(1989-06-16) June 16, 1989 (age 34) Shenyang, Liaoning, China[1]
Native name
闫晓楠
Other names
Fury[2] Nine[3]
Height
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight
115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
Division
Strawweight (2010–present) Flyweight (2009–2010)
Reach
63 in (160 cm)[1]
Fighting out of
Beijing, China
Team
China Top Team[2] Extreme Sanda[4] Team Alpha Male (2021–present)[5][6]
Teacher(s)
Sanda: Zhao Xuejun[7] BJJ: Ruy Menezes[7]
Rank
Blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Urijah Faber[8]
Years active
2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
22
Wins
17
By knockout
8
By decision
9
Losses
4
By knockout
1
By submission
1
By decision
2
No contests
1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Yan Xiaonan (born June 16, 1989) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[9] As of April 16, 2024, she is #2 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings and #10 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.[10]
YanXiaonan (born June 16, 1989) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting...
Championship bout between current two-time champion Zhang Weili and YanXiaonan took place in the co-main event. It marked the first time two Chinese-born...
Weili vs. YanXiaonan in all-China strawweight title fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10. Anderson, Jay (2024-04-14). "YanXiaonan Game,...
UFC 238. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Kowalkiewicz faced YanXiaonan on February 23, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 168. She lost the fight by unanimous...
Dern defeated Torres in a close bout by split decision. Dern faced YanXiaonan on October 1, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 211. She lost the bout via majority...
undisclosed reasons. Esparza faced YanXiaonan on May 22, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 188. She won the bout via TKO after dominating Yan on the ground throughout the...
Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-02-17. Anderson, Jay (2024-04-14). "YanXiaonan Game, but Weili Zhang Too Much in UFC 300 Co-Headliner". Cageside Press...
Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-02-18. Anderson, Jay (2024-04-14). "YanXiaonan Game, but Weili Zhang Too Much in UFC 300 Co-Headliner". Cageside Press...
of the Night: Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes Performance of the Night: YanXiaonan and Matt Frevola On June 27, it was announced by United States Anti-Doping...
Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-03-10. Anderson, Jay (2024-04-14). "YanXiaonan Game, but Weili Zhang Too Much in UFC 300 Co-Headliner". Cageside Press...
co-main event on the card. A strawweight bout between Felice Herrig and YanXiaonan was scheduled for the event. However, it was reported on April 30 that...
This fight earned her the Fight of the Night award. Rodriguez faced YanXiaonan on March 5, 2022, at UFC 272. She won the fight via split decision. Rodriguez...
punches just 33 seconds into the first round. Kondo's third opponent was YanXiaonan, in a fight that took place on November 24, 2018, at UFC Fight Night...
She won the fight by unanimous decision. Kassem was scheduled to face XiaonanYan on 13 June 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132, however, she was pulled from...
Elkins Josh Emmett Li Jingliang Song Yadong Su Mudaerji Paige VanZant YanXiaonan Gordon Ryan Antoine Jaoude Urijah Faber Justin Buchholz Danny Castillo...
in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (3) Tied (Carla Esparza, YanXiaonan & Loopy Godinez) for the second longest win streak in UFC Women's Strawweight...
partij tegen YanXiaonan tijdens UFC Singapore". mmadna.nl. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-18. "UFC Fight Night 132 results: YanXiaonan outworks Viviane...
New York City, NY, US Nov 12, 2022 541 days (incumbent) 1. def. Amanda Lemos at UFC 292 on Aug 19, 2023 2. def. YanXiaonan at UFC 300 on Apr 13, 2024...
UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Cláudia Gadelha and YanXiaonan was expected to take place at this event, but a knee injury sustained...
Aljamain Sterling and former champion/current interim title holder Petr Yan was expected to take place at this event. The pairing previously met at UFC...