Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
Rani Yahya
Rani Yahya
28-12-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Joe Soto def. Rani Yahya (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Joe Soto
Joe Soto
“One Bad Mofo”
18-7-0
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Centro de Formação Olímpica: Fortaleza, Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil

Joe Soto defeated Rani Yahya by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum, held Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Centro de Formação Olímpica: Fortaleza, Castelão, Fortaleza.

Fight stats

Rani Yahya
Joe Soto
0
Knockdowns
0
59 of 215
Significant strikes
54 of 113
27%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
65 of 221
Total strikes
98 of 176
1 of 11
Takedowns
1 of 1
9%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
0:57
Control time
4:44
Significant strikes by target
41 of 190
Head
49 of 106
13 of 20
Body
4 of 6
5 of 5
Leg
1 of 1
55 of 206
Distance
36 of 93
4 of 9
Clinch
3 of 4
0 of 0
Ground
15 of 16

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
21 of 73
Sig. str.
9 of 29
22 of 74
Total str.
10 of 30
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
0:50
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
28 of 109
Sig. str.
31 of 63
29 of 110
Total str.
35 of 69
0 of 8
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
10 of 33
Sig. str.
14 of 21
14 of 37
Total str.
53 of 77
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:07
Ctrl
3:43
Referee
Camila Albuquerque
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

28-12-1 (1 NC)
Record
18-7-0
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
39
5'6"
Height
5'6"
67"
Reach
65"
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

1.71
SLpM
3.36
38%
Str. Acc.
41%
2.08
SApM
5.37
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.73
TD Avg.
0.85
30%
TD Acc.
21%
29%
TD Def.
70%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • D
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Joe Soto · 3-2
  • L
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  • L
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  • W
    Rani Yahya
    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs GastelumSun, Mar 12, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
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  • W
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    Submission · R3 · 3:39 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 8 fights
21.9
Avg sig. strikes
29.8
2.05
Avg takedowns
0.50
4:25
Avg control time
0:56
59
Career high strikes
71
7
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Rani Yahya
Strike target
Joe Soto
55%
Head
82%
19%
Body
7%
27%
Leg
11%
Rani Yahya
Strike position
Joe Soto
76%
Distance
89%
5%
Clinch
1%
19%
Ground
10%