Petr Yan

Yan made the rematch look different from the opening exchange, coming forward behind his jab and right hand instead of conceding the centre. Dvalishvili still found his familiar entries, but Yan's first defensive reactions made the champion work for every extended sequence. As the fight reached the championship rounds, Yan's boxing and body attacks became the clearest damage in the contest. Dvalishvili kept pressing and stayed dangerous, yet Yan's timing repeatedly interrupted the takedowns and a late body kick visibly hurt the champion. The judges — Mike Bell, Derek Cleary and Eric Colon — awarded Yan the unanimous decision on scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47. The result returned Yan to the top of the division as a two-time bantamweight champion.

Key moments

• Yan opened by pressing forward with the jab and right hand, changing the geography of the rematch.
• Yan's body attacks created the clearest damage while his defensive reactions denied Dvalishvili sustained control.
• Yan's cleaner five-round performance earned a unanimous decision and restored him as bantamweight champion.

Yan built into the bout with clean, technical striking and trips that helped him take the better of the exchanges. He kept up the pressure as the fight progressed, widening his advantage while McGhee began to fade, and won a unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Yan warmed into the fight behind clean, technical striking.
• He used trips to gain the better of exchanges.
• Yan maintained pressure and effectiveness as McGhee began to wane.

Yan was the more active and effective striker through a competitive, give-and-take bout. Figueiredo staggered him in the fourth round, but Yan answered quickly whenever the Brazilian landed and took a unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Yan was the more active and effective striker across the fight.
• Figueiredo staggered Yan in the fourth round.
• Yan quickly answered Figueiredo’s landed shots throughout the bout.

Song’s early takedown gave him a strong start, but Yan adjusted with sharper boxing and wrestling. Yan opened a cut and used late takedowns to secure a unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Song landed an early takedown and pressed the action.
• Yan answered with jabs and combinations, opening a cut near Song’s eye.
• Yan added a late takedown on his way to a unanimous decision.

Dvalishvili set the terms immediately, forcing Yan to defend repeated entries and work back to the centre whenever the fight opened up. Yan's elbows and counterstrikes made the exchanges competitive, but the challenger kept returning to the legs and the fence. The same pattern held through the championship rounds: Yan found clean moments when he created space, while Dvalishvili answered with another scramble, another clinch or another takedown attempt. The sustained activity left Yan needing a finish in the final round. The judges — Mike Bell, Sal D'Amato and Junichiro Kamijo — each scored the fight 50-45 for Dvalishvili, who completed the five-round shutout by unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Dvalishvili immediately made Yan defend chain-wrestling sequences and fence pressure.
• Yan landed clean elbows and counters in open space, but Dvalishvili repeatedly reset the fight with another entry.
• Dvalishvili's sustained activity carried him to a unanimous decision with three 50-45 scorecards.

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Yan defeated Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision at UFC 267 to win the interim UFC bantamweight title.

Key moments

• Sandhagen started quickly by mixing his striking and maintaining a busy pace.
• Yan built his offense with kicks and sharper stand-up exchanges as the fight progressed.
• Yan dropped Sandhagen with a spinning backfist and left hand late in the second round, then controlled the final rounds to win 49-46 on every card.