Yan Xiaonan has five losses against five opponents on her MMA record. For a list of Xiaonan's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Yan Xiaonan".
On April 12, 2025 Yan Xiaonan faced off against Virna Jandiroba in a strawweight bout at age 35. She was coming in with a record of 19-5 (9), and Jandiroba was 36 years old and with a record of 21-3 (15). Xiaonan lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On April 13, 2024 Yan Xiaonan fought Zhang Weili in a strawweight title fight for Weili's UFC Women's Championship title. Xiaonan was 34 years old and with a record of 18-4 (9), and Weili was 33 years old and with a record of 24-3 (19). Xiaonan lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
On March 5, 2022 Yan Xiaonan faced off against Marina Rodriguez in a flyweight bout at age 32. She was coming in with a record of 16-3 (8), and Rodriguez was 34 years old and with a record of 15-1-2 (7). Xiaonan lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
On May 22, 2021 Yan Xiaonan faced off against Carla Esparza in a flyweight bout at age 31. She was coming in with a record of 16-2 (8), and Esparza was 33 years old and with a record of 17-6 (7). Xiaonan lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On September 16, 2010 Yan Xiaonan faced off against Karina Hallinan in a flyweight bout at age 21. She was coming in with a record of 3-1 (2). Xiaonan lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
