Overview
- Gomes landed a perfectly timed step-in elbow and follow-up punches to stop former challenger Yan Xiaonan by TKO at 4:49 of Round 1 on Saturday in the Shanghai co-main event.
- The victory extends Gomes’s UFC win streak to five and ties her with Jessica Andrade for the most knockout wins in UFC women’s strawweight history.
- Broadcaster and media reaction called for a rapid ascent for Gomes, with commentators saying the finish merits a top-five jump in the rankings and discussion of a matchup with champion Mackenzie Dern.
- Yan, fighting in her home country after a 16-month layoff, suffered a sudden setback that will slow her comeback and likely drop her standing in the 115-pound division.
- The fight took place at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center on a card that streamed on Paramount+ and is now reshaping the UFC strawweight picture by adding a new, high-finishing contender to the title mix.