Rani Yahya
21 UFC Fights | 62% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (54%)
Rani Yahya UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Rani Yahya is 13-6-1 in the UFC across 21 fights (1 no contest), with 7 wins by submission and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 28-12-1 (1 NC), 15-6 of it outside the UFC. Yahya competes at bantamweight as an orthodox submission artist, standing 5'6" with a 67" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Victor Henry by knockout in Apr 2024.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 91st percentile among 182 bantamweight fighters (2.0/min).
Rani Yahya's UFC win rate is 62% (13 of 21 fights), and 54% of those wins came by finish. Yahya averages 2.0 takedowns per fight at 31% accuracy and stops 30% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 28-12-1 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 13-6-1 (1 NC)
- Height
- 5'6"
- Reach
- 67"
- Age
- 42
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Victor Henry · KO/TKO · Apr 2024
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Rani Yahya's Last 5 Fights
Yahya is 2-2-1 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Victor Henry · KO/TKO · R3 2:36 · UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez · Apr 2024
- Loss vs Montel Jackson · KO/TKO · R1 3:42 · UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · Apr 2023
- Win vs Kyung Ho Kang · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate · Nov 2021
- Win vs Ray Rodriguez · Submission · R2 3:09 · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · Mar 2021
- Draw vs Enrique Barzola · Draw · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 2020
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rani Yahya vs Average
Rani Yahya's UFC Fight History
21 UFC fights on record (13-6-1 (1 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Victor Henry | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:36 | UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez | 2024-04-27 |
| L | Montel Jackson | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:42 | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | 2023-04-22 |
| W | Kyung Ho Kang | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate | 2021-11-20 |
| W | Ray Rodriguez | Submission | R2 · 3:09 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | 2021-03-13 |
| D/NC | Enrique Barzola | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira | 2020-03-14 |
| L | Ricky Simon | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva | 2019-02-09 |
| W | Luke Sanders | Submission | R1 · 1:31 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | 2018-08-25 |
| W | Russell Doane | Submission | R3 · 2:32 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens | 2018-02-24 |
| W | Henry Briones | Submission | R1 · 2:01 | UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno | 2017-08-05 |
| L | Joe Soto | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | 2017-03-11 |
| W | Michinori Tanaka | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg | 2016-09-24 |
| W | Matthew Lopez | Submission | R3 · 4:19 | UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker | 2016-07-13 |
| W | Masanori Kanehara | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee | 2015-07-15 |
| W | Johnny Bedford | Submission | R2 · 2:04 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski | 2014-09-13 |
| D/NC | Johnny Bedford | Other | R1 · 0:39 | UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson | 2014-04-11 |
| L | Tom Niinimaki | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | 2013-11-30 |
| W | Josh Clopton | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung | 2013-08-03 |
| W | Mizuto Hirota | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann | 2013-03-02 |
| W | Josh Grispi | Submission | R1 · 3:15 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | 2012-08-04 |
| L | Chad Mendes | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | 2011-08-06 |
| W | Mike Brown | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 | 2011-01-22 |
How Yahya Ranks at Bantamweight
Percentile among the 182 bantamweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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