography.
Specific training partners have not been verified. Sharing a gym is not enough to assume who trained together for this fight.
5.16Significant strikes landed / min
4.24Significant strikes absorbed / min
1.70Takedowns / 15 min
UFC statistical coverage, not a full professional-career average. Missing data is not zero. Rates depend heavily on sample size and opponent.
Sources, dates & missing details
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Biography, listed measurements, published rates and written UFC result history.
Source checked: 2026-10-16. The retained snapshot records a date, not an exact retrieval time.Current gym not confirmed in the reviewed UFC biography.
Specific training partners for this camp have not been verified.
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