The first two years of Adrian Yanez’ UFC career went about as well as you could possibly hope for as a new face on the biggest stage in the sport. Highly regarded coming off Dana White’s Contender Series, he debuted 2-and-a-half months after earning his contract and collected a highlight reel finish and Performance of the Night bonus. From there, he was off to the races.
Four more victories followed, three by stoppage and one by decision, all of them earning a Performance Bonus end of the night, which had the Houston, Texas, native stationed at the forefront of the next wave of talent rising the bantamweight division.