Yan vs Sterling (Mar 6, 2021): How to Watch, Start Time

On Saturday, March 6, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, USA, Petr «No Mercy» Yan will go head-to-head with Aljamain «Funk Master» Sterling in an 5-round bantamweight showdown for UFC title. Find out how to watch the fight live.

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Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling
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Petr Yan	Aljamain Sterling
Russia	USA
15 - 1 - 0 (7 KOs)	19 - 3 - 0 (2 KOs)
UFC (bantamweight)	-
bantamweight (135 lbs / 61,2 kg)	bantamweight (135 lbs / 61,2 kg)
Age:
28 years 31 years Age
7 years 9 years Pro
238 days 273 days Inactive
Wins:
94% 86% Win Rate
47% 11% KO Win Rate
7% 42% Sub Win Rate
Losses:
6% 14% Loss Rate
0% 33% KO Loss Rate
0% 0% Sub Loss Rate
Anthropometry:
5′ 7½″ (171 cm) 5′ 7″ (170 cm) Height
67″ (171 cm) 71″ (181 cm) Reach
orthodox orthodox Stance

Who has won?

Aljamain Sterling won by disqualification (DQ) (video).

Arena

The fight will be held at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Date and Time

What time do the first fights of UFC 256 start?

USA
The fight night will start on Saturday, March 6 at 6:00 PM New York time.
Canada
The fight night will start on Saturday, March 6 at 6:00 PM Ottawa time.
United Kingdom
The fight night will start on Saturday, March 6 at 11:00 PM London time.
Ireland
The fight night will start on Saturday, March 6 at 11:00 PM Dublin time.
Australia
The fight night will start on Sunday, March 7 at 10:00 AM Canberra time.
New Zealand
The fight night will start on Sunday, March 7 at 12:00 PM Wellington time.

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Fight card subject to change.

Division	Fighter #1	Fighter #2	Notes
light heavyweight (205 lbs)	Jan Błachowicz	Israel Adesanya	For UFC tit.
bantamweight (135 lbs)	Petr Yan	Aljamain Sterling	For UFC tit.
featherweight (145 lbs)	Amanda Nunes	Megan Anderson	For UFC Women tit.
light heavyweight (205 lbs)	Thiago Santos	Aleksandar Rakić
bantamweight (135 lbs)	Dominick Cruz	Casey Kenney
lightweight (155 lbs)	Uros Medic	Aalon Cruz
bantamweight (135 lbs)	Randy Costa	Trevin Jones
flyweight (125 lbs)	Joseph Benavidez	Askar Askarov
lightweight (155 lbs)	Islam Makhachev	Drew Dober
welterweight (170 lbs)	Sean Brady	Jake Matthews
flyweight (125 lbs)	Tim Elliott	Jordan Espinosa

Petr «No Mercy» Yan

Petr Yan is a Russian MMA artist.
As a professional athlete, Yan has been performing for 7 years.

Last Fight

The last fight of Petr Yan took place on July 11, 2020 against Jose Aldo.
Yan won by technical knockout (TKO).

Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo

First World Title

On July 11, 2020 Petr Yan became the UFC bantamweight champion in a fight for the vacant title.

MMA Career

How many fights did Petr Yan have?

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Date	Opponent	Result
2024-11-23	Deiveson Figueiredo	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2024-03-09	Yadong Song	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2023-03-11	Merab Dvalishvili	Loss Decision (Unanimous)
2022-10-22	Sean O'Malley	Loss Decision (Split)
2022-04-09	Aljamain Sterling	Loss Decision (Split)
2021-10-30	Cory Sandhagen	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2021-03-06	Aljamain Sterling	Loss Disqualification (Illegal Knee)
2020-07-11	Jose Aldo	Win TKO (Punches)
2019-12-14	Urijah Faber	Win KO (Head Kick)
2019-06-08	Jimmie Rivera	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2019-02-23	John Dodson	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2018-12-29	Douglas Silva de Andrade	Win TKO (Corner Stoppage)
2018-09-15	Jin Soo Son	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2018-06-23	Teruto Ishihara	Win TKO (Punches)
2017-09-30	Matheus Mattos	Win KO (Punches)
2017-04-15	Magomed Magomedov	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2016-07-15	Ed Arthur	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2016-03-26	Magomed Magomedov	Loss Decision (Split)
2015-10-24	Murad Kalamov	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2015-07-05	Artur Mirzakhanyan	Win TKO (Punches)
2015-05-30	Haron Orzumiev	Win Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2015-02-28	Renato Velame	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2013-03-29	Murad Bakiev	Win KO (Punch)

