UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Prelims
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Rafael Cerqueira vs Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev
Rafael Cerqueira
“The Lion”
11-4-0 · Brazil
L
Result
Yakhyaev wins by Submission (R1 0:33)
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev
“Hunter”
10-0-0 · Türkiye
WWWWW
Fight stats
CerqueiraYakhyaev
Knockdowns
0
1
Significant strikes
0/1
6/10
Total strikes
0/1
11/16
Takedowns
0/0
1/1
Submission attempts
0
1
Control time
0:00
0:24
Head
0
6
Body
0
0
Leg
0
0
Tale of the tape
| Cerqueira | Yakhyaev | |
|---|---|---|
| 11-4-0 | Record | 10-0-0 |
| 35 | Age | 24 |
| 6′3″ | Height | 6′2″ |
| 76″ | Reach | 78″ |
| Southpaw | Stance | Orthodox |
| – | Sig. strikes landed / min | 0.59 |
| – | Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 0.25 |
| – | Striking accuracy | 58% |
| – | Striking defence | 58% |
| – | Takedowns / 15 min | 1.39 |
| – | Takedown accuracy | 75% |
| – | Takedown defence | – |
| – | Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.92 |
| – | Control time / fight | 0:24 |
| 0 | Wins by KO/TKO | 4 |
| 0 | Wins by submission | 5 |
| 0 | Wins by decision | 1 |
| – | Finish rate | 90% |
Last fights
Rafael Cerqueira
LJulius WalkerDecision · R3 · Aug 2025
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev
WJulius WalkerKO/TKO · R1 · Jun 2026
WBrendson RibeiroSubmission · R1 · Apr 2026
WAlik LorenzKO/TKO · R1 · Aug 2025
WJacky JeanneSubmission · R1 · Sep 2024
WPaulin BegaiSubmission · R1 · Jul 2024
Previous meetings
These fighters have not met before.
Common opponents
| L | Julius Walker | W |
|---|