Women's Strawweight

Yan Xiaonan

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

19-6-0 (1 NC)

UFC

9-5-0

Age

Height

5'5"

Weight

115 lbs

Reach

63"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:17
Fight Completion Rate	87.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.86
% Fights Inside the Distance	21.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	82-46 (64.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	48-34 (58.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	34-12 (73.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	63.4%
% Time in Control	7.9%
% Time Controlled	28.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	21.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.39
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.76
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.63
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.3%
Distance Strike Defense	66.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.29
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.22
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.59
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.25
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.35

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Strawweight field

Yan Xiaonan League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Yan Xiaonan
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	73.3%
Takedown Defense	64.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:11
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	11.1%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	88.9%
Avg Fight Time	14:17
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Takedown Accuracy	100.0%
Takedown Defense	56.5%
Control Time/Fight	0:33

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Denise Gomes

UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song • Aug 2026Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 4:49

Yan Xiaonan19/5932%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Denise Gomes18/4838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	19/59	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Denise Gomes	18/48	38%	0/0	0:00	1

LOSS

vs. Virna Jandiroba

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan17/4439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27

Virna Jandiroba11/2055%TD 3/11Ctrl 9:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Virna Jandiroba	4/9	44%	1/5	3:03	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	4/6	67%	0/0	0:27	—
	Virna Jandiroba	0/1	0%	1/1	4:14	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	7/21	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Virna Jandiroba	7/10	70%	1/5	2:42	—

WIN

vs. Tabatha Ricci

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo • Nov 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan78/16148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tabatha Ricci15/10315%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	16/40	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tabatha Ricci	0/13	0%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	25/54	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tabatha Ricci	8/30	27%	1/1	0:16	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	37/67	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tabatha Ricci	7/60	12%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Zhang Weili

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Women's StrawweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan43/8551%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:20KD 1

Zhang Weili106/15768%TD 6/9Ctrl 12:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	7/23	30%	1/1	0:20	—
	Zhang Weili	17/30	57%	1/1	1:04	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	4/13	31%	0/0	0:10	—
	Zhang Weili	54/59	92%	1/1	3:51	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	26/34	76%	2/2	1:42	1
	Zhang Weili	12/25	48%	0/3	0:17	—

R4	Yan Xiaonan	4/10	40%	0/0	0:08	—
	Zhang Weili	19/33	58%	2/2	3:42	—

R5	Yan Xiaonan	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zhang Weili	4/10	40%	2/2	3:50	—

WIN

vs. Jessica Andrade

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:20

Yan Xiaonan26/3672%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Jessica Andrade12/3238%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	26/36	72%	0/0	0:02	1
	Jessica Andrade	12/32	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mackenzie Dern

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan • Oct 2022Women's Strawweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan113/19558%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:11

Mackenzie Dern61/15140%TD 2/11Ctrl 9:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	28/52	54%	0/0	0:16	—
	Mackenzie Dern	16/42	38%	0/4	1:01	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	8/9	89%	0/0	1:50	—
	Mackenzie Dern	9/15	60%	0/0	2:44	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	32/66	48%	0/0	0:24	—
	Mackenzie Dern	18/45	40%	1/4	0:12	—

R4	Yan Xiaonan	38/56	68%	0/0	1:28	—
	Mackenzie Dern	14/38	37%	0/2	0:47	—

R5	Yan Xiaonan	7/12	58%	0/0	0:13	—
	Mackenzie Dern	4/11	36%	1/1	4:35	—

LOSS

vs. Marina Rodriguez

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal • Mar 2022Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan56/13242%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:33

Marina Rodriguez72/20036%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	24/54	44%	1/1	0:04	—
	Marina Rodriguez	18/48	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	14/34	41%	1/3	1:29	—
	Marina Rodriguez	14/45	31%	0/0	0:28	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	18/44	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marina Rodriguez	40/107	37%	0/0	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Carla Esparza

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt • May 2021Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:58

Yan Xiaonan5/1145%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Carla Esparza27/3382%TD 3/3Ctrl 7:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	13/15	87%	2/2	4:52	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	14/18	78%	1/1	2:26	—

WIN

vs. Claudia Gadelha

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira • Nov 2020Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan74/17044%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

Claudia Gadelha36/9638%TD 2/10Ctrl 6:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	19/36	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Claudia Gadelha	10/26	38%	2/5	4:06	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	26/78	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Claudia Gadelha	17/43	40%	0/1	0:07	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	29/56	52%	0/0	0:19	—
	Claudia Gadelha	9/27	33%	0/4	2:33	—

WIN

vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker • Feb 2020Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan93/17852%TD 5/6Ctrl 5:06

Karolina Kowalkiewicz38/8545%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	36/69	52%	2/3	1:52	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	19/40	48%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	39/74	53%	2/2	0:49	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	14/35	40%	0/1	1:18	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	18/35	51%	1/1	2:25	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	5/10	50%	0/0	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Angela Hill

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes • Jun 2019Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan94/24938%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:51

Angela Hill71/14449%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	12/34	35%	0/0	1:46	—
	Angela Hill	12/28	43%	1/2	0:44	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	36/93	39%	1/1	0:05	—
	Angela Hill	25/51	49%	0/1	0:12	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	46/122	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Angela Hill	34/65	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Syuri Kondo

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 • Nov 2018Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan150/33145%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Syuri Kondo86/22139%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	46/99	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Syuri Kondo	21/56	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	52/117	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Syuri Kondo	36/85	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	52/115	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Syuri Kondo	29/80	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Viviane Pereira

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards • Jun 2018Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan71/22731%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Viviane Pereira44/21221%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	20/68	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Viviane Pereira	9/51	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	27/80	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Viviane Pereira	23/80	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	24/79	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Viviane Pereira	12/81	15%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kailin Curran

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum • Nov 2017Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan96/21145%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Kailin Curran52/13439%TD 2/6Ctrl 7:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	32/70	46%	0/0	0:02	—
	Kailin Curran	16/36	44%	0/3	2:44	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	29/65	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kailin Curran	15/42	36%	1/1	2:13	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	35/76	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kailin Curran	21/56	38%	1/2	2:46	—

Last updated: 2026-08-31 | Data source: UFCStats.com