All Petr Yan's Losses

Who all beat Petr Yan?

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Date	Opponent	Result
2023-03-11	Merab Dvalishvili	Loss Decision (Unanimous)
2022-10-22	Sean O'Malley	Loss Decision (Split)
2022-04-09	Aljamain Sterling	Loss Decision (Split)
2021-03-06	Aljamain Sterling	Loss Disqualification (Illegal Knee)
2016-03-26	Magomed Magomedov	Loss Decision (Split)

Petr «No Mercy» Yan Highlights

Aljamain «Funk Master» Sterling

Aljamain Sterling is an American MMA artist.
As a professional athlete, Sterling has been performing for 9 years.

Last Fight

The last fight of Aljamain Sterling took place on June 6, 2020 against Cory Sandhagen.
Sterling won by submission (rear naked choke).

Aljamain Sterling vs. Cory Sandhagen

MMA Career

How many fights did Aljamain Sterling have?

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Date	Opponent	Result
2024-12-07	Movsar Evloev	Loss Decision (Unanimous)
2024-04-13	Calvin Kattar	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2023-08-19	Sean O'Malley	Loss TKO (Punches)
2023-05-06	Henry Cejudo	Win Decision (Split)
2022-10-22	T.J. Dillashaw	Win TKO (Punches)
2022-04-09	Petr Yan	Win Decision (Split)
2021-03-06	Petr Yan	Win Disqualification (Illegal Knee)
2020-06-06	Cory Sandhagen	Win Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2019-06-08	Pedro Munhoz	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2019-02-17	Jimmie Rivera	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2018-09-08	Cody Stamann	Win Submission (Kneebar)
2018-04-21	Brett Johns	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2017-12-09	Marlon Moraes	Loss KO (Knee)
2017-07-29	Renan Barao	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2017-04-15	Augusto Mendes	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2017-01-28	Raphael Assuncao	Loss Decision (Split)
2016-05-29	Bryan Caraway	Loss Decision (Split)
2015-12-10	Johnny Eduardo	Win Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2015-04-18	Takeya Mizugaki	Win Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
2014-07-16	Hugo Viana	Win TKO (Punches)
2014-02-22	Cody Gibson	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2013-11-02	Joel Roberts	Win Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2012-08-24	Sidemar Honorio	Win Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2012-04-14	Casey Johnson	Win Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2011-10-22	Sean Santella	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2011-07-23	Evan Chmielski	Win TKO (Punches)
2011-06-17	Claudio Ledesma	Win Decision (Split)
2011-05-21	Harley Leimbach	Win Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2011-04-22	Sergio da Silva	Win Decision (Unanimous)

All Aljamain Sterling's Losses

Who all beat Aljamain Sterling?

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Date	Opponent	Result
2024-12-07	Movsar Evloev	Loss Decision (Unanimous)
2023-08-19	Sean O'Malley	Loss TKO (Punches)
2017-12-09	Marlon Moraes	Loss KO (Knee)
2017-01-28	Raphael Assuncao	Loss Decision (Split)
2016-05-29	Bryan Caraway	Loss Decision (Split)

Aljamain «Funk Master» Sterling Highlights

Who will win: Yan or Sterling?

Yan and Sterling are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the fighters will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Petr Yan will win by technical knockout.

- Joshua Cook,
sports editor

4,2/5

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