{"id":105636,"date":"2026-06-04T06:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/mohammad-yahya\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:47:11","slug":"mohammad-yahya","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/mohammad-yahya\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohammad Yahya"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mohammad Yahya \u2014 \u00ab\u00a0The UAE Warrior\u00a0\u00bb, pionnier \u00e9mirati de l&rsquo;octogone<\/h2>\n<h3>D&rsquo;Oxford \u00e0 Dubai : une trajectoire hors norme<\/h3>\n<p>N\u00e9 le 23 mai 1994 \u00e0 Oxford de p\u00e8re \u00e9mirati et de m\u00e8re anglaise, Mohammad Yahya arrive \u00e0 Dubai \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e2ge d&rsquo;un an. C&rsquo;est l\u00e0 qu&rsquo;il grandit, et c&rsquo;est devant la t\u00e9l\u00e9, \u00e0 14 ans, que la passion se d\u00e9clenche : il regarde l&rsquo;UFC, tombe sur Jon Jones, et d\u00e9cide que c&rsquo;est l\u00e0 qu&rsquo;il veut aller. Dans les \u00c9mirats de la fin des ann\u00e9es 2000, les salles de MMA sont rares. Il se tourne d&rsquo;abord vers le kickboxing et le jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien, compile un record de 22 victoires et 0 d\u00e9faite dans la discipline debout et obtient sa ceinture noire, avant de basculer vers le MMA professionnel en mars 2014, sous la banni\u00e8re Desert Force.<\/p>\n<h3>La construction r\u00e9gionale : UAE Warriors, champion Arabia<\/h3>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s deux exp\u00e9riences \u00e0 Bellator \u2014 une victoire par KO sur Ashley Griffiths en d\u00e9cembre 2017, une d\u00e9faite par \u00e9tranglement arri\u00e8re face \u00e0 Gavin Hughes en mai 2019 \u2014 Yahya trouve ses marques \u00e0 UAE Warriors. Il y encha\u00eene sept victoires en huit combats entre 2019 et 2023, empoche la ceinture Arabia (poids l\u00e9ger r\u00e9gional) et la d\u00e9fend \u00e0 trois reprises. Un palmar\u00e8s solide qui ne laisse aucun doute sur sa domination dans la sc\u00e8ne r\u00e9gionale et qui lui ouvre les portes de la plus grande promotion au monde.<\/p>\n<h3>L&rsquo;UFC : pionnier, mais r\u00e9sultats douloureux<\/h3>\n<p>Le 21 octobre 2023, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 294 \u00e0 Abu Dhabi, Mohammad Yahya entre dans l&rsquo;octogone de l&rsquo;UFC face \u00e0 Trevor Peek. Il devient le premier \u00c9mirati de l&rsquo;histoire de la promotion. La d\u00e9faite aux points (d\u00e9cision unanime) n&rsquo;entache pas l&rsquo;\u00e9v\u00e9nement symbolique. Mais la suite est nettement plus difficile : le 3 ao\u00fbt 2024, le Br\u00e9silien Kau\u00ea Fernandes le stoppe par TKO \u00e0 4 min 45 du premier round \u00e0 coups de low kicks et de percussions au sol. Et le 26 juillet 2025, contre Steven Nguyen \u00e0 Abu Dhabi, la soir\u00e9e tourne au cauchemar : six knockdowns, un arr\u00eat m\u00e9dical pour blessure \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u0153il en fin du deuxi\u00e8me round. Un record peu enviable pour clore un passage \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC sans la moindre victoire en trois combats.<\/p>\n<h3>Rebond sur la sc\u00e8ne r\u00e9gionale : PFL MENA<\/h3>\n<p>Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 par l&rsquo;UFC, Yahya reprend sa carri\u00e8re avec le PFL MENA. Le 24 mai 2026, il affronte Mehdi Saadi en combat principal du PFL MENA 9 \u00e0 la Coca-Cola Arena de Dubai. Le Fran\u00e7ais s&rsquo;impose par d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e (30-27, 27-30, 29-28) dans un combat serr\u00e9 o\u00f9 Yahya monte en puissance au troisi\u00e8me round mais ne parvient pas \u00e0 renverser la vapeur. Bilan actuel : 12 victoires et 8 d\u00e9faites, dont 7 victoires par KO\/TKO qui rappellent la puissance de frappe forg\u00e9e depuis ses ann\u00e9es kickboxing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/sport\/combat-sports\/2023\/09\/13\/mohammed-yahya-ready-for-historic-debut-at-ufc-294-my-dream-came-into-reality\/\">The National<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/verdictmma.com\/fighter\/mohammad-the-uae-warrior-yahya\">VerdictMMA<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/mohammad-yahya\">UFC.com<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammad Yahya \u00ab\u00a0The UAE Warrior\u00a0\u00bb, premier \u00c9mirati \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC (UFC 294, oct. 2023), featherweight 12-8-0 au palmar\u00e8s, kickboxeur 22-0 reconverti au MMA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":101650,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69973],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-105636","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-lightweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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