Song Yadong
"Kung Fu Kid"
| Age | 28 |
| Nationality | 🇨🇳 China |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Reach | 170 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
32
fights
22
✅ wins
8
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
1
⬜ no contest
Bonuses
6
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
5
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
November 25, 2017
UFC debuts
January 24, 2026
UFC last fight
3h31:10
time in the cage
13:12
avg time by combat
68.8%
win rate
54.5%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1605
as of January 24, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1618
on February 22, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
79
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 90 | 5 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 88 | 187 |
| 3. | Distance strikes landed | 85 | 18.97 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes attempted | 82 | 60.19 / round |
| 5. | Leg strikes landed | 81 | 4.14 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clinch strikes landed | 33 | 1.33 / round |
| 2. | Total strikes accuracy | 33 | 50% |
| 3. | Submissions attempted | 33 | 0.05 / round |
| 4. | Takedowns landed | 36 | 0.26 / round |
| 5. | Control time | 39 | 42s / round |
77
Boxing Score
71
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+2.39
/ round
💫 Strike differential
19.0 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
17.9 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
40.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
57.0%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
42
Wrestling Score
51
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.7 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.3 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
39.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
73.8%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
42s / round
⏱ Control Time
26s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.8 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
71.3%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
50.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Song Yadong's UFC Fight History
January 24, 2026 - UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 22, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 09, 2024 - UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 09, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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April 29, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 5 (1:10).
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September 17, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Bantamweight bout
Loss by ko tko at round 4 (5:00).
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March 12, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:06).
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November 13, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (1:35).
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August 07, 2021 - UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Bantamweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 06, 2021 - UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 16, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 07, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
Bantamweight bout
Draw at round 3 (5:00).
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July 06, 2019 - UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:04).
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November 24, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 23, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Elbow) at round 2 (4:59).
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November 25, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 1 (4:16).
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Fighter's fights