Bantamweight

Song Yadong

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

24-9-1 (1 NC)

UFC

13-4-1

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

67"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:38
Fight Completion Rate	69.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.53
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	114-46 (71.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	83-35 (70.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	27-10 (73.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	77.8%
% Time in Control	12.9%
% Time Controlled	9.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	58.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.71
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.38
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.32
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.1%
Distance Strike Defense	56.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.15
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.82
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.92
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.04
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.52

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Song Yadong League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Song Yadong
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.4%
Takedown Defense	73.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	1:56
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	46.2%
Submission % of Wins	15.4%
Decision % of Wins	38.5%
Avg Fight Time	12:38
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Takedown Accuracy	29.4%
Takedown Defense	73.3%
Control Time/Fight	0:46

Fight History

WIN

vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song • Aug 2026Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:48

Song Yadong11/2348%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Umar Nurmagomedov13/2162%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	7/10	70%	1/1	1:58	—

R2	Song Yadong	6/13	46%	0/0	0:02	1
	Umar Nurmagomedov	6/11	55%	0/2	0:00	—

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	—

LOSS

vs. Petr Yan

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 • Mar 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Song Yadong86/17250%TD 1/8Ctrl 1:40

Petr Yan99/18354%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	20/37	54%	1/2	0:49	—
	Petr Yan	22/35	63%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Song Yadong	31/66	47%	0/4	0:41	—
	Petr Yan	41/77	53%	1/1	0:33	—

R3	Song Yadong	35/69	51%	0/2	0:10	—
	Petr Yan	36/71	51%	1/3	1:14	—

WIN

vs. Chris Gutierrez

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez • Dec 2023Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Song Yadong77/16547%TD 2/3Ctrl 11:01

Chris Gutierrez87/14560%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	17/34	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Gutierrez	29/49	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Song Yadong	14/33	42%	1/1	1:52	—
	Chris Gutierrez	25/37	68%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Song Yadong	17/47	36%	1/2	0:13	—
	Chris Gutierrez	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Song Yadong	12/25	48%	0/0	4:15	—
	Chris Gutierrez	8/11	73%	0/1	0:00	—

R5	Song Yadong	17/26	65%	0/0	4:41	—
	Chris Gutierrez	1/1	100%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ricky Simon

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon • Apr 2023Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 1:10

Song Yadong105/22846%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27KD 2

Ricky Simon60/13943%TD 2/9Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	11/28	39%	0/0	0:12	—
	Ricky Simon	12/23	52%	0/2	0:08	—

R2	Song Yadong	25/57	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ricky Simon	15/36	42%	2/2	0:39	—

R3	Song Yadong	20/57	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ricky Simon	13/31	42%	0/2	0:03	—

R4	Song Yadong	27/56	48%	0/0	0:02	1
	Ricky Simon	15/39	38%	0/3	0:01	—

R5	Song Yadong	22/30	73%	0/0	0:13	1
	Ricky Simon	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Cory Sandhagen

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	—

WIN

vs. Marlon Moraes

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:06

Song Yadong14/3540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Marlon Moraes9/2536%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	14/35	40%	0/0	0:02	1
	Marlon Moraes	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Julio Arce

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:35

Song Yadong30/8038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Julio Arce13/7817%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	17/52	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Julio Arce	5/46	11%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Song Yadong	13/28	46%	0/0	0:02	1
	Julio Arce	8/32	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Casey Kenney

UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane • Aug 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Song Yadong116/25745%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:20

Casey Kenney78/19041%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	31/68	46%	0/0	0:14	—
	Casey Kenney	19/57	33%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Song Yadong	34/78	44%	0/0	0:06	—
	Casey Kenney	28/60	47%	0/1	0:12	—

R3	Song Yadong	51/111	46%	0/3	0:00	—
	Casey Kenney	31/73	42%	1/4	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Kyler Phillips

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Song Yadong67/16142%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:06

Kyler Phillips59/14242%TD 3/5Ctrl 1:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	21/39	54%	0/0	0:05	—
	Kyler Phillips	27/59	46%	1/1	0:27	—

R2	Song Yadong	20/61	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyler Phillips	19/47	40%	1/2	0:41	—

R3	Song Yadong	26/61	43%	0/0	1:01	—
	Kyler Phillips	13/36	36%	1/2	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Marlon Vera

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris • May 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Song Yadong101/20150%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:00

Marlon Vera92/16456%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	17/40	42%	0/0	0:39	—
	Marlon Vera	21/32	66%	0/0	0:38	—

R2	Song Yadong	44/89	49%	0/1	0:03	—
	Marlon Vera	37/74	50%	0/1	0:26	—

R3	Song Yadong	40/72	56%	0/0	0:18	—
	Marlon Vera	34/58	59%	2/2	2:11	—

vs. Cody Stamann

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik • Dec 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Song Yadong30/10529%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:56

Cody Stamann41/6761%TD 5/12Ctrl 6:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	10/50	20%	0/0	0:02	—
	Cody Stamann	10/21	48%	2/6	0:49	—

R2	Song Yadong	14/40	35%	0/0	0:54	—
	Cody Stamann	8/18	44%	2/5	1:38	—

R3	Song Yadong	6/15	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cody Stamann	23/28	82%	1/1	4:06	—

WIN

vs. Alejandro Perez

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos • Jul 2019Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:04

Song Yadong8/2040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Alejandro Perez1/147%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	8/20	40%	0/0	0:01	1
	Alejandro Perez	1/14	7%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vince Morales

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 • Nov 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Song Yadong79/17246%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:42

Vince Morales74/20137%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	23/55	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vince Morales	11/50	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Song Yadong	26/65	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vince Morales	33/80	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Song Yadong	30/52	58%	2/2	2:42	—
	Vince Morales	30/71	42%	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Felipe Arantes

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards • Jun 2018Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 2, 4:59

Song Yadong39/10039%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:14KD 1

Felipe Arantes8/3126%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	24/70	34%	0/0	2:16	—
	Felipe Arantes	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Song Yadong	15/30	50%	1/1	3:58	1
	Felipe Arantes	2/10	20%	0/2	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Bharat Kandare

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum • Nov 2017Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:16

Song Yadong8/2928%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Bharat Kandare3/3010%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Song Yadong	8/29	28%	0/0	0:08	1
	Bharat Kandare	3/30	10%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-31 | Data source: UFCStats.com