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★ Championship Bout · Bantamweight
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Las Vegas, USA
6 Mar 2021
Bantamweight
VS
55%
Yan
45%
Sterling
Win Probability
Petr
Petr Yan
"No Mercy"
20 – 5
5'7"67" reachSwitch33 yrs5-fight win streakWell-Rounded
CFR 65
Aljamain
Aljamain Sterling
"Funk Master"
26 – 5
Well-Rounded2-fight win streak37 yrsOrthodox71" reach5'7"
CFR 54
★ Official Result
Aljamain SterlingwinsR4 · 4:29
def. Petr Yan · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Yan
→
Actual result
Sterling wins
Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Yan at 55% vs Sterling at 45% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 11 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Sterling has a chin rating of 50 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout
YanSterling
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Yan
Sterling
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
5'7"
Height
5'7"
67"
Reach
+71"
33+
Age
37
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Yan
Sterling
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
65.0
54.2
56.7
Performance Avg
54.2
44
Quality of Victory
38
100
Momentum Score
71
Yan
Sterling
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
4.6
/ 10
2.7
/ 10
4.5
Style: Pressure
4.7
7.1
Style: Volume
6.5
4 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
2 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
23
Head
11
5
Body
10
4
Leg
3
RangeRange
25Distance19
5Clinch3
2Ground2
Yan
Sterling
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.7
/ 10
3.2
/ 10
1.2
Wrestling Style (/10)
2.3
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
2.2
0
Submission wins
4
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Yan
Sterling
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
92
50
Never stopped
Verdict
KO risk
0
KO/TKO Losses
2
0
Sub Losses
0
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KO round context
Avg R1.5 stoppage
—
Last KO loss
5 fights ago
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
17/25 fights
Chin rating based on
24/31 fights
Yan
Sterling
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
100
71
5-fight 🔥 win streak
Current form
2-fight 🔥 win streak
W · Dec · R5
W · Dec · R5
W · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R5
W · Dec · R3
Last 5
Upcoming
W · Dec · R5
W · Dec · R5
L · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
Yan
Sterling
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
31%
33%
4
KO / TKO Wins
2
0
Submission Wins
4
9
Decision Wins
12

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Yan
Sterling
Striking4.6 / 2.7Volume7.1 / 6.5Grappling1.7 / 3.2Wrestling1.2 / 2.3Submission0.0 / 2.2Pressure4.5 / 4.7
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
4.6
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
2.7
1.7
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
3.2
1.2
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
2.3
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
2.2
4.5
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
4.7
7.1
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
6.5
Yan
Strike Zones
Sterling
Yan
Attacking
23HEAD5BODY4LEGS32 landed
Absorbing
11HEAD10BODY3LEGS24 absorbed
Sterling
Attacking
11HEAD10BODY3LEGS24 landed
Absorbing
23HEAD5BODY4LEGS32 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Yan targets the head (72% of attacks) — Sterling absorbs 72% of strikes there
🎯Sterling targets the head (46% of attacks) — Yan absorbs 46% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Yan
RND
Sterling
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0

Yan · Last 5

W · Dec · R5
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Decision
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev · 2026-10
W · Dec · R5
Merab Dvalishvili
Decision
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · 2025-12
W · Dec · R3
Marcus McGhee
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · 2025-07
W · Dec · R5
Deiveson Figueiredo
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo · 2024-11
W · Dec · R3
Song Yadong
Decision
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03

Sterling · Last 5

Upcoming
Kevin Vallejos
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs. Stirling · 2026-11
W · Dec · R5
Youssef Zalal
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · 2026-04
W · Dec · R5
Brian Ortega
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · 2025-08
L · Dec · R3
Movsar Evloev
Decision
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · 2024-12
W · Dec · R3
Calvin Kattar
Decision
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · 2024-04

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Petr Yan · Aljamain Sterling
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