Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan

Bantamweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

Final

Aljamain SterlingWinner

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UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

Saturday, April 9, 2022 · Jacksonville · Florida

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Result

Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Keith PetersonSal D'amato · 47-48Chris Lee · 48-47Eliseo Rodriguez · 47-48Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R5 · 5:00

Aljamain SterlingRound 5Petr Yan

12 / 18Sig. strikes20 / 32

67%Accuracy63%

13 / 19Total strikes37 / 52

0Knockdowns0

0 / 10Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:58Control1:54

2.4Pace / min4.0

34%Control share66%

Aljamain Sterling

Targethead 50% · body 33% · leg 17%

Phasedistance 83% · clinch 17% · ground 0%

Petr Yan

Targethead 60% · body 30% · leg 10%

Phasedistance 75% · clinch 5% · ground 20%

Statistical signals

Output edgePetr Yan landed 20 significant strikes to 12.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R4

Pace upAljamain Sterling's significant-strike pace moved +50% from R4 to R5, 2.4 against 1.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftAljamain Sterling's significant-strike accuracy moved -13 pts, 67% against 80%.
Target shiftAljamain Sterling's head share of landed strikes moved +25 pts, to 50% head with 33% body and 17% leg.
Grappling pressureAljamain Sterling attempted 6 more takedowns than in R4, 10 against 4.
Control swingPetr Yan's control time moved -117s, 114s against 231s.
Defensive driftPetr Yan absorbed significant strikes +50% faster than in R4, 2.4 against 1.6 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Aljamain Sterling

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Petr Yan

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

62Aljamain Sterling sig. strikes

63Petr Yan sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+125%largest pace swing, R3 to R4 (Petr Yan)