Best fights of Rani Yahya
Over 22 years as a professional, Rani Yahya has compiled a 28-12-1 (21) record, including one title fight across three weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Rani Yahya defeats Kang Kyung-ho
On November 20, 2021 Rani Yahya faced Kang Kyung-ho in a bantamweight bout. Yahya was 37 years old with a record of 27-10-1, and Kyung-ho was 34 with a record of 17-8. Yahya was coming off a win and Kyung-ho was on a 3-fight winning streak. Yahya won via unanimous decision.
2. Rani Yahya defeats Michinori Tanaka
On September 24, 2016 Rani Yahya faced Michinori Tanaka in a bantamweight bout. Yahya was 32 years old with a record of 22-8, and Tanaka was 25 with a record of 11-1. Yahya was on a 3-fight winning streak and Tanaka was coming off a win. Yahya won via unanimous decision.
3. Rani Yahya defeats Mizuto Hirota
On March 3, 2013 Rani Yahya faced Mizuto Hirota in a featherweight bout. Yahya was 28 years old with a record of 17-7, and Hirota was 31 with a record of 14-5-1. Yahya was coming off a win, while Hirota was coming off a loss. Yahya won via unanimous decision.
4. Rani Yahya loses to Victor Henry via KO
On April 27, 2024 Rani Yahya faced Victor Henry in a bantamweight bout. Yahya was 39 years old with a record of 28-11-1, and Henry was 36 with a record of 23-6. Yahya was coming off a loss. Henry stopped Yahya via TKO in the 3rd round.
5. Rani Yahya defeats Masanori Kanehara
On July 15, 2015 Rani Yahya faced Masanori Kanehara in a bantamweight bout. Yahya was 30 years old with a record of 20-8, and Kanehara was 32 with a record of 23-9-5. Both Yahya and Kanehara were coming off a win. Yahya won via split decision.
6. Rani Yahya submits Yoshiro Maeda
On November 5, 2008 Rani Yahya faced Yoshiro Maeda in a bantamweight bout. Yahya was 24 years old with a record of 12-4, and Maeda was 27 with a record of 23-5-2. Yahya was on a 2-fight losing streak and Maeda was coming off a loss. Yahya submitted Yoshiro Maeda via guillotine choke in the 1st round.
7. Rani Yahya draws with Enrique Barzola
On March 14, 2020 Rani Yahya faced Enrique Barzola in a bantamweight bout. Yahya was 35 years old with a record of 26-10, and Barzola was 30 with a record of 16-5-1. Both Yahya and Barzola were coming off a loss. The fight ended in a unanimous decision.
8. Rani Yahya defeats Mike Brown
On January 22, 2011 Rani Yahya faced Mike Brown in a featherweight bout. Yahya was 26 years old with a record of 15-6, and Brown was 35 with a record of 24-7. Yahya was on a 2-fight losing streak and Brown was coming off a loss. Yahya won via unanimous decision.
9. Rani Yahya submits Ray Rodriguez
On March 13, 2021 Rani Yahya faced Ray Rodriguez in a bantamweight bout. Yahya was 36 years old with a record of 26-10-1, and Rodriguez was 0 with a record of 0-0. Yahya submitted Ray Rodriguez via arm-triangle choke in the 2nd round.
10. Rani Yahya loses to Chad Mendes via unanimous decision
On August 6, 2011 Rani Yahya faced Chad Mendes in a featherweight bout. Yahya was 26 years old with a record of 16-6, and Mendes was 26 with a record of 10-0. Yahya was coming off a win and Mendes was on an undefeated 10-fight winning streak. Yahya lost via unanimous decision. Went the distance with Mendes.