Rani Yahya

Fight Record

2024-04-27 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 28-11-1-1 \| LOSS	TKO R3 2:36 Head Kick & Punches	Victor Henry WIN \| 23-6-0-1	UFC on ESPN Las Vegas, United States
UFC on ESPN Nicolau Vs Kape 2 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2023-04-22 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 28-10-1-1 \| LOSS	KO R1 3:42 Punches	Montel Jackson WIN \| 12-2-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Pavlovich Vs Blaydes • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2021-11-20 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 27-10-1-1 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Kang Kyung-Ho LOSS \| 17-8-0-1	UFC Club Rush 10 Las Vegas, United States
UFC Club Rush 10 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2021-03-13 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 26-10-1-1 \| WIN	SUB R2 3:09 Arm-Triangle Choke	Ray Rodriguez LOSS \| 16-7-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Edwards Vs Muhammad • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2020-03-14 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 26-10-0-1 \| DRAW	DRAW R3 5:00 Majority (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)	Enrique Barzola DRAW \| 16-5-1-0	UFC Fight Night Brasília, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Lee Vs Oliveira • Brasília, Federal District, Brazil • Ginásio Nilson Nelson
2019-02-10 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 26-9-0-1 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)	Ricky Simon WIN \| 14-1-0-0	UFC 234 Melbourne, Australia
UFC 234 Adesanya Vs Silva • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Rod Laver Arena
2018-08-25 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 25-9-0-1 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:31 Heel Hook	Luke Sanders LOSS \| 12-2-0-0	UFC Fight Night Lincoln, United States
UFC Fight Night Gaethje Vs Vick • Lincoln, Nebraska, United States • Pinnacle Bank Arena
2018-02-24 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 24-9-0-1 \| WIN	SUB R3 2:32 Arm-Triangle Choke	Russell Doane LOSS \| 15-7-0-0	UFC On Fox 45 Groznyy, Russia
UFC On Fox 45 Emmett Vs Stephens • Groznyy, Chechnya, Russia • Amway Center
2017-08-05 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 23-9-0-1 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:01 Kimura	Henry Briones LOSS \| 16-6-1-0	UFC Fight Night Mexico City, Mexico
UFC Fight Night Pettis Vs Moreno • Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico • Arena Ciudad De México
2017-03-11 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 23-8-0-1 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)	Joe Soto WIN \| 17-5-0-0	UFC Fight Night Fortaleza, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Belfort Vs Gastelum • Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil • Centro De Formação Olímpica Do Nordeste
2016-09-24 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 22-8-0-1 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Michinori Tanaka LOSS \| 11-1-0-0	UFC Fight Night Brasília, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Cyborg Vs Lansberg • Brasília, Federal District, Brazil • Ginásio Nilson Nelson
2016-07-13 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 21-8-0-1 \| WIN	SUB R3 4:19 Arm-Triangle Choke	Matthew Lopez LOSS \| 8-0-0-0	UFC Fight Night Sioux Falls, United States
UFC Fight Night Mcdonald Vs Lineker • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States • Denny Sanford Premier Center
2015-07-15 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 20-8-0-1 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	Masanori Kanehara LOSS \| 25-11-5-0	UFC Fight Night San Diego, United States
UFC Fight Night Mir Vs Duffee • San Diego, California, United States • Valley View Casino Center
2014-09-13 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 19-8-0-1 \| WIN	SUB R2 2:04 Kimura	Johnny Bedford LOSS \| 19-11-1-1	UFC Fight Night Brasília, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Bigfoot Vs Arlovski • Brasília, Federal District, Brazil • Ginásio Nilson Nelson
2014-04-11 Bantamweight	Rani Yahya 19-8-0-0 \| NC	NC R1 0:39 Accidental Headbutt	Johnny Bedford NC \| 19-10-1-0	UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC Fight Night Nogueira Vs Nelson • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Du Arena
2013-11-30 Featherweight	Rani Yahya 19-7-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)	Tom Niinimaki WIN \| 20-5-1-0	UFC The Ultimate Fighter Las Vegas, United States
UFC The Ultimate Fighter Team Rousey Vs Team Tate Finale • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2013-08-03 Featherweight	Rani Yahya 18-7-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Josh Clopton LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	UFC 163 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UFC 163 Aldo Vs Korean Zombie • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Hsbc Arena
2013-03-03 Featherweight	Rani Yahya 17-7-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Mizuto Hirota LOSS \| 14-5-1-0	UFC On Fuel Tv Saitama, Japan
UFC On Fuel Tv Silva Vs Stann • Saitama, Saitama, Japan • Saitama Super Arena
2012-08-04 Featherweight	Rani Yahya 16-7-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:15 North-South Choke	Josh Grispi LOSS \| 14-3-0-0	UFC On Fox 1 Mexicali, Mexico
UFC On Fox 1 Shogun Vs Vera • Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico • Staples Center
