Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo. Fight Prediction

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Petr Yan has lost his last three out of four fights. In the previous one in March 2024, the Russian defeated Chinese Song Yadong (unanimous decision). But before that, he lost to Georgian Merab Dvalishvili (unanimous), American Sean O'Malley (split). And also in the title fight to another representative of the USA Aljamain Sterling (split). Yan is a former UFC champion. Petr is ranked third in the division. He has a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. At the beginning of his career, the fighter from Krasnoyarsk Krai became the champion of Absolute Championship Berkut. 31-year-old Yan has 17 wins (seven by knockout, nine by decision, one by submission) and five losses.

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Jan recounted what Figueiredo said.

"I just told Davison that it was going to be a very tough and tough night for him, he never faced anything like that. I'm not bluffing or playing any psychological games, I just honestly believe that he never faced anything like that. He hasn't had the kind of challenges in his career that I have. If we talk about his opponents, like Font, Garbrandt and Vera, I don't think they're that high level. They're middling guys, he never faced anyone like me.

You know, as Merab himself said, Figueiredo is the most worthy contender now. So if I beat Davison, I don’t know what Dvalishvili will say. He will probably want to have a rematch with O’Malley. You all know what happened in my fight with Sean – I think I was robbed, I won very confidently then. In any case, I don’t look behind Figueiredo’s back, I’m just sure that I will break him and take the place of the main contender. A bad soldier is one who doesn’t dream of becoming a general. I imagine myself winning, how my hand is raised, and then I challenge Merab,” Yan said.

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Yan takedown success rate is 51 percent