Lightweight
Yan Cabral
15-3-0 UFC 2-3-0
Smothering Control
Positional Grappler
5'11"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
13:00Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Above avg 83
- Striking D Above avg 83
- Wrestling Above avg 78
- Grappling Above avg 74
- Accuracy Average 56
- Durability Average 46
- TD Defense Below avg 27
- Striking Weak 19
Built on 65 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Smothering Control
44% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler
above avg control — rates 83 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.77
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.14
Striking accuracy46.7%
Striking defense61.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.23
Takedowns / 15 min2.54
Takedown accuracy30.6%
Takedown defense28.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.92
Control time44.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Reza Madadi 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:56 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
32/85Sig. strikes
27/68Absorbed
1/10Takedowns
3:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Johnny Case 21-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · November 7, 2015
31/65Sig. strikes
74/159Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
5:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Naoyuki Kotani 33-11-7 walk-in Submission · R2 3:06 — UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · October 25, 2014
11/24Sig. strikes
5/26Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
4:19Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Zak Cummings 16-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva · May 10, 2014
23/38Sig. strikes
28/83Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
4:08Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W David Mitchell 1-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · October 9, 2013
18/34Sig. strikes
5/22Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
12:07Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
13
Decision
1
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
5
Strength and Honor Championship
2
Ansgar Fighting League
1
The Legend King Championship
1
World Kings Glory MMA
1
Dream
1
Vienna Fight Night
1
Superior Challenge
1
+ 5 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 18 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mauricio Otalora | TKO (punches) | Ansgar Fighting League 34
May 25, 2024 |
Ansgar Fighting League | 1 | 1:51 |
| W | Peng Yang | Submission (triangle armbar) | The Legend King Championship 4
December 23, 2017 |
The Legend King Championship | 1 | 1:07 |
| W | Zalimkhan Yusupov | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Kings Glory MMA 2
January 6, 2017 |
World Kings Glory MMA | 1 | 1:01 |
| L | Reza Madadi | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 1:56 |
| L | Johnny Case | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3
November 7, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Naoyuki Kotani | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 179
October 25, 2014 |
UFC | 2 | 3:06 |
| L | Zak Cummings | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva
May 10, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | David Mitchell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields
October 9, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Dream 17
September 24, 2011 |
Dream | 2 | 2:42 |
| W | Djordje Beric | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Strength and Honor Championship 2
April 10, 2010 |
Strength and Honor Championship | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | Arbi Agujev | Submission (armbar) | Vienna Fight Night: Fabulous Las Vegas
January 24, 2010 |
Vienna Fight Night | 2 | 1:40 |
| W | Peter Angerer | Submission (kimura) | Strength and Honor Championship 1
September 26, 2009 |
Strength and Honor Championship | 1 | 3:45 |
| W | Mattias Awad | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Superior Challenge 3
May 30, 2009 |
Superior Challenge | 2 | 2:35 |
| W | Gary Kono | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Yamabushi: Combat Sport Night 5
May 2, 2009 |
Yamabushi | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | Catalin Ersen | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Almogavers 1
March 22, 2009 |
Almogavers | 2 | 1:33 |
| W | Francis Guilherme | Submission (kimura) | Shooto: Brazil 8
August 30, 2008 |
Shooto | 2 | 2:18 |
| W | Christos Petroutsos | Submission (armbar) | Fight Fiesta de Luxe: Unstoppable
April 5, 2008 |
Fight Fiesta de Luxe | 1 | 4:37 |
| W | Chas Jacquier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight Fiesta: de Luxe 3
December 22, 2007 |
Fight Fiesta | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Yan Cabral) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.