Home Events UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Bantamweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Saturday, March 6, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan Method Disqualification (Illegal Knee to Grounded Opponent) Round · time Round 4 · 4:29 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Mark Smith Sig. strikes Aljamain Sterling 97/230 · Petr Yan 86/137 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Aljamain Sterling 119/260 · Petr Yan 103/157 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Disqualification Analysis Round-by-round (4 rounds) Result Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan
Disqualification (Illegal Knee to Grounded Opponent) · Round 4 · 4:29 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Disqualification · R4 · 4:29
R1 R2 R3 R4
Aljamain Sterling Round 4 Petr Yan
24 / 62 Sig. strikes 32 / 47
39% Accuracy 68%
27 / 66 Total strikes 33 / 48
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 4 Takedowns 1 / 1
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:08 Control 0:41
5.4 Pace / min 7.1
16% Control share 84%
Aljamain Sterling
Target head 46% · body 42% · leg 13%
Phase distance 79% · clinch 13% · ground 8%
Petr Yan
Target head 72% · body 16% · leg 13%
Phase distance 78% · clinch 16% · ground 6%
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Fight summary
97 Aljamain Sterling sig. strikes
86 Petr Yan sig. strikes
4 rounds observed
+200% largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Petr Yan)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 4 rounds · PropSports round stats 97 / 230 Sig. strikes 86 / 137
42% Accuracy 63%
119 / 260 Total strikes 103 / 157
0 Knockdowns 1
1 / 17 Takedowns 7 / 7
0 Sub attempts 0
3:25 Control 4:12
40 Head 48
43 Body 21
14 Leg 17
Aljamain Sterling Petr Yan
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 26-5-0 Record 20-5-0
31 Age 28
5'7" Height 5'7"
71" Reach 67"
Orthodox Stance Switch
4.26 Sig. str./min 5.16
2.54 TD / 15 min 1.70
Aljamain Sterling 17-5 in archive
2 KO/TKO wins
4 Sub wins
35% Finish rate
