Yan Cabral (born 13 May 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a mixed martial artist, grappler and 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt practitioner and instructor associated with the Nova União academy.

A former UFC fighter, Cabral trained mixed martial art (MMA) competing in the lightweight division.

[5] Cabral won the fight via submission in the second round, earning him his highest profile win to date.

[6] He won his elimination fight to get into the TUF house, defeating Ronaldo Oliveira Silva by rear naked choke submission in round 1.

He was chosen to be a member of Team Werdum and defeated David Vieira before being removed from the show due to a broken hand.

[9] However, Cabral was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Anthony Christodoulou.

In january 2017, Yan Cabral came back in the octagon to face Zalimkhan Yusupov at the World Kings Glory MMA 2.