Petr Yan entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Magomed Magomedov in 2016 (via split decision), since then he has won five bouts defeating Teruto Ishihara and Jin Soo Son in 2018.
His opponent, Douglas Silva de Andrade, has a record of 25-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Rob Font last year but he came back to win in 2018 against Marlon Vera. Yan vs Silva de Andrade is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2 – UFC 232. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Date: 2018-12-29
Where: The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
Division: bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg)
UFC 232 fight card (main fights):
Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2
Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes
Carlos Condit vs Michael Chiesa
Corey Anderson vs Ilir Latifi
Chad Mendes vs Alexander Volkanovski
Andrei Arlovski vs Walt Harris
Petr Yan vs Douglas Silva de Andrade
BJ Penn vs Ryan Hall
Yan’s next fight: John Dodson vs Petr Yan
Yan vs Silva de Andrade Fight Video:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JK6vtyKQ20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw839UGzMac
He kneed him in the face…the ref should have stopped it, deducted a point or given a strong warning and then stood them up.