Petr Yan
Petr Yan was born in Dudinka, Russia on February 11th, 1993 and is the MMA Fighter. At the age of 31, Petr Yan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Petr Evgenyevich Yan (born 11 February 1993) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championships' bantamweight division.
Yan used to fight in Absolute Championship Berkut, where he became the bantamweight champion and defended his belt before being accepted by Ultimate Fighting Championships.
He currently ranks fourth in the UFC bantamweight rankings as of June 10, 2019.
Early life
Yan was born to a father of mixed Chinese-Georgian descent and a Russian mother. Yan started training in ITF Taekwon-do and often fought on the streets and at the school, so his family would often try to avoid this. Yan's older brother worked in boxing in Krasnoyarsk Krai, and Petr wanted to learn how to box too. Petr's older brother was initially reluctant to join him, so Petr decided to sneak and follow his brother to learn about boxing. Petr went on to boxing for eight years and was crowned Master of Sport in Boxing for the 64 kg weight category. Petr Yan received a degree in Physical Culture and Sport from the Siberian Federal University in Omsk.
Personal life
Both Yan and his wife have two sons. On social media, Yan posted a snapshot of the countries' flags and a dove of peace during Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Mixed martial arts career
In December 2014, Yan debuted in MMA at the Eurasian Fighting Championship - Baikal Fight. He defeated Murad Bakiev, who was also a debutant, in the third round. Yan has been a member of Absolute Championship Berkut in Russia since 2015. Since his first in the promotion, where he defeated Brazilian fighter Renato Velame, who had only lost 26 fights in his MMA career, he is expected to have gained a following. However, Yan won the war by vote. In Yan's third fight, he defeated Kharon Orzumiev in a first-round match in 47 seconds. In the first round of Professional Fight Night 10: Russia Cup, Yan defeated Artur Mirzakhakhanyan in his next fight.
Yan defeated Murad Kalamov on October 24th, 2015, by a unanimous decision. Yan had the opportunity to face Magomed Magomedov for the championship belt in the bantamweight division.
On March 26, 2016, Yan defeated Magomedov in Moscow, "The Battle of Lions." Magomedov won the title by split decision and kept the bantamweight championship; however, many, including ACB President Mairbek Khasiev, believed the winner had won the fight after going all five rounds, including ACB president Mairbek Khasiev, who promised to book a rematch, expressed dissatisfaction with his decision. Despite losing, this was still the best fight of the year for the ACB in 2016.
Following his first commercial loss, Yan returned to face English mixed martial artist Ed Arthur at ACB 41: Path to Victory in Sochi. He was victorious by a unanimous vote.
Yan was supposed to face Magomedov at AFB 57: Payback in Moscow in the spring of 2017. After fighting all five hard-fought rounds, Yan exacted revenge and defeated Magomedov by unanimous verdict. He was voted champion of the ACB and was subsequently named champion of the ACB bantamweight champion.
Following his victory, Yan returned in September 2017 to face Brazilian opponent Matheus Mattos at ACB: 71 in Moscow. Yan defeated Mattos with a left uppercut, causing Mattos to collapse to his back, forcing the referee to call the contest off. By a third-round knockout, he successfully defended his bantamweight title.
In January 2018, Yan signed a Ultimate Fighting Championship contract for his first title defense.
Yan made his promotional debut against Teruto Ishihara on June 23, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132. In the first round, he defeated him physically and had a fantastic knockout.
Yan was slated to face top-14 UFC rankings Douglas Silva de Andrade at the UFC Fight Night 136 on September 15, 2018. However, Andrade, citing a foot injury, was forced to leave the fight on August 9th, and Jin Soo Son took his place. Son weighed one pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136 pounds, and he was fined 20% of his purse to Yan at weigh-ins. By a majority vote, Yan won the contest. This win earned him the Fight of the Night award.
On December 29, 2018, a bantamweight match between Yan and Douglas Silva de Andrade was postponed for UFC 232. After de Andrade's corner ended the contest, he won the fight by a technical knockout in round two.
Yan announced on social media on January 10 that he had signed a new, four-fight deal with the UFC. At UFC Fight Night 145, Yan faced John Dodson on February 23, 2019. Yan won the fight by unanimous vote after landing hard punches and kicks, but Dodson's back was against the cage.
Despite his previous, few months old deal, Yan has signed a new six-fight deal that was immediately extended to him following his victory over Dodson.
On June 8, 2019, Yan defeated Jimmie Rivera at UFC 238. He won the fight by a unanimous vote.
Yan was forced to have surgery due to synovitis in his left elbow on June 26, according to the newspaper.
On December 14, 2019, Yan faced Urijah Faber at UFC 245. Yan gained the fight by knockout in the third round after largely dominating the striking exchanges and knocking Faber down in the second round. He received the Best of the Night award for his efforts.
After the fight with Faber, Yan was dismissive of bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo's claim that Cejudo is ducked by Cejudo. "I think it's pretty clear he is ducking me and doing everything he can to avoid fighting me." All this talk about him requiring a larger name is bullshit; he just wants to fight for himself."
Cejudo revealed he would be dropping out of mixed martial arts competition after Cejudo's title defense against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. On July 24, 2020, Yan then met former WEC and UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo for the vacant title. In the fifth round, he won the match by a technical knockout.
On December 12, 2020, Yan would make his first title defense against Aljamain Sterling against UFC 256. However, it was confirmed on November 22nd that the match had been pulled from the UFC 256 card and the match was postponed until March 2021 at UFC 259. Yan was disqualified in the fourth round due to an illegal knee injury, thus losing the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Two judges had Yan up 29-28 and one had the currency up 29-28 before the illegal knee.
On October 30, 2021, a rematch with the Sterling was expected to take place at UFC 267. On the other hand, the sterling fell from the competition on September 25th due to persistent neck pains. Cory Sandhagen was brought on as a replacement in the Interim UFC Bantamweight Championship. Yan was the victor of the match by unanimous vote. This bout was voted the Night of the Night award by the Red Cross.
On March 5th, 2022, UFC 272 will hold a title unification match with Aljamain Sterling. However, the bout was postponed and will take place at UFC 273 on January 11, 2022. Yan lost the match on a split vote. In addition, he received his third award in the "Fan Bonus of the Night" category.
On October 22, 2022, Yan met Sean O'Malley at UFC 280. He was disqualified by a split decision in the fight. Many supporters and fighters adamantly stated their displeasure with Yan's appointment, prompting them to conclude that he was the correct winner. Yan won the contest by 26 out of 26 media outlets, with 26 out of 26. The bout was given the Fight of the Night bonus.