Petr Yan Making His First Title Defense Saturday
4 years agoUndefeated in all seven of his UFC bouts since coming over from Russia's ACA organization, Petr Yan (15-1) will make his first defense of his UFC bantamweight title against long-standing top-contender, Aljamain Sterling. Yan has proven to be a very active striker in the UFC, averaging 5.65 significant strikes landed per minute. To add to that, he also averages 1.73 takedowns per 15 minutes. His lone fight of last year was his fifth-round TKO victory over Jose Aldo to claim the vacant title. DraftKings sees the champion as the favorite to keep his gold with a salary of $8,400 for Saturday. Throughout his UFC career, Yan averages 107.0 fantasy points per contest.
Source: UFC
Source: UFC