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Gavin Hughes vs Mohammad Yahya

Gavin Hughes is 11-5-0; Mohammad Yahya is 12-6-0. Gavin Hughes is 6 years older than Mohammad Yahya. Mohammad Yahya has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Gavin Hughes. Gavin Hughes is 1" · 3 cm taller than Mohammad Yahya. They have met once: Gavin Hughes 1, Mohammad Yahya 0.

Gavin Hughes
England
Gavin Hughes
“Big Tasty” · 11-5-0
DECSUBSD
LightweightMet once
Mohammad Yahya
United Arab Emirates
Mohammad Yahya
“The UAE Warrior” · 12-6-0
DECTKOTKO
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Style & credentials

Gavin Hughes

No background on record

Mohammad Yahya

No background on record

Camp · TKMMAFIT · United Arab Emirates

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

66%
Head
68%
18%
Body
27%
15%
Leg
5%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Gavin Hugheslast 3 fights
60%35%
Mohammad Yahyalast 3 fights
69%16%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Gavin Hughes· from fights outside the UFC Mohammad Yahya· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.893.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gavin Hughes · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersMohammad Yahya · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.486.39
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gavin Hughes · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersMohammad Yahya · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.830.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gavin Hughes · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersMohammad Yahya · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
10%20%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gavin Hughes · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersMohammad Yahya · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gavin Hughes · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMohammad Yahya · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.89
Strikes landed / min
3.50
4.48
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
6.39
0.83 / 8.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.50 / 2.5
10%
Takedown accuracy
20%
4:48
Control time / fight
0:10
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.50

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Gavin Hughes3 fights · by range and by target
Range
54%Distance · 89
37%Clinch · 61
9%Ground · 15
Target
66%Head · 69
18%Body · 19
15%Leg · 16

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Mohammad Yahya3 UFC fights · 104 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
67%70/210
26%27/42
5%5/7
Clinch
1%1/1
1%1/1
0%0/0
Ground
0%0/0
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Gavin Hughes and Mohammad Yahya ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator Europe: Primus vs. Wilde (Sat, May 4, 2019), where Gavin Hughes won by Submission.

What are the records of Gavin Hughes and Mohammad Yahya?

Gavin Hughes is 11-5-0 and Mohammad Yahya is 12-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Gavin Hughes or Mohammad Yahya?

Mohammad Yahya has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Gavin Hughes, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Gavin Hughes or Mohammad Yahya?

Gavin Hughes is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Mohammad Yahya stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Gavin Hughes or Mohammad Yahya?

Gavin Hughes is 38 and Mohammad Yahya is 32.

Who has more finishes, Gavin Hughes or Mohammad Yahya?

Gavin Hughes has 10 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Mohammad Yahya has 10 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).

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