PETR YAN

Biography

Petr Evgenyevich Yan ( Russian : Пётр Евге́ньевич Я́н , romanized : Pyotr Yevgenyevich Yan ; born 11 February 1993) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist . He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current and two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion . He is also a former interim Bantamweight Champion. Yan formerly fought in Absolute Championship Berkut where he is a former ACB Bantamweight Champion . As of 16 June 2026, he is #3 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings . Yan was born to a father of mixed Chinese (paternal) and Georgian - Russian (maternal) descent and a Russian mother. In sixth grade, Yan began training in ITF taekwondo and often fought in the streets and at the school in his area, so his family often moved to try and prevent this. Yan's older brother trained in boxing in the city of Dudinka , Krasnoyarsk Krai , and Petr wanted to learn how to box too. But his elder brother initially refused to take Petr along with him, so Petr decided to sneak and follow his brother to go to learn the sport. From then on, Petr went on to train in boxing for 8 years and achieved the rank of Master of Sport in boxing in the 64 kg weight category. Yan graduated from the Siberian Federal University in the city of Krasnoyarsk with a degree in Physical Culture and Sport.