John Dodson vs Petr Yan

Feb 23, 2019 · ESPN+

DateFeb 23, 2019

DivisionBantamweight

StatusScheduled

VenueO2 Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, February 23, 2019 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 1:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 10:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 6:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 7:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
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John DodsonThe Magician |24-14-0John Dodson vs Petr YanPetr YanNo Mercy |20-5-0

John DodsonThe Magician24-14-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time5:00

24-14-0Record20-5-0

42Age33

5'3"Height5'7"

66,0"Reach67"

126 lbsWeight135 lbs

BantamweightWeight ClassBantamweight

Petr YanNo Mercy20-5-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Petr Yan owns a 128-point Elo edge (great). Petr Yan shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

John DodsonPetr Yan

Recent form

John DodsonL W W W W · +15 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Petr YanW W W W L · +49 Elo last 5

WWWWL

Elo edge

John Dodson1692-17 last move

Petr Yan1820+19 last move

Why they are ranked here

John DodsonNot on the active ladder · 1692 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Nathaniel Wood (rated 1674 at the time): +14.
Costliest loss: Lost to Hiromasa Ougikubo (rated 1552 at the time): -17.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +15 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1646, not 1692: 46 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Petr Yan#2 of 336 active Bantamweight fighters · 1820 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat José Aldo (rated 1800 at the time): +20.
Costliest loss: Lost to Merab Dvalishvili (rated 1763 at the time): -16.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +49 Elo in total.
Next places: 24 points behind #1 Merab Dvalishvili, 5 ahead of #3 Sean O'Malley.

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What's at stake

John DodsonNow 1692

Wins by decision+16→ 1708

Loses by decision-8→ 1684

Petr YanNow 1820 · #2 Bantamweight

Wins by decision+8→ 1828

Loses by decision-16→ 1804

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

John DodsonvsPetr Yan

Takedown accuracy

29%vs0%

Takedown average

0.71vs1.70

Sig. strikes landed per min

3.20vs5.16

Sig. strike accuracy

41%vs55%

Finishing profile

John DodsonKO/TKO leads 46% of wins

Petr Yandecision leads 60% of wins

Common opponents

Merab DvalishviliJohn Dodson: loss · Decision · Aug 15, 2020Petr Yan: upcoming · Oct 24, 2026

Merab DvalishviliJohn Dodson: loss · Decision · Aug 15, 2020Petr Yan: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Dec 6, 2025

Merab DvalishviliJohn Dodson: loss · Decision · Aug 15, 2020Petr Yan: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Mar 11, 2023

Tale of the tape

John DodsonPetr Yan

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.20Sig. strikes landed per min5.16

UFC flyweight average : 3.95

41Sig. strike accuracy55

UFC flyweight average : 44%

3.58Sig. strikes absorbed per min4.24

UFC flyweight average : 3.88

62Sig. strike defense60

UFC flyweight average : 55%

0.71Takedown average1.70

UFC flyweight average : 1.44

29Takedown accuracy0

UFC flyweight average : 26%

82Takedown defense86

UFC flyweight average : 57%

0Submission average0.11

UFC flyweight average : 0.61

11Wins by knockout7

2Wins by submission1

11Wins by decision12

0Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission0

14Losses by decision4

John Dodson vs Petr Yan is a scheduled Bantamweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : BLACHOWICZ VS SANTOS. John Dodson enters with a 24-14-0 record and Petr Yan enters with a 20-5-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.