2011-08-06 Featherweight	Rani Yahya 16-6-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Chad Mendes WIN \| 10-0-0-0	UFC 133 Philadelphia, United States
UFC 133 Evans Vs Ortiz • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States • Wells Fargo Center
2011-01-22 Featherweight	Rani Yahya 15-6-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	Mike Brown LOSS \| 24-7-0-0	UFC Fort Hood, United States
UFC Fight For The Troops 2 • Fort Hood, Texas, United States • Fort Hood
2010-04-24	Rani Yahya 15-5-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Takeya Mizugaki WIN \| 12-4-2-0	WEC 48 Sacramento, United States
WEC 48 • Sacramento, California, United States
2009-12-19	Rani Yahya 15-4-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R1 1:35 Punches	Joseph Benavidez WIN \| 10-1-0-0	WEC 45 Las Vegas, United States
WEC 45 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2009-08-09	Rani Yahya 14-4-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:08 North-South Choke	John Hosman LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	WEC 42 Las Vegas, United States
WEC 42 Torres Vs Bowles • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2009-04-05	Rani Yahya 13-4-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:07 Rear-Naked Choke	Eddie Wineland LOSS \| 14-5-1-0	WEC 40 Chicago, United States
WEC 40 • Chicago, Illinois, United States
2008-11-05	Rani Yahya 12-4-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:30 Guillotine Choke	Yoshiro Maeda LOSS \| 23-5-2-0	WEC 36 Hollywood, United States
WEC 36 Faber Vs Brown • Hollywood, Florida, United States
2007-12-31	Rani Yahya 12-3-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 3:11 Punches & Soccer Kicks	Norifumi Yamamoto WIN \| 16-1-0-1	K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!! 2007 Osaka, Japan
K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!! 2007 1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!! • Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
2007-09-05	Rani Yahya 12-2-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous	Chase Beebe WIN \| 10-1-0-0	WEC 30 Las Vegas, United States
WEC 30 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2007-06-03	Rani Yahya 11-2-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:19 Rear-Naked Choke	Mark Hominick LOSS \| 13-6-0-0	WEC 28 Las Vegas, United States
WEC 28 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2007-03-22	Rani Yahya 10-2-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 0:23 Guillotine Choke	Louie Moreno LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	PFC 2 Lemoore, United States
PFC 2 Fast And Furious • Lemoore, California, United States
2006-10-09	Rani Yahya 10-1-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R1 0:39 Guillotine Choke	Gesias Cavalcante WIN \| 8-1-1-0	Heros 7 Yokohama, Japan
Heros 7 • Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
2006-08-05	Rani Yahya 9-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:08 Darce Choke	Kazuya Yasuhiro LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Heros 6 Tokyo, Japan
Heros 6 • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2006-05-20	Rani Yahya 8-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R3 Ezekiel Choke	Eben Kaneshiro LOSS \| 2-2-0-0	Universal Above Ground Fighting 4 Los Angeles, United States
Universal Above Ground Fighting 4 Kaos On The Kampus • Los Angeles, California, United States
2006-05-03	Rani Yahya 7-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R2 5:00 Majority	Ryuki Ueyama LOSS \| 9-10-4-0	Heros 5 Tokyo, Japan
Heros 5 • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2006-02-04	Rani Yahya 6-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R3 2:14 Triangle Choke	Takumi Yano LOSS \| 0-4-1-0	MARS Tokyo, Japan
MARS Mars • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2005-12-11	Rani Yahya 5-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:59 North-South Choke	Taiyo Nakahara LOSS \| 1-2-0-0	Greatest Common Multiple Tokyo, Japan
Greatest Common Multiple Dog 4 • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2004-10-30	Rani Yahya 4-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 Arm-Triangle Choke	Fabio Alves LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	K-1 Brazil Goiás, Brazil
K-1 Brazil Next Generation • Goiás, Goiás, Brazil
2004-05-15	Rani Yahya 4-0-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00	Fredson Paixao WIN \| 0-0-0-0	Jungle Fight 2 Manaus, Brazil
Jungle Fight 2 • Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
2004-04-17	Rani Yahya 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB Rn/a Armbar	Muzila Muzila LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	TNT Goiânia, Brazil
TNT Vale Tudo 2 • Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
2004-04-17	Rani Yahya 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB Rn/a Peruvian Necktie	Fabio Alves LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	TNT Goiânia, Brazil
TNT Vale Tudo 2 • Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
2004-04-17	Rani Yahya 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB Rn/a Keylock	Luciano Santos LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	TNT Goiânia, Brazil
TNT Vale Tudo 2 • Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
2002-09-14	Rani Yahya 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:30 Arm-Triangle Choke	Junior Peba LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Kallifas Vale Tudo Goiânia, Brazil
Kallifas Vale Tudo • Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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