Bantamweight

Petr Yan

No Mercy

20-5

Age
33
Height
5'7"
Reach
5'7"
Stance
Switch
Camp
BK Arkhangel Mikhail
Out of
Russia
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 75
Finish rate
5%
Win rate
80%

Career methods

KO/TKO
6
Sub
1
Dec
13

FightMetric

SLpM

5.16

SApM

3.48

Str Acc

61%

Str Def

52%

TD Avg

1.70

TD Acc

49%

TD Def

81%

Sub Avg

0.11

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

75B

Thin sample — 2 loaded UFC rows, 25 career fights for Petr Yan. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

D

Defense

C

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

C+

TD react

B

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Fight IQ

    Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Timing & reaction

    Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

Scouting report

Petr Yan “No Mercy” is a 33-year-old Switch bantamweight out of Russia, camped at BK Arkhangel Mikhail. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 20-5-0 — 6 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 13 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (75).

What works. Durability is the standout at 89 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.70 TD/15 and 0.11 sub attempts. Striking defense C at 52% / 3.48 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction B on 81% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 2 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (36, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (2 bouts): W Figueiredo (Decision - Unanimous R5) · W Yadong (Decision - Unanimous R3). Form index positive over the last 2. 2 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.

Ground game

36 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 1.70 takedowns / 15 at 49% accuracy
  • 0.11 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins

Striking defense

56 C

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 52% striking defense · 3.48 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 5 defeats

Counter punching

48 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 61% accuracy on 5.16 SLpM
  • 0.00 knockdowns / 15 · 6 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

54 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 52% · TD def 81% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.48 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

61 C+

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 5.16 SLpM at 61% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.48 SApM

Takedown reaction

70 B

Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

  • 81% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

89 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 5 losses
  • 13 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Nov 23, 2024Deiveson FigueiredoWDecision - Unanimous5 5:00121/193
Mar 10, 2024Song YadongWDecision - Unanimous3 5:0099/183