May 20, 2024
Adrian Yanez returned to the win column in a big way as he scored a first-round knockout win over Vinicius Salvador at UFC Vegas 92. Yanez entered the bout as the favorite as it was a step down in competition after back-to-back losses to ranked opponents. In the fight, Yanez landed a big right hook that dropped his opponent and he followed it up with ground strikes to get the TKO win. With the victory, Yanez is now 6-2 in the UFC and could get a ranked opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
May 16, 2024
Adrian Yanez (16-5) is set to take on Vinicius Salvador on the main card of UFC Vegas 92. Yanez is coming off back-to-back stoppage losses to Jonathan Martinez and Rob Font which snapped his nine-fight winning streak. Yanez now enters this fight as a massive favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,300. In the UFC, Yanez is 5-2 with four wins by knockout and a win over Salvador could get him a ranked opponent again.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
October 15, 2023
Adrian Yanez suffered a second-round TKO loss to Jonathan Martinez at UFC Vegas 81, which was his second loss in a row. Yanez was coming off a first-round TKO loss to Rob Font back in April. Early on, Martinez started to chop Yanez's legs down with heavy kicks that ended up dropping him twice. Yanez could barely stand and in the second round, after a few more kicks, the fight was called. With the setback, Yanez dropped to 16-5 as a pro and is now 5-2 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
October 13, 2023
Adrian Yanez (16-4) suffered his first UFC defeat back in April as he lost by first-round TKO against Rob Font. Yanez is 5-1 inside the Octagon and enters his UFC Vegas 81 matchup against Jonathan Martinez as a slight favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,200. In his UFC career, Yanez is averaging 81.45 fantasy points per fight as he's won four of his five fights by knockout.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC