Fighter profile

Song Kenan

“The Assassin”

Welterweight · UFC record 6-5 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 23 Nov 2024

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)77

Power84

Striking defense62

Takedown defense84

WrestlingProvisional measure64

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 23 Nov 2024). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED77.9

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING74.6

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 180 cm (5'11")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 36

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 24 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 23 Nov 2024; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.2significant, per round

Strikes absorbed26.2per round

Striking differential-6.0per round

Takedown attempts0.42per round

Takedown defense73.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 20.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 26.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -6.0
Striking accuracy: 47.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 51.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.21
Target: head / body / leg: 64.3% / 17.6% / 18.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 83.9% / 11.6% / 4.5%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.42
Takedowns landed per round: 0.12
Takedown accuracy: 30.0%
Takedown defense: 73.5%
Control time per round: 0:09
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 6-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 50.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 5 / 3
Average fight time: 10:52 (over 9 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Song Kenan — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 23 Nov 2024	Muslim Salikhov	L	KO/TKO Kick	R1 3:49	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
Sat 17 Aug 2024	Ricky Glenn	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Sat 9 Dec 2023	Kevin Jousset	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Sat 26 Aug 2023	Rolando Bedoya	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 4 Mar 2023	Ian Machado Garry	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:22	UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane

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Song Kenan — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 20 Mar 2021	Max Griffin	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:20	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Sat 22 Feb 2020	Callan Potter	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:20	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
Sat 31 Aug 2019	Derrick Krantz	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
Sat 24 Nov 2018	Alex Morono	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Sat 23 Jun 2018	Hector Aldana	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 4:45	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Sat 25 Nov 2017	Bobby Nash	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:15	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum

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