Song Yadong vs Umar Nurmagomedov

Song Yadong

Pro 23-9-1 (1 NC) | UFC 12-4-1

Bantamweight

Umar Nurmagomedov

Pro 20-1-0 | UFC 8-1-0

Age

28|30

Height

5'8"|5'8"

Reach

67"|69"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Song Yadong	Umar Nurmagomedov	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.7%	56.5%	►
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3	3.9	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8	1.9	►
Strike Differential	0.5/min	2.0/min	►
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.4%	46.6%	—
Takedown Defense	73.8%	79.4%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8	4.0	►
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2	0.2	—
Control Time/15min	2:00	5:49	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	41.7%	12.5%	—
Submission % of Wins	16.7%	25.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	41.7%	62.5%	—
Avg Fight Time	12:59	14:03	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5	0.1	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.0	—
Edges	0	5	4 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Song Yadong Umar Nurmagomedov League median

Statistic	Song Yadong	Umar Nurmagomedov	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	72.4%	81.7%	—
Avg Fight Time	12:59	14:03	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	47.1%	33.3%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	70.2%	76.5%	▶
Opponent UFC Record (all)	106-45 (70.2%)	62-19 (76.5%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	75-34 (68.8%)	51-17 (75.0%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	78.0%	58.4%	—
% Time in Control	13.3%	38.8%	▶
% Time Controlled	8.7%	2.8%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	60.6%	93.2%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.78	4.45	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	4.43	2.79	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.35	+1.66	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.1%	50.3%	▶
Distance Strike Defense	56.9%	63.0%	▶
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.01	0.33	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00	1.06	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.84	4.94	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.89	2.30	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.45	1.22	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Song Yadong	Umar Nurmagomedov	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.4%	51.9%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9	3.5	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9	2.2	►
Takedown Accuracy	35.0%	47.2%	►
Takedown Defense	78.6%	78.8%	—
Control Time/Fight	2:58	6:46	►
Edges	0	3	3 even

Last 3 Fights

Song Yadong

WIN

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo • May 2026Bantamweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 4:42

Song Yadong24/5246%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:03

Deiveson Figueiredo9/1753%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	6/6	100%	0/2	0:28	—

R2	Song Yadong	15/30	50%	1/1	0:03	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	3/11	27%	1/2	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Sean O'Malley

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Song Yadong36/9438%TD 3/7Ctrl 2:06

Sean O'Malley48/9252%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	10/23	43%	1/1	0:38	—
	Sean O'Malley	16/26	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Song Yadong	14/31	45%	2/4	1:28	—
	Sean O'Malley	7/20	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Song Yadong	12/40	30%	0/2	0:00	—
	Sean O'Malley	25/46	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Henry Cejudo

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song • Feb 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Song Yadong84/17847%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Henry Cejudo67/13350%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	21/31	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	13/25	52%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Song Yadong	33/69	48%	0/1	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	29/55	53%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Song Yadong	30/78	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	25/53	47%	0/0	0:00	—

Umar Nurmagomedov

WIN

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov34/7247%TD 2/6Ctrl 4:50

Deiveson Figueiredo8/2730%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	9/19	47%	1/2	1:34	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	19/40	48%	0/3	0:11	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	8/20	40%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	6/13	46%	1/1	3:05	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mario Bautista

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane • Oct 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov32/5459%TD 11/14Ctrl 10:46

Mario Bautista20/5437%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	5/6	83%	2/2	4:37	—
	Mario Bautista	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	12/21	57%	2/3	3:02	—
	Mario Bautista	9/28	32%	0/1	0:04	1

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	15/27	56%	7/9	3:07	—
	Mario Bautista	10/25	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Merab Dvalishvili

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov104/23744%TD 2/15Ctrl 1:37

Merab Dvalishvili111/25943%TD 7/30Ctrl 2:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	18/49	37%	0/2	0:02	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	20/47	43%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	25/47	53%	1/3	0:48	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	20/49	41%	0/3	0:15	—

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	22/48	46%	1/5	0:43	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	21/54	39%	1/5	0:07	—

R4	Umar Nurmagomedov	21/47	45%	0/4	0:04	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	36/70	51%	4/9	1:05	—

R5	Umar Nurmagomedov	18/46	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	14/39	36%	2/12	0:53	—

Common Opponents

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Song Yadong

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo • May 2026Bantamweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 4:42

Song Yadong24/5246%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:03

Deiveson Figueiredo9/1753%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	6/6	100%	0/2	0:28	—

R2	Song Yadong	15/30	50%	1/1	0:03	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	3/11	27%	1/2	0:07	—

Umar Nurmagomedov

WIN

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov34/7247%TD 2/6Ctrl 4:50

Deiveson Figueiredo8/2730%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	9/19	47%	1/2	1:34	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	19/40	48%	0/3	0:11	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	8/20	40%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	6/13	46%	1/1	3:05	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Cory Sandhagen

Song Yadong

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song • Sep 2022Bantamweight

KO/TKO • Rd 4, 5:00

Song Yadong54/14537%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:39

Cory Sandhagen94/22242%TD 1/14Ctrl 3:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	14/28	50%	1/1	0:55	—
	Cory Sandhagen	19/52	37%	0/3	0:46	—

R2	Song Yadong	15/44	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	21/52	40%	0/4	0:48	—

R3	Song Yadong	13/48	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	29/63	46%	0/5	0:32	—

R4	Song Yadong	12/25	48%	1/1	0:44	—
	Cory Sandhagen	25/55	45%	1/2	1:41	—

Umar Nurmagomedov

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov • Aug 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Umar Nurmagomedov98/18752%TD 5/13Ctrl 5:11

Cory Sandhagen71/15945%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Umar Nurmagomedov	15/28	54%	1/4	0:39	—
	Cory Sandhagen	17/34	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Umar Nurmagomedov	24/42	57%	1/3	0:55	—
	Cory Sandhagen	16/32	50%	0/0	0:12	—

R3	Umar Nurmagomedov	17/27	63%	1/2	0:25	—
	Cory Sandhagen	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Umar Nurmagomedov	30/65	46%	1/2	0:36	—
	Cory Sandhagen	20/53	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Umar Nurmagomedov	12/25	48%	1/2	2:36	—
	Cory Sandhagen	6/10	60%	0/2	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (4.3 vs 3.9 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Striking Accuracy: Umar Nurmagomedov connects on 56.5% of significant strikes compared to 43.7%. The 13pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Song Yadong shoots at 41% accuracy but Umar Nurmagomedov stops 79% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Umar Nurmagomedov shoots at 47% accuracy against Song Yadong's 74% defense — Song Yadong should keep it standing.

Control: Umar Nurmagomedov controls 5:27 per fight on average vs 1:43 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Song Yadong finishes 58% of wins (42% KO/TKO, 17% sub).

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com