Rani Yahya

Rani Yahya
BornRani Ahmad Yahya[1]
(1984-09-12) September 12, 1984 (age 40)
Brasília, Brazil
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
DivisionBantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Reach68 in (173 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofBrasília, Brazil
TeamAmerican Top Team[3][4]
Constrictor Team
Rank5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[5] under Athaíde Junior[6]
Black belt in Muay Thai[7]
Years active2002–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total42
Wins28
By submission21
By decision7
Losses12
By knockout4
By submission1
By decision7
Draws1
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Rani Yahya
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Wrestling
ADCC World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 California, USA -66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 New Jersey, USA -66 kg
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Rio de Janeiro -70kg (Brown)
Gold medal – first place 2002 Rio de Janeiro -64kg (Purple)

Rani Ahmad Yahya[1] (born September 12, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and BJJ practitioner. He won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007. He currently fights in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

  1. ^ a b "Mixed martial arts show results Date: March 13, 2021" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Mir vs. Duffee". UFC.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Jordan Newmark (July 15, 2015). "Yahya Forcing Taps Any Way He Can". Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  4. ^ "How a loss – and the make-over it sparked – breathed new life into UFC-Lincoln's Rani Yahya's career". August 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Rogers, Kian (24 March 2023). "ADCC Champion And UFC Veteran Rani Yahya Promoted To Fifth Degree BJJ Black Belt". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Rani Yahya". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia. 14 February 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  7. ^ "Rani Yahya | UFC". UFC.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2021.