Petr Yan (19-5, 8) was born in Dudinka, Taymyr Autonomous Okrug, Russia on February 11, 1993. At the age of 21 years on December 20, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Murad Bakiev, winning the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On June 23, 2018, 25-year old Petr Yan made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards against a 26-year old Teruto Ishihara, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
He became the UFC bantamweight champion on July 12, 2020 at age 27 on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC 251 after defeating a 33-year old José Aldo via 5th-round TKO.
Yan's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Marcus McGhee at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder at age 32 on July 26, 2025. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Petr Yan's best fights have been against José Aldo, Cory Sandhagen, Teruto Ishihara, Douglas Silva de Andrade, Urijah Faber, Son Jin-soo and John Dodson.
Yan has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24  | Jul 26, 2025 32 years, 5 months 19-5 (8) | 35 years, 2 months 10-1 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Nov 23, 2024 31 years, 9 months 18-5 (8) | 36 years, 11 months 24-3-1 (17) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN |
22  | Mar 9, 2024 31 years 17-5 (8) | 26 years, 3 months 21-7-1 (12) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Mar 11, 2023 30 years, 1 months 16-5 (8) | 32 years, 2 months 15-4 (4) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Oct 22, 2022 29 years, 8 months 16-4 (8) | 27 years, 11 months 15-1 (12) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
19  | Apr 9, 2022 29 years, 1 months 16-3 (8) | 32 years, 8 months 20-3 (10) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | LOSS For UFC bantamweight title |
18  | Oct 30, 2021 28 years, 8 months 16-2 (8) | 29 years, 6 months 14-3 (9) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC bantamweight title Interim |
17 | Mar 6, 2021 28 years 15-2 (8) | 31 years, 7 months 19-3 (10) | UFC | BT | 4 | DQ | LOSS Illegal knee Lost UFC bantamweight title |
16  | Jul 12, 2020 27 years, 5 months 15-1 (8) | 33 years, 10 months 28-6 (18) | UFC | BT | 5 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC bantamweight title Vacant |
15  | Dec 14, 2019 26 years, 10 months 14-1 (7) | 40 years, 7 months 35-10 (25) | UFC | BT | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick |
14  | Jun 8, 2019 26 years, 3 months 13-1 (6) | 29 years, 11 months 22-3 (5) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Feb 23, 2019 26 years 12-1 (6) | 34 years, 4 months 20-10 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Dec 29, 2018 25 years, 10 months 11-1 (6) | 33 years, 6 months 25-2 (20) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
11 | Sep 15, 2018 25 years, 7 months 10-1 (5) | Son Jin-soo | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Jun 23, 2018 25 years, 4 months 9-1 (5) | 26 years, 11 months 10-5-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
9 | Sep 23, 2017 24 years, 7 months 8-1 (4) | Matheus Mattos | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended ACB bantamweight title | |
8  | Apr 15, 2017 24 years, 2 months 7-1 (3) | 25 years, 3 months 13-0 (9) | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won ACB bantamweight title | |
7 | Jul 15, 2016 23 years, 5 months 6-1 (3) | Ed Arthur | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Mar 26, 2016 23 years, 1 months 5-1 (3) | 24 years, 3 months 11-0 (8) | BT | 5 | SD | LOSS For ACB bantamweight title | |
5 | Oct 24, 2015 22 years, 8 months 5-0 (3) | Murad Kalamov | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jul 5, 2015 22 years, 4 months 4-0 (3) | Artur Mirzakhanyan | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | May 30, 2015 22 years, 3 months 3-0 (2) | Kharon Orzumiev | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
2 | Feb 28, 2015 22 years 2-0 (1) | Renato Velame | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Dec 20, 2014 21 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Murad Bakiev | BT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch |
