Yi Zha

China

Drops decision in Vegas
FeatherweightUFC
September 7, 2024
Yi lost to Gabriel Santos via unanimous decision (26-30, 26-30, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Entering as a upwards of a +220 underdog, Yi showed very little in what was a lopsided unanimous decision defeat. He found himself on the short end of a 76-41 count in terms of significant strikes landed. He also gave up a pair of takedowns and spent nearly the entirety of the final frame on his back. Yi's inability to consistently threaten Santos on the feet made this result a forgone conclusion. Yi has competed in five fights under the "Road to UFC" banner, but just two official fights with the company. He lost both and may not receive a third opportunity.
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Second UFC fight scheduled
FeatherweightUFC
July 17, 2024
Zha will take on Gabriel Santos in a featherweight bout at UFC Vegas 97 on Sept. 7th, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Zha is looking for his first win in the UFC. He dropped his debut in the promotion on a razor-thin split decision to Jeong Yeong Lee. Since then, the fighter has won three straight bouts in the Road to UFC. His opponent Santos, meanwhile, will be desperate for a victory as he sits at 0-2-0 in the promotion.
Drops tight split decision in Vegas
FeatherweightUFC
February 5, 2023
Zha lost to Jeong Yeong Lee via split decision (28-29, 28-29, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's the rare fight in which either man earning the decision would have been an acceptable outcome. Zha's striking game was severely lacking, but he did land 5-of-21 takedown attempts, good for 8:19 worth of control time. Zha's main issue was the fact he did next to nothing with his positional advantage. Any fighter with eight-plus minutes of control time in a 15-minute bout should never lose a decision. We'll see if Zha gets another chance despite coming up short in this "Road to UFC" featherweight final.