UFC Moscow Results: Petr Yan defeats Jin Soo Son in an absolute war

A bantamweight scrap between Petr Yan and Jin Soo Son took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 136 prelims from Moscow, Russia.

The fight turned out to be an absolute classic with both men standing and trading bombs for the better part of fifteen minutes.

Petr Yan clearly had the better striking technique and used those skills to get the better of his Korean opponent for the majority of the fight.

After fifteen minutes of exciting action the judges awarded Petr Yan a unanimous decision victory (30-27 x2, 29-28).

Check out the highlights from Yan and Son’s amazing battle below.

Flashing the hands! 👊@PetrYanUFC #UFCMoscow pic.twitter.com/tgYvMlHYBd

— UFC (@ufc) September 15, 2018

WHAT A SPINNING ELBOW! #UFCMoscow pic.twitter.com/6FzuRTifvS

— UFC (@ufc) September 15, 2018

2️⃣-0️⃣ in the Octagon!@PetrYanUFC #UFCMoscow pic.twitter.com/ySbiJKvqjj

— UFC (@ufc) September 15, 2018

With the victory, Petr Yan improved his overall record to 10-1 in mixed martial arts.