Saturday, March 6, 2021Meta 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.
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Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Petr YanAljamain Sterling
1
Knockdowns0
86 / 137
Significant strikes97 / 230
63%
Sig. strike accuracy42%
103 / 157
Total strikes119 / 260
7 / 7
Takedowns1 / 17
100%
Takedown accuracy6%
0
Reversals1
4:12
Control time3:25
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Petr YanAljamain Sterling
4856%4041%
Head
2124%4344%
Body
1720%1414%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Petr Yan
74%14%12%
Aljamain Sterling
81%13%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Petr Yan86 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4040/80
1515/17
99/9
Clinch
55/11
55/5
22/2
Ground
33/5
11/2
66/6
Aljamain Sterling97 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3636/147
3232/48
1111/12
Clinch
22/3
1111/11
0
Ground
22/4
00/1
33/4
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Petr YanAljamain Sterling
R1
14
27
R2
10
17
R3
30
29
R4
32
24
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
1
Knockdowns0
14 / 21
Significant strikes27 / 74
67%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
14 / 22
Total strikes34 / 83
2 / 2
Takedowns1 / 3
100%
Takedown accuracy33%
0
Reversals1
1:17
Control time0:27
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 16
Significant strikes17 / 36
63%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
24 / 31
Total strikes24 / 46
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 5
100%
Takedown accuracy0%
1:25
Control time2:16
Round 3
0
Knockdowns0
30 / 53
Significant strikes29 / 58
57%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
32 / 56
Total strikes34 / 65
3 / 3
Takedowns0 / 5
100%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:49
Control time0:34
Round 4
0
Knockdowns0
32 / 47
Significant strikes24 / 62
68%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
33 / 48
Total strikes27 / 66
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 4
100%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:41
Control time0:08
Betting Odds
Petr Yan
Open: -139Best: +100
Aljamain Sterling
Open: +112Best: +1900
Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Petr Yan | Aljamain Sterling |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | +100 | -120 |
| Bookmaker | -123 | -107 |
| Bovada | -130 | +100 |
| Cloudbet | -127 | -100 |
| DraftKings | -10000 | +1900 |
| FanDuel | -7700 | +480 |
| MyBookie | -130 | +100 |
| Pinnacle | -147 | +115 |
| sportsbetio | -141 | -103 |
| sports-interaction | -135 | +105 |
| unibet | -137 | +112 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Aljamain Sterling lands 2.54 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
- Petr Yan absorbs 4.24 significant strikes a minute, more than 75% of UFC fighters.
- Petr Yan lands 5.16 significant strikes a minute, more than 89% of UFC fighters.
- Petr Yan stops 86% of takedowns, better than 90% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Petr Yan
BoxingMMA
- —Blue belt · BJJ
- 2017ACB Bantamweight ChampionAbsolute Championship Berkut (ACB)
- —Master of SportBoxing
- —Master of SportMMA
Aljamain Sterling
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2019Black belt · BJJMatt Serra
- 2011All-American · NCAA D3141 lb
- 2010All-American · NCAA D3133 lb
- —Uniondale High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle · 2004-2007
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
69%50%
Head
19%31%
Body
12%19%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Petr Yanlast 5 fights
67%26%
Aljamain Sterlinglast 7 fights
49%19%32%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Petr Yan· from fights outside the UFC Aljamain Sterling· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.164.26
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersAljamain Sterling · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.242.15
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersAljamain Sterling · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.702.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersAljamain Sterling · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
49%32%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersAljamain Sterling · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
86%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersAljamain Sterling · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Petr Yan · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersAljamain Sterling · Good · better than 62% 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 / min4.26
4.24
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.15
1.70 / 3.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.54 / 7.9
49%
Takedown accuracy32%
86%
Takedown defence45%
2:39
Control time / fight4:46
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
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
Aljamain Sterling23 UFC fights · 1407 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%463/1364
18%260/416
15%218/286
Clinch
3%41/79
10%136/152
2%32/39
Ground
14%199/269
3%47/54
1%11/16
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
Aljamain Sterling14 of 31 ended early · 45%17 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has 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
Aljamain Sterling3-2
- WUFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal · Apr 25, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang · Aug 23, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- LUFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura · Dec 7, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- L
Full record · 31 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez · Feb 17, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee · Apr 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis · Apr 15, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WJoel RobertsCFFC 30: Sterling vs. Roberts · Nov 2, 2013SUB · R1 · 1:49 · Bantamweight
- WSidemar HonorioCFFC 16 · Aug 24, 2012SUB · R2 · 4:05 · Bantamweight
- WCasey JohnsonCFFC 14 · Apr 14, 2012SUB · R3 · 2:11 · Bantamweight
- W
- WEvan ChmieleskiCFFC 10 : Black Eye · Jul 23, 2011TKO · R1 · 4:58 · Featherweight
- W
- WHarley LeimbachExtreme Fight Club · May 21, 2011SUB
- WSergio da SilvaUniversal Combat Championship · Apr 21, 2011DEC
Frequently asked questions
Who won Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling?
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.