Rani Yahya
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| Rani Yahya | |
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| Statistics | |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | September 12, 1984 |
| Fighting out of | Lake Forest, California |
| Town of birth | Brasilia, Brazil |
| Fighting style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 11 |
| By submission | 10 |
| Losses | 4 |
Rani Yahya (born September 12, 1984 in Brasilia, Brazil) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter and mixed martial artist (MMA). Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious Abu Dhabi submission grappling tournament in April of 2007. He currently fights in both the featherweight and bantamweight divisions of the American-based MMA organization World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Yahya has a professional mixed martial arts record of 11 wins and three losses.
Yahya's made his WEC debut against former TKO featherweight champion Mark Hominick at WEC 28: WrekCage in Las Vegas on May 3, 2007. Yahya defeated Hominick in the first round with a rear naked choke submission hold.
He recently fought Chase Beebe for the WEC bantamweight championship at WEC 30 on September 5, 2007. Yahya lost the fight via unanimous decision. His last fight was a KO loss to Norifumi Yamamoto at K-1 - Premium 2007 Dynamite!! on December 31, 2007.
[edit] MMA record
| 11 wins (10 submissions), 4 losses. | ||||||
| Date | Outcome | Opponent | Event | Details | Time | Notes |
| 31 December 2007 | Loss | Norifumi Yamamoto | K-1 - Premium 2007 Dynamite!! | KO | Round 2 | |
| 5 September 2007 | Loss | Chase Beebe | WEC 30 | Decision (unanimous) | Round 5, 5:00 | |
| 3 June 2007 | Win | Mark Hominick | WEC 28: WrekCage | Submission (rear naked choke) | Round 1, 1:19 | |
| 22 March 2007 | Win | Louie Moreno | PFC 2: Fast and Furios | Submission (guillotine choke) | Round 1, 0:23 | |
| 9 October 2006 | Loss | Gesias Calvancanti | K-1 HERO'S 7 | Submission (guillotine choke)) | Round 1, 0:39 | |
| 5 August 2006 | Win | Kazuya Yasuhiro | K-1 HERO'S 6 | Submission (brabo choke) | Round 1, 1:08 | |
| 20 May 2006 | Win | Eben Kaneshiro | UAGF: Kaos on Kampus | Submission (choke) | Round 3 | |
| 3 May 2006 | Win | Ryuki Ueyama | K-1 HERO'S 5 | Decision (majority) | Round 2, 5:00 | |
| 4 February 2006 | Win | Takumi Yano | MARS | Technical submission (triangle choke) | Round 3, 2:14 | |
| 11 December 2005 | Win | Taiyo Nakahara | GCM: D.O.G. 4 | Submission (north-south choke) | Round 1, 1:59 | |
| 30 October 2004 | Win | Fabio Alves | K-1 Brazil: Next Generation | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Round 1 | |
| 15 May 2004 | Loss | Fredson Paixao | Jungle Fight 2 | Decision | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 17 April 2004 | Win | Luciano Santos | TNT: Vale Tudo 2 | Submission | na | |
| 17 April 2004 | Win | Muzila Muzila | TNT: Vale Tudo 2 | Submission | na | |
| 17 April 2004 | Win | Fabio Alves | TNT: Vale Tudo 2 | Submission | na | |
