Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
John Dodson
John Dodson
“The Magician”
22-12-0
RESULT

Petr Yan def. John Dodson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Petr Yan
Petr Yan
“No Mercy”
20-5-0
Saturday, February 23, 2019
The O2, London, United Kingdom

Petr Yan defeated John Dodson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos, held Saturday, February 23, 2019 at The O2, London.

Fight stats

John Dodson
Petr Yan
1
Knockdowns
0
30 of 81
Significant strikes
80 of 155
37%
Sig. strike accuracy
52%
35 of 86
Total strikes
102 of 180
2 of 8
Takedowns
2 of 5
25%
Takedown accuracy
40%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:35
Control time
1:30
Significant strikes by target
18 of 65
Head
61 of 131
8 of 11
Body
16 of 20
4 of 5
Leg
3 of 4
25 of 73
Distance
61 of 134
4 of 7
Clinch
15 of 17
1 of 1
Ground
4 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 27
Sig. str.
18 of 43
11 of 27
Total str.
18 of 43
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:15
Ctrl
0:12
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
15 of 38
Sig. str.
32 of 61
20 of 43
Total str.
34 of 64
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:11
Ctrl
0:05
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 16
Sig. str.
30 of 51
4 of 16
Total str.
50 of 73
1 of 4
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:09
Ctrl
1:13

Judges' Scorecards

Mark Collett
#DodsonYan
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Andreas Grüner
#DodsonYan
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Cezary Wojciechowski
#DodsonYan
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Dodson
–
14
Yan
●30–27 Yan×10●29–28 Yan×3●30–26 Yan
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

6%
Dodson
2%
Draw
92%
Yan
64 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Yan45.3%●30–26 Yan25%●29–28 Yan17.2%●29–28 Dodson6.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
89%
Yan
R2
77%
Yan
R3
66%
Yan

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Neil Hall
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-12-0
Record
20-5-0
0
Win Streak
4
41
Age
33
5'3"
160 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
66"
168 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.20
SLpM
5.16
40%
Str. Acc.
54%
3.58
SApM
4.24
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
1.70
28%
TD Acc.
49%
82%
TD Def.
86%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

John Dodson · 2-3
  • L
    Takaki Soya
    Rizin FF - Otoko MatsuriSun, May 4, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Hiromasa Ougikubo
    RIZIN 45Sun, Dec 31, 2023
    Decision
  • L
    Hiromasa Ougikubo
    Rizin FF - Rizin 45Sun, Dec 31, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    Tatsuki Saomoto
    Rizin FF - Rizin 42Sat, May 6, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    Hideo Tokoro
    Rizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. RizinSat, Dec 31, 2022
    Knockout · R1 · 1:43 · Flyweight
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

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 16 fights
43.6
Avg sig. strikes
91.0
0.65
Avg takedowns
2.00
0:40
Avg control time
2:39
101
Career high strikes
194
2
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

John Dodson
Strike target
Petr Yan
56%
Head
69%
30%
Body
19%
14%
Leg
12%
John Dodson
Strike position
Petr Yan
85%
Distance
75%
11%
Clinch
12%
4%
Ground
13%