Adrian Yanez

Overview

Six of Adrian Yanez's seven UFC wins ended by KO/TKO, and four of those finishes came in the first round. The seventh win was a split decision.

Yanez is a Galveston, Texas native who fights at bantamweight out of Metro Fight Club. His UFC record is 7-3-1, and he carries a one-fight win streak into his next appearance. His career is a loud one: wins that end early, losses that end early too.

Not a decision fighter. Not a grinder.

UFC Career

He arrived through Dana White's Contender Series, stopping Brady Huang in 39 seconds in August 2020. That fight isn't part of his UFC record. His UFC debut came that October, a first-round TKO of Victor Rodriguez in 2:46.

The run that followed produced his longest win streak, five fights. Gustavo Lopez fell in the third round at 0:27, Randy Costa in the second at 2:11. The one decision in the streak was a split decision over Davey Grant in November 2021, and it was the only one of the five that left the judges involved. Tony Kelley closed it out in June 2022 with a first-round TKO at 3:49.

Then the opposition got harder. Rob Font stopped him in the first round at UFC 287 in April 2023, and Jonathan Martinez did the same in the second round that October. Both are tagged strong opponents by our model. Both losses were by KO/TKO, which is the other side of a fighter who lives in exchanges.

He rebounded with a first-round TKO of Vinicius Salvador in May 2024, but a split decision loss to Daniel Marcos followed that December. His next fight against Ricky Simon, another strong opponent, went the distance and was scored a majority draw. Most recently he beat Cody Garbrandt by first-round TKO at 2:47 at UFC 329.

Ten UFC fights, and only three have gone the distance.

Fighting Style

Yanez is a busy striker who is also hard to hit cleanly. He throws and lands at a high rate, and his defense holds up well. He does take more punishment than most, a trade-off that comes with the output he brings.

On the ground, he rarely shoots for takedowns and rarely hunts for submissions. He is also very hard to take down, so fights tend to stay standing.

That is where the finishes come from. All six of his UFC stoppages are knockouts: four in round one, one in round two and one in round three. There are no submission wins on his UFC record.

Notable Wins

• Cody Garbrandt — KO/TKO, round 1 (2:47), UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 (2026)
• Vinicius Salvador — KO/TKO, round 1 (2:47), UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy (2024)
• Davey Grant — split decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate (2021)

Quick Facts

• Division: Bantamweight
• UFC record: 7-3-1
• Professional record (all promotions): 18-6-1
• UFC debut: October 30, 2020
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'7" / 70"
• Team: Metro Fight Club
• Born: Galveston, TX, United States