Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 8, 2023, in Miami, Florida. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Rob ” Font will take on Adrian ” Yanez in the Bantamweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 287 card.

In this post, we will break down Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 37-year-old, Rob Font is coming in with a 19-6-0 record. Font will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera in April.

Yanez, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Tony Kelley on April 30, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett and holds a 16-3-0 record.

Rob Font has an orthodox fighting stance with a 71″ reach. The 30-year-old, Adrian Yanez is an orthodox fighter with a 70″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Rob Font:
→ Font’s striking accuracy is 46%.
→ Font lands 6.38 significant strikes per minute.
→ Font’s takedown accuracy is 37%.
→ Font’s takedown average is 1.03 per 15 minutes.
→ Font’s takedown defense is 55%.

Font comes in with 46% striking accuracy, typically landing about 6.38 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Yanez fires at 40% accuracy, landing about 6.62 significant strikes per minute. Rob Font also has a 37% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.03 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Yanez’s 0 takedowns and 100% takedown accuracy.

Adrian Yanez:
→ Yanez’s striking accuracy is 40%.
→ Yanez lands 6.62 significant strikes per minute.
→ Yanez’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Yanez’s takedown average is 0 per 15 minutes.
→ Yanez’s takedown defense is 100%.

Adrian spent on average 6:39 minutes in the Octagon and Rob has an average fight time of 12:31 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 287 is live in , who do you think will win, Rob or Adrian? Sound off in the comments.

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