Rani Yahya (28-12-1, 20) was born in Brasília, Brazil on September 12, 1984. At the age of 18 years on September 14, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Junior Peba, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 22, 2011, 26-year old Rani Yahya made his UFC debut on his 22nd professional MMA fight at UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 against a 35-year old Mike Brown, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Yahya's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Victor Henry at UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez at age 39 on April 27, 2024. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 20 times in the UFC, and has a record of 13 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Rani Yahya's best fights have been against Josh Grispi, Henry Briones, Luke Sanders, Johnny Bedford, Mark Hominick, Yoshiro Maeda and Eddie Wineland.
Yahya has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42  | Apr 27, 2024 39 years, 7 months 28-12-1 (20) | 36 years, 11 months 23-6 (14) | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
41  | Apr 22, 2023 38 years, 7 months 28-11-1 (20) | 30 years, 11 months 12-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
40  | Nov 20, 2021 37 years, 2 months 28-10-1 (20) | 34 years, 2 months 17-8 (12) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
39 | Mar 13, 2021 36 years, 6 months 27-10-1 (20) | Ray Rodriguez | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
38  | Mar 14, 2020 35 years, 6 months 26-10-1 (19) | 30 years, 10 months 16-5-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
37  | Feb 10, 2019 34 years, 4 months 26-10 (19) | 26 years, 5 months 14-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
36  | Aug 25, 2018 33 years, 11 months 26-9 (19) | 32 years, 8 months 12-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
35  | Feb 24, 2018 33 years, 5 months 25-9 (18) | 31 years, 6 months 15-7 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
34  | Aug 5, 2017 32 years, 10 months 24-9 (17) | 36 years, 9 months 16-6-1 (14) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
33  | Mar 11, 2017 32 years, 5 months 23-9 (16) | 29 years, 11 months 17-5 (14) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Sep 24, 2016 32 years 23-8 (16) | 25 years, 11 months 11-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Jul 13, 2016 31 years, 10 months 22-8 (16) | 29 years, 5 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
30  | Jul 15, 2015 30 years, 10 months 21-8 (15) | 32 years, 7 months 23-9-5 (17) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | Sep 13, 2014 30 years 20-8 (15) | 31 years, 8 months 19-11-1 (15) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
28 | Apr 11, 2014 29 years, 6 months 19-8 (14) | 31 years, 3 months 19-10-1 (15) | UFC | BT | 1 | NC | NC Accidental headbutt |
27  | Nov 30, 2013 29 years, 2 months 19-8 (14) | 31 years, 4 months 20-5-1 (15) | TUF | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
26 | Aug 3, 2013 28 years, 10 months 19-7 (14) | Josh Clopton | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Mar 3, 2013 28 years, 5 months 18-7 (14) | 31 years, 9 months 14-5-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Aug 4, 2012 27 years, 10 months 17-7 (14) | 23 years, 9 months 14-3 (11) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN North-south choke |
23  | Aug 6, 2011 26 years, 10 months 16-7 (13) | 26 years, 3 months 10-0 (4) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Jan 22, 2011 26 years, 4 months 16-6 (13) | 35 years, 4 months 24-7 (18) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Apr 24, 2010 25 years, 7 months 15-6 (13) | 26 years, 4 months 12-4-2 (5) | WEC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Dec 19, 2009 25 years, 3 months 15-5 (13) | 25 years, 4 months 10-1 (8) | WEC | BT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
19 | Aug 9, 2009 24 years, 10 months 15-4 (13) | John Hosman | WEC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN North-south choke |
18  | Apr 5, 2009 24 years, 6 months 14-4 (12) | 24 years, 9 months 14-5-1 (12) | WEC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | Nov 5, 2008 24 years, 1 months 13-4 (11) | 27 years 23-5-2 (15) | WEC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
16  | Dec 31, 2007 23 years, 3 months 12-4 (10) | 30 years, 9 months 16-1 (13) | K-1 | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches and soccer kicks |
15  | Sep 5, 2007 22 years, 11 months 12-3 (10) | 22 years, 5 months 10-1 (9) | WEC | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS For WEC bantamweight title |
14  | Jun 3, 2007 22 years, 8 months 12-2 (10) | 24 years, 10 months 13-6 (10) | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
13 | Mar 22, 2007 22 years, 6 months 11-2 (9) | Louie Moreno | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
12  | Oct 9, 2006 22 years 10-2 (8) | 23 years, 3 months 9-1-1 (8) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
11 | Aug 5, 2006 21 years, 10 months 10-1 (8) | Kazuya Yasuhiro | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke | |
10 | May 20, 2006 21 years, 8 months 9-1 (7) | Eben Kaneshiro | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Ezekiel choke | |
9  | May 3, 2006 21 years, 7 months 8-1 (6) | 30 years 9-9-4 (7) | LT | 2 | MD | WIN | |
8 | Feb 4, 2006 21 years, 4 months 7-1 (6) | Takumi Yano | 3 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke | ||
7 | Dec 11, 2005 21 years, 2 months 6-1 (6) | Taiyo Nakahara | 1 | SUB | WIN North-south choke | ||
6 | Oct 30, 2004 20 years, 1 months 5-1 (5) | Fabio Alves | K-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
5  | May 15, 2004 19 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | 25 years | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
4 | Apr 17, 2004 19 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Luciano Santos | 2 | SUB | WIN Keylock | ||
3 | Apr 17, 2004 19 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Muzila Muzila | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Apr 17, 2004 19 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Fabio Alves | 2 | SUB | WIN Peruvian necktie | ||
1 | Sep 14, 2002 18 years 1-0 (1) | Junior Peba | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
