Yan Xiaonan (19-5, 9) was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China on June 16, 1989. At the age of 19 years on November 8, 2008, she made her professional MMA debut against Unknown Fighter, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 25, 2017, 28-year old Yan Xiaonan made her UFC debut on her 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum against Kailin Curran, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Xiaonan's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Virna Jandiroba at UFC 314 at age 35 on April 12, 2025. She is on a 1-fight losing streak.
She has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Yan Xiaonan's best fights have been against Jéssica Andrade, Kailin Curran, Tabatha Ricci, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Angela Hill, Viviane Pereira and Syuri Kondo. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Yan Xiaonan".
Xiaonan has 5 losses on her MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Yan Xiaonan Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Apr 12, 2025 35 years, 9 months 19-5 (9) | 36 years, 10 months 21-3 (15) | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | Loss |
24  | Nov 23, 2024 35 years, 5 months 19-4 (9) | 29 years, 9 months 11-2 (4) | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | Win |
23  | Apr 13, 2024 34 years, 9 months 18-4 (9) | 33 years, 8 months 24-3 (19) | UFC | ST | 5 | UD | Loss For UFC Women's strawweight title |
22  | May 6, 2023 33 years, 10 months 18-3 (9) | 31 years, 7 months 24-10 (17) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
21  | Oct 1, 2022 33 years, 3 months 17-3 (8) | 29 years, 6 months 12-2 (7) | UFC | FL | 5 | MD | Win |
20  | Mar 5, 2022 32 years, 8 months 16-3 (8) | 34 years, 10 months 15-1-2 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | Loss |
19  | May 22, 2021 31 years, 11 months 16-2 (8) | 33 years, 7 months 17-6 (7) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
18  | Nov 7, 2020 31 years, 4 months 16-1 (8) | 31 years, 11 months 18-4 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
17  | Feb 23, 2020 30 years, 8 months 15-1 (8) | 34 years, 4 months 12-5 (3) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
16  | Jun 8, 2019 29 years, 11 months 14-1 (8) | 34 years, 4 months 9-6 (3) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
15 | Nov 24, 2018 29 years, 5 months 13-1 (8) | Syuri Kondo | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Jun 23, 2018 29 years 12-1 (8) | 24 years, 9 months 13-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
13 | Nov 25, 2017 28 years, 5 months 11-1 (8) | Kailin Curran | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
12 | Nov 19, 2016 27 years, 5 months 10-1 (8) | Emi Fujino | FL | 1 | NC | NC Accidental clash of heads | |
11 | Jun 26, 2016 27 years 10-1 (8) | Luo Xuanzhen | FL | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
10 | Apr 16, 2016 26 years, 10 months 9-1 (7) | Lim Seo-hee | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Side kick and punch | |
9 | Jan 31, 2016 26 years, 7 months 8-1 (6) | Omnia Gamal | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
8 | Dec 26, 2015 26 years, 6 months 7-1 (5) | Nam Ye-hyun | FL | 2 | UD | Win | |
7 | Oct 30, 2015 26 years, 4 months 6-1 (5) | Bayarmaa Munkhgerel | FL | 1 | KO | Win Punch | |
6 | Jul 15, 2015 26 years 5-1 (4) | Dolores Meek | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
5 | Oct 30, 2010 21 years, 4 months 4-1 (3) | Wang Xiaoying | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
4 | Sep 16, 2010 21 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | Karina Hallinan | FL | 1 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Jul 15, 2010 21 years 3-0 (2) | Gina Iniong | ST | 3 | UD | Win | |
2 | Nov 21, 2009 20 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Jin Tang | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Stomps and punches | |
1 | Nov 8, 2008 19 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Unknown Fighter | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
