Petr Yan won his fight with Davison Figueiredo

Russian fighter Petr Yan defeated Brazilian Davison Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night, which took place in Macau, China, on November 23.

The fight lasted five rounds and ended with Yan winning by unanimous decision of the judges (50:45, 50:45, 50:45).

This victory was the 18th on the account of the Russian fighter and the second consecutive in the series. Peter Yan is a former UFC lightweight champion. In the official ranking of fighters of this weight category from occupies the third position.

The Brazilian during his career won 25 victories, suffered four defeats, and one of the fights ended in a draw. Figueiredo previously held the UFC featherweight championship belt.

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