Yan Cabral (15-3, 13) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 13, 1983. At the age of 24 years on December 22, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Chas Jacquier, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 9, 2013, 30-year old Yan Cabral made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields against a 33-year old David Mitchell, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Cabral's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Mauricio Otalora at age 41 on May 25, 2024. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Yan Cabral's best fights have been against Naoyuki Kotani, Kazushi Sakuraba and David Mitchell.
Cabral has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | May 25, 2024 41 years 15-3 (13) | Mauricio Otalora | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Dec 23, 2017 34 years, 7 months 14-3 (12) | Peng Yang | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar | |
16 | Jan 6, 2017 33 years, 7 months 13-3 (11) | Zalimkhan Yusupov | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15  | May 8, 2016 32 years, 11 months 12-3 (11) | 37 years, 10 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Nov 7, 2015 32 years, 5 months 12-2 (11) | 26 years, 4 months 21-4 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Oct 25, 2014 31 years, 5 months 12-1 (11) | 32 years, 10 months 33-11-7 (27) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
12  | May 10, 2014 30 years, 11 months 11-1 (10) | 29 years, 9 months 16-3 (13) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
11  | Oct 9, 2013 30 years, 4 months 11-0 (10) | 33 years, 11 months 12-3 (8) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10  | Sep 24, 2011 28 years, 4 months 10-0 (10) | 42 years, 2 months 26-15-1 (20) | Dream | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
9 | Apr 10, 2010 26 years, 10 months 9-0 (9) | Djordje Beric | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
8 | Jan 24, 2010 26 years, 8 months 8-0 (8) | Arbi Agujev | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Sep 26, 2009 26 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | Peter Angerer | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
6 | May 30, 2009 26 years 6-0 (6) | Mattias Awad | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
5 | May 2, 2009 25 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Gary Kono | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
4 | Mar 22, 2009 25 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Catalin Ersen | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
3 | Aug 30, 2008 25 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Francis Guilherme | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
2 | Apr 5, 2008 24 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Christos Petroutsos | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Dec 22, 2007 24 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Chas Jacquier | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
