Yan Xiaonan’s accuracy in the striking department was the bane of Kailin Curran’s night.
Xiaonan (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) won her UFC debut with a unanimous decision over Curran (4-6 MMA, 1-6 UFC) thanks to her standup game, which held up over Curran’s propensity for takedown attempts and clinch work. Xiaonan took a pair of 29-28 scores and a 30-27.
The strawweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 122 event at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. It streamed on...