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The Clinch

Brazil 2007-2024 · 64 rounds on file

Rani Yahya

17-9-2 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 479/1,229
Takedown accuracy 51/165
Sig. strikes / round 7.5
Control / round 1:31
Inside the distance 65% 11 of 17 wins
Height
5′6″167.6 cm
Reach
67″170.2 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
4212 SEP 1984
Listed weight
135 lb61.2 kg
Submission Grappler Automatically assigned from data across 28 fights - 7.7 takedown attempts and 31% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 18 10-6-2 vs 1538 avg
Positional Controller 14 7-5-2
Submission Grappler 4 3-1-0
Hybrid 5 2-3-0 vs 1496 avg
Well-Rounded 5 2-3-0
Striking 3 3-0-0 vs 1497 avg
Distance Striker 2 2-0-0
Pressure Striker 1 1-0-0
-- Not classified 2 2-0-0 vs 1476 avg

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 18 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

03 JUN 2007 - beat Mark Hominick · Submission 05 SEP 2007 - lost to Chase Beebe · Decision (Unanimous) 05 NOV 2008 - beat Yoshiro Maeda · Submission 05 APR 2009 - beat Eddie Wineland · Submission 09 AUG 2009 - beat John Hosman · Submission 19 DEC 2009 - lost to Joseph Benavidez · Technical Knockout 24 APR 2010 - lost to Takeya Mizugaki · Decision (Unanimous) 22 JAN 2011 - beat Mike Brown · Decision (Unanimous) 06 AUG 2011 - lost to Chad Mendes · Decision (Unanimous) 04 AUG 2012 - beat Josh Grispi · Submission 02 MAR 2013 - beat Mizuto Hirota · Decision (Unanimous) 03 AUG 2013 - beat Josh Clopton · Decision (Unanimous) 30 NOV 2013 - lost to Tom Niinimaki · Decision (Split) 11 APR 2014 - drew with Johnny Bedford · No Contest 13 SEP 2014 - beat Johnny Bedford · Submission 15 JUL 2015 - beat Masanori Kanehara · Decision (Split) 13 JUL 2016 - beat Matthew Lopez · Submission 24 SEP 2016 - beat Michinori Tanaka · Decision (Unanimous) 11 MAR 2017 - lost to Joe Soto · Decision (Unanimous) 05 AUG 2017 - beat Henry Briones · Submission 24 FEB 2018 - beat Russell Doane · Submission 25 AUG 2018 - beat Luke Sanders · Submission 09 FEB 2019 - lost to Ricky Simon · Decision (Unanimous) 14 MAR 2020 - drew with Enrique Barzola · Decision (Majority) 13 MAR 2021 - beat Ray Rodriguez · Submission 20 NOV 2021 - beat Kyung Ho Kang · Decision (Unanimous) 22 APR 2023 - lost to Montel Jackson · Technical Knockout 27 APR 2024 - lost to Victor Henry · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 64 rounds across 28 of 28 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 7.5
Sig. strikes absorbed 9.1
Takedowns landed 0.8
Knockdowns 0.0
Sub. attempts 0.5
Control time 1:31 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 39% 479/1,229
Takedowns 31% 51/165
Opponents’ accuracy 50% 584/1,170

Where the strikes land

Head 53% 253
Body 19% 89
Leg 29% 137

And from where

At distance 76% 365
In the clinch 6% 31
On the ground 17% 83

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 0 won Technical Knockout · 0-3
Submission 11 won Submission · 11-0
Decision 6 won Decision (Unanimous) · 5-5 Decision (Split) · 1-1 Decision (Majority) · 0-0
Other 0 won No Contest · 0-0

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
27 APR 2024 Victor Henry Lost Technical Knockout R3 2:36 54 109 UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
22 APR 2023 Montel Jackson Lost Technical Knockout R1 3:42 7 9 UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
20 NOV 2021 Kyung Ho Kang Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 27 43 UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
13 MAR 2021 Ray Rodriguez Won Submission R2 3:09 8 3 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
14 MAR 2020 Enrique Barzola No decision Decision (Majority) R3 5:00 24 57 UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
09 FEB 2019 Ricky Simon Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 47 54 UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
25 AUG 2018 Luke Sanders Won Submission R1 1:31 4 2 UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
24 FEB 2018 Russell Doane Won Submission R3 2:32 17 2 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
05 AUG 2017 Henry Briones Won Submission R1 2:01 3 0 UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
11 MAR 2017 Joe Soto Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 59 54 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
24 SEP 2016 Michinori Tanaka Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 10 20 UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
13 JUL 2016 Matthew Lopez Won Submission R3 4:19 40 14 UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
15 JUL 2015 Masanori Kanehara Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 24 24 UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee
13 SEP 2014 Johnny Bedford Won Submission R2 2:04 13 9 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski
11 APR 2014 Johnny Bedford No decision No Contest R1 0:39 3 4 UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
30 NOV 2013 Tom Niinimaki Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 15 17 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale
03 AUG 2013 Josh Clopton Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 14 5 UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung
02 MAR 2013 Mizuto Hirota Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 13 4 UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann
04 AUG 2012 Josh Grispi Won Submission R1 3:15 3 6 UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera
06 AUG 2011 Chad Mendes Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 15 35 UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2
22 JAN 2011 Mike Brown Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 40 15 UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2
24 APR 2010 Takeya Mizugaki Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 17 40 WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber
19 DEC 2009 Joseph Benavidez Lost Technical Knockout R1 1:35 5 7 WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff
09 AUG 2009 John Hosman Won Submission R1 2:08 3 1 WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles
05 APR 2009 Eddie Wineland Won Submission R1 1:07 3 1 WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki
05 NOV 2008 Yoshiro Maeda Won Submission R1 3:30 2 3 WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
05 SEP 2007 Chase Beebe Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 9 43 WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton
03 JUN 2007 Mark Hominick Won Submission R1 1:19 0 3 WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar