Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya
BantamweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
Petr Yan
Petr Yan
“No Mercy”
20-5-0
RESULT

Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan (DQ)

Disqualification · Round 4 · 4:29
WIN
Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
26-5-0
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Aljamain Sterling defeated Petr Yan by Disqualification in round 4 (4:29) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya, held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling
1
Knockdowns
0
86 of 137
Significant strikes
97 of 230
63%
Sig. strike accuracy
42%
103 of 157
Total strikes
119 of 260
7 of 7
Takedowns
1 of 17
100%
Takedown accuracy
6%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
4:12
Control time
3:25
Significant strikes by target
48 of 96
Head
40 of 154
21 of 24
Body
43 of 60
17 of 17
Leg
14 of 16
64 of 106
Distance
79 of 207
12 of 18
Clinch
13 of 14
10 of 13
Ground
5 of 9

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
14 of 21
Sig. str.
27 of 74
14 of 22
Total str.
34 of 83
2 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
1:17
Ctrl
0:27
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
10 of 16
Sig. str.
17 of 36
24 of 31
Total str.
24 of 46
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
1:25
Ctrl
2:16
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
30 of 53
Sig. str.
29 of 58
32 of 56
Total str.
34 of 65
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:49
Ctrl
0:34
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
32 of 47
Sig. str.
24 of 62
33 of 48
Total str.
27 of 66
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:41
Ctrl
0:08
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

20-5-0
Record
26-5-0
4
Win Streak
2
33
Age
36
5'7"
Height
5'7"
67"
Reach
71"
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.16
SLpM
4.26
54%
Str. Acc.
52%
4.24
SApM
2.15
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.70
TD Avg.
2.54
49%
TD Acc.
32%
86%
TD Def.
44%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Petr Yan · 4-1
  • W
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Marcus McGhee
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFC Macau: Yan vs FigueiredoSat, Nov 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Song Yadong
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2Sat, Mar 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC Fight Night: Yan vs DvalishviliSat, Mar 11, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Aljamain Sterling · 3-2
  • W
    Youssef Zalal
    UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs ZalalSat, Apr 25, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Fight Night: Walker vs ZhangSat, Aug 23, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
  • L
    Movsar Evloev
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Calvin Kattar
    UFC 300: Pereira vs HillSat, Apr 13, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 292: Sterling vs O'MalleySat, Aug 19, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 0:51 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 23 fights
91.0
Avg sig. strikes
61.2
2.00
Avg takedowns
2.43
2:39
Avg control time
4:46
194
Career high strikes
174
7
Career high TDs
8

Strike Distribution

Petr Yan
Strike target
Aljamain Sterling
69%
Head
50%
19%
Body
31%
12%
Leg
19%
Petr Yan
Strike position
Aljamain Sterling
75%
Distance
67%
12%
Clinch
15%
13%
Ground
18%