Petr Yan vs Urijah Faber
Petr Yan is 20-5-0; Urijah Faber is 35-11-0. Urijah Faber is 14 years older than Petr Yan. Petr Yan is 1" · 3 cm taller than Urijah Faber. They have met once: Petr Yan 1, Urijah Faber 0.
BantamweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Petr Yan
BoxingMMA
- —Blue belt · BJJ
- 2017ACB Bantamweight ChampionAbsolute Championship Berkut (ACB)
- —Master of SportBoxing
- —Master of SportMMA
Urijah Faber
Folkstyle Wrestling
- 2006WEC Featherweight ChampionshipWorld Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)
- 2004KOTC Bantamweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage (KOTC)
- 2004GC Bantamweight ChampionshipGladiator Challenge
- 2002Top 12 · NCAA D1133 lb
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
69%73%
Head
19%19%
Body
12%7%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Petr Yanlast 16 fights
75%12%13%
Urijah Faberlast 18 fights
62%14%24%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Petr Yan· from fights outside the UFC Urijah Faber· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.162.90
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.242.89
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.701.59
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
49%28%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
86%62%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · 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
5.16
Strikes landed / min2.90
4.24
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.89
1.70 / 3.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.59 / 5.7
49%
Takedown accuracy28%
86%
Takedown defence62%
2:39
Control time / fight2:35
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.50
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
Petr Yan16 UFC fights · 1456 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%726/1755
14%203/259
11%157/176
Clinch
8%115/160
4%52/55
1%9/10
Ground
11%167/209
1%21/22
0%6/6
Urijah Faber18 UFC fights · 713 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%302/1070
13%92/175
7%50/67
Clinch
8%59/99
5%37/39
0%1/1
Ground
23%163/238
1%8/8
0%1/1
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Petr Yan9 of 25 ended early · 36%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Urijah Faber32 of 46 ended early · 70%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
9 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Petr Yan4-1
- WUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder · Jul 26, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Macau: Yan vs Figueiredo · Nov 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Yan vs Dvalishvili · Mar 11, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- L
- LUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022SD · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Bantamweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WJin Soo SonUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WArtur MirzakhanyanCSFR · Jul 5, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:40 · Bantamweight
- W
- WRenato VelameACA 14: ACB 14 - Grand Prix 2015 · Feb 28, 2015DEC · Bantamweight
- WMurad BakievBaikal Storm · Dec 20, 2014TKO · R3 · 0:45 · Bantamweight
Urijah Faber2-3
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson · Dec 17, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- LUFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 46 fightsShow less
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · May 17, 2015Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · Apr 13, 2013SUB · R4 · 3:16 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC 149: Faber vs Barao · Jul 21, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Bantamweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WChance FarrarWEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar · Jun 2, 2007SUB · R1 · 3:19 · Featherweight
- W
- WJoe PearsonWEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope · Jan 19, 2007TKO · R1 · 2:31 · Featherweight
- W
- WEnoch WilsonCalifornia Regional · Sep 9, 2006TKO
- WNaoya UematsuGladiator Challenge · Jul 1, 2006TKO
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WShawn BiasKOTC: Execution Day · Oct 29, 2005SUB · R1 · 1:24 · Featherweight
- L
- WHiroyuki AbeKOTC: Mortal Sins · May 7, 2005TKO · R3 · 2:37 · Featherweight
- WDavid GranadosGladiator Challenge · Mar 13, 2005SUB
- WEben KaneshiroKOTC: Revenge · Nov 14, 2004TKO · R3 · 4:33 · Featherweight
- WRami BoukaiKOTC: Relentless · Sep 24, 2004MD · Featherweight
- WDel HawkinsGladiator Challenge · Aug 19, 2004TKO
- WDavid VelasquezGladiator Challenge · Jun 3, 2004DEC
- WGeorge AdkinsGladiator Challenge · Feb 12, 2004TKO
- WJay ValenciaGladiator Challenge · Nov 13, 2003SUB
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Petr Yan and Urijah Faber ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 245: Usman vs Covington (Sat, Dec 14, 2019), where Petr Yan won by TKO.
What are the records of Petr Yan and Urijah Faber?
Petr Yan is 20-5-0 and Urijah Faber is 35-11-0.
Who has the longer reach, Petr Yan or Urijah Faber?
Neither. Both have a 67" · 170 cm reach.
Who is taller, Petr Yan or Urijah Faber?
Petr Yan is taller at 5'7" · 170 cm; Urijah Faber stands 5'6" · 168 cm.
Who is older, Petr Yan or Urijah Faber?
Urijah Faber is 47 and Petr Yan is 33.
Who has more finishes, Petr Yan or Urijah Faber?
Petr Yan has 8 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Urijah Faber has 27 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 17 by submission).