Petr Yan
"No Mercy"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Petr Yan
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Occasionally low volume in the first round due to a 'downloading' phase
- Susceptible to high-volume positional grappling if gas tank is challenged early
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Cardio and Fight IQ are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression70
- Cardio92
- Wrestling88
- Fight IQ90
- Distance Control86
- Finishing40
Prep for camp: Petr Yan
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- High-guard shell defense used to gather data and read opponent timing early in fights
- Expertly utilizes hand-fighting and traps to create openings for power shots
- Integrates high-level judo trips and reactive wrestling to punish aggressive strikers
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Petr Yan.
How Petr has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
Last competed and won on Dec 6, 2025
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2025-12-06vs Merab DvalishviliU-DEC · R5 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
- W2025-07-26vs Marcus McGheeU-DEC · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
- W2024-11-23vs Deiveson FigueiredoU-DEC · R5 · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
- W2024-03-09vs Song YadongU-DEC · R3 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
- L2023-03-11vs Merab DvalishviliU-DEC · R5 · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Availability
Currently on a 4-fight win streak
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Petr Yan is a technical master of the bantamweight division, combining elite boxing with a highly underrated wrestling and judo base. He is known for a slow-start but high-finishing pace, utilizing a high-guard and data-gathering approach to dismantle opponents over championships rounds.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- High-guard shell defense used to gather data and read opponent timing early in fights
- Expertly utilizes hand-fighting and traps to create openings for power shots
- Integrates high-level judo trips and reactive wrestling to punish aggressive strikers
- Transitions seamlessly between stances to alter striking angles and defensive look
Signature Moves
- Shifting Lead Hook
- Inside Leg Trip
- Switch-stance high kick
- Parrying Jab to Straight Right
Weaknesses
- Occasionally low volume in the first round due to a 'downloading' phase
- Susceptible to high-volume positional grappling if gas tank is challenged early