Fighter profile

Song Yadong

“Kung Fu Kid”

Bantamweight · UFC record 13-4-1 · 18 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 29 Aug 2026

Volume StrikerPower Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)76

Power86

Striking defense71

Takedown defense84

WrestlingProvisional measure75

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (18 detailed fights; as of Sat 29 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED89.9

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED84.2

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: 173 cm (5'8")
Reach: 170 cm (5'7")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 28

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

18 detailed UFC fights · 49 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 29 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed17.4per round

Striking differential+2.3per round

Takedown attempts0.59per round

Takedown defense73.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate61.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 17.4
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +2.3
Striking accuracy: 43.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.16
Target: head / body / leg: 61.1% / 19.1% / 19.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 86.0% / 5.9% / 8.2%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.59
Takedowns landed per round: 0.24
Takedown accuracy: 41.4%
Takedown defense: 73.5%
Control time per round: 0:36
Submission attempts per round: 0.08
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): 13-4-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 61.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 2 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 8 / 0
Average fight time: 13:02 (over 16 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 Yadong — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 29 Aug 2026	Umar Nurmagomedov	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:48	UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Sat 30 May 2026	Deiveson Figueiredo	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R2 4:42	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
Sat 24 Jan 2026	Sean O'Malley	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Sat 22 Feb 2025	Henry Cejudo	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Sat 9 Mar 2024	Petr Yan	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

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Song Yadong — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 Dec 2023	Chris Gutierrez	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Sat 29 Apr 2023	Ricky Simon	W	KO/TKO Punch	R5 1:10	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
Sat 17 Sep 2022	Cory Sandhagen	L	KO/TKO	R4 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Sat 12 Mar 2022	Marlon Moraes	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:06	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Sat 13 Nov 2021	Julio Arce	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:35	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Sat 7 Aug 2021	Casey Kenney	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Sat 6 Mar 2021	Kyler Phillips	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sat 16 May 2020	Marlon Vera	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Sat 7 Dec 2019	Cody Stamann	D	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
Sat 6 Jul 2019	Alejandro Perez	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:04	UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Sat 24 Nov 2018	Vince Morales	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Sat 23 Jun 2018	Felipe Arantes	W	KO/TKO Elbow	R2 4:59	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Sat 25 Nov 2017	Bharat Kandare	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 4:16	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum

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