Rani Yahya - MMA Fighter

Rani Yahya

*Fight Alert - WEC 48

Record: 15 - 5 - 0
Height: 5'6" (168cm)
Weight: 135 lbs
Age: 25

Fighting out of: Brasilia, Brazil

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 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.

Recent Rani Yahya News

Date		Title
03/13/2010	WEC	Four more bouts officially added to WEC 48
12/15/2009	WEC	WEC General Manager Reed Harris breaks down Benavidez vs. Yahya
10/29/2009	WEC	WEC 45 officially announced; Joseph Benavidez vs. Rani Yahya officially added to the event
08/10/2009	WEC	WEC 42 "Fight Night" bonuses
07/27/2009	WEC	WEC newcomer John Hosman to replace Kenji Osawa at WEC 42
04/06/2009	WEC	WEC 40 Fight Bonus Awards Announced
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Rani Yahya Fight Results

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round
Loss	Joseph Benavidez	TKO (Punches)	WEC 45 - Cerrone vs. Ratcliff	12/19/2009	1
Win	John Hosman	Submission (North-South Choke)	WEC 42 - Torres vs. Bowles	08/09/2009	1
Win	Eddie Wineland	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	WEC 40 - Torres vs. Mizugaki	04/05/2009	1
Win	Yoshiro Maeda	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	WEC 36 - Faber vs. Brown	11/05/2008	1
Loss	Norifumi Yamamoto	TKO (Punches and Soccer Kicks)	K-1 - Premium 2007 Dynamite!!	12/31/2007	2
Loss	Chase Beebe	Decision (Unanimous)	WEC 30 - Las Vegas	09/05/2007	5
Win	Mark Hominick	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	WEC 28 - WrekCage	06/03/2007	1
Win	Louie Moreno	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	PFC 2 - Fast and Furious	03/22/2007	1
Loss	Gesias Cavalcante	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	K-1 - Hero's 7	10/09/2006	1
Win	Kazuya Yasuhiro	Submission (Brabo Choke)	K-1 - Hero's 6	08/05/2006	1
Win	Eben Kaneshiro	Submission (Choke)	UAGF - Kaos on the Kampus	05/20/2006	3
Win	Ryuki Ueyama	Decision (Majority)	K-1 - Hero's 5	05/03/2006	2
Win	Takumi Yano	Technical Submission (Triangle Choke)	MARS - MARS	02/04/2006	3
Win	Taiyo Nakahara	Submission (North-South Choke)	GCM - D.O.G. 4	12/11/2005	1
Win	Fabio Alves	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	K-1 Brazil - Next Generation	10/30/2004	1
Loss	Fredson Paixao	Decision	JF 2 - Jungle Fight 2	05/15/2004	3
Win	Luciano Santos	Submission	TNT - Vale Tudo 2	04/17/2004
Win	Muzila Muzila	Submission	TNT - Vale Tudo 2	04/17/2004
Win	Fabio Alves	Submission	TNT - Vale Tudo 2	04/17/2004
Win	Junior Peba	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	KVT - Kallifas Vale Tudo	09/14/2002	1