Josh Clopton vs. Rani Yahya Result

Rani Yahya def. Josh Clopton

Unanimous decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC 163: Aldo vs JungAugust 3, 2013Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rani Yahya defeated Josh Clopton by unanimous decision at UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung on August 3, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The referee was Herb Dean. Judges' scores: 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.

Josh Clopton vs. Rani Yahya — UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung (Aug 3, 2013)

Result: Rani Yahya won
Method: DECUnanimous decision
Round & time: R3 · 5:00
Referee: Herb Dean
Division: Featherweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Judges' scorecards

Guilherme Bravo
29–28
For Rani Yahya
Mark Collett
29–28
For Rani Yahya
Chris Watts
29–28
For Rani Yahya

Fight stats

Josh CloptonRani Yahya

0Knockdowns0
55/13 · 38%Significant strikes14/40 · 35%14
5757/69 · 83%Total strikes135/163 · 83%135
0—Takedowns2/7 · 29%2
0Submission attempts1
0Reversals1
3:19Control time8:23

Significant strikes by target

Josh CloptonHead 4 · Body 1 · Legs 0

Rani YahyaHead 13 · Body 1 · Legs 0

Significant strikes by position

Josh CloptonDistance 3 · Clinch 0 · Ground 2

Rani YahyaDistance 4 · Clinch 0 · Ground 10

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Josh Clopton	0/2	10/14	0/0	0	0:39
	Rani Yahya	9/19	39/49	0/1	1	3:11
2	Josh Clopton	0/2	7/9	0/0	0	0:00
	Rani Yahya	4/15	86/99	1/2	0	4:13
3	Josh Clopton	5/9	40/46	0/0	0	2:40
	Rani Yahya	1/6	10/15	1/4	0	0:59

Where it sat in their careers

Josh Clopton

UFC record before: 0-1
UFC record after: 0-2
Age at the fight: 32

Last UFC bouts before this one

LSteven SilerDec 3, 2011

Rani Yahya

UFC record before: 3-1
UFC record after: 4-1
Streak coming in: 2 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 28

Last UFC bouts before this one

WMizuto HirotaMar 2, 2013
WJosh GrispiAug 4, 2012
LChad MendesAug 6, 2011

Next fight: L vs. Tom Niinimaki

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