Featherweight3 rounds scheduled

WIN

Rani Yahya

28-12-1 (1 NC)

RESULT

Rani Yahya def. Josh Clopton (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00

Josh Clopton

“The Gentleman”

6-2-1

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Arena Olimpica do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rani Yahya defeated Josh Clopton by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie, held Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Arena Olimpica do Rio, Rio de Janeiro.

Fight stats

Rani Yahya

Josh Clopton

Knockdowns

14 of 40

Significant strikes

5 of 13

35%

Sig. strike accuracy

38%

135 of 163

Total strikes

57 of 69

2 of 7

Takedowns

0 of 0

29%

Takedown accuracy

—

Submission attempts

Reversals

8:22

Control time

3:19

Significant strikes by target

13 of 33

Head

4 of 12

1 of 2

Body

1 of 1

0 of 5

Leg

0 of 0

4 of 26

Distance

3 of 9

0 of 0

Clinch

0 of 0

10 of 14

Ground

2 of 4

By round

ROUND 1

9 of 19

Sig. str.

0 of 2

39 of 49

Total str.

10 of 14

0 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

3:10

Ctrl

0:39

ROUND 2

4 of 15

Sig. str.

0 of 2

86 of 99

Total str.

7 of 9

1 of 2

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

4:13

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 3

1 of 6

Sig. str.

5 of 9

10 of 15

Total str.

40 of 46

1 of 4

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:59

Ctrl

2:40

Judges' Scorecards

Guilherme Bravo

#	Yahya	Clopton
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2928

Mark Collett

#	Yahya	Clopton
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2928

Chris Watts

#	Yahya	Clopton
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2928

Media Scores

Yahya

–

Clopton

●29–28 Yahya×9●30–27 Yahya●29–27 Yahya

All 11 media scorecards▾

Nathan McCarter · BleacherReport.com30–27Yahya
Steven Rondina · BleacherReport.com29–27Yahya
Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com29–28Yahya
Adam Martin · Sportsnet.ca29–28Yahya
MMAJunkie.com29–28Yahya
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com29–28Yahya
TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com29–28Yahya
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29–28Yahya
Luke Thomas · MMAFighting.com29–28Yahya
MMAWeekly.com29–28Yahya
Brent Brookhouse · BloodyElbow.com29–28Yahya

Fan Scorecards

100%

Yahya

Clopton

7 fan scorecards submitted

●29–28 Yahya85.7%●30–27 Yahya14.3%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

100%

Yahya

100%

Yahya

86%

Clopton

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee

Herb Dean

Time format

3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

28-12-1 (1 NC)

Record

6-2-1

Win Streak

Age

5'6"

168 cm

Height

5'6"

168 cm

67"

170 cm

Reach

68"

173 cm

—

Stance

—

Featherweight

Weight Class

Featherweight

—

Nationality

—

Striking Profile

1.71

SLpM

1.60

38%

Str. Acc.

64%

2.08

SApM

2.87

—

Str. Def.

—

Grappling Profile

2.73

TD Avg.

2.00

30%

TD Acc.

66%

29%

TD Def.

75%

—

Sub. Avg.

—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rani Yahya · 2-2-1

L
Victor Henry
UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs PerezSat, Apr 27, 2024
TKO · R3 · 2:36 · Bantamweight
L
Montel Jackson
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs BlaydesSat, Apr 22, 2023
TKO · R1 · 3:42 · Bantamweight
W
Kyung Ho Kang
UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs TateSat, Nov 20, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Ray Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs MuhammadSat, Mar 13, 2021
Submission · R2 · 3:09 · Bantamweight
D
Enrique Barzola
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs OliveiraSat, Mar 14, 2020
Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Josh Clopton · 0-2

L
Rani Yahya
UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean ZombieSat, Aug 3, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Steven Siler
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller FinaleSat, Dec 3, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Head-to-Head History

Unanimous Decision

R3 · 5:00

UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 2 fights

21.9

Avg sig. strikes

24.0

2.05

Avg takedowns

2.00

4:25

Avg control time

5:32

Career high strikes

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Rani Yahya

Strike target

Josh Clopton

55%

Head

46%

19%

Body

29%

27%

Leg

25%

Rani Yahya

Strike position

Josh Clopton

76%

Distance

42%

Clinch

42%

19%

Ground

17%