Petr Yan has five losses against four opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Yan's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Petr Yan".
On March 11, 2023 Petr Yan faced off against Merab Dvalishvili in a bantamweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 16-5 (8), and Dvalishvili was 32 years old and with a record of 15-4 (4). Yan lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
On October 22, 2022 Petr Yan faced off against Sean O'Malley in a bantamweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 16-4 (8), and O'Malley was 27 years old and with a record of 15-1 (12). Yan lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
On April 9, 2022 Petr Yan fought Aljamain Sterling in a bantamweight title fight for Sterling's UFC Championship title. Yan was 29 years old and with a record of 16-3 (8), and Sterling was 32 years old and with a record of 20-3 (10). Yan lost the fight via 5-round split decision.
On March 6, 2021 Petr Yan met Aljamain Sterling in a bantamweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Yan was 28 years old and with a record of 15-2 (8), and Sterling was 31 years old and with a record of 19-3 (10). Yan lost the fight via 4-round disqualification and lost the title.
On March 26, 2016 Petr Yan fought Magomed Magomedov in a bantamweight title fight for Magomedov's ACB Championship title. Yan was 23 years old and with a record of 5-1 (3), and Magomedov was 24 years old and with a record of 11-0 (8). Yan lost the fight via 5-round split decision.