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Song Yadong

Song Yadong#4 BW

VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER
DURABLELATE-ROUND RISER
established · 17 UFC fights
24-10
Record
10 KO · 4 SUB · 10 DEC
Wins by method
LossWinLossWinWin
Recent form
28
Age
173 cm
Height
170 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-08-29
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P84
Volume
P82
Striking Efficiency
P60
Range Sniper
P69
Kickboxing
P72
Clinch Striking
P16
Defensive Striking
P57
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P33
Pressure Wrestling
P50
Top Control
P57
Submission
P45
Anti-Wrestling
P83
Grappling Defense
P93
Scrambler
P36
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P70
Finisher
P36
Damage Resistance
P99
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P56
Pace
P58
Late Fighter
P98
GLOBAL
Versatility
P73
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-08-29
Striking
4.42
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.83
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
44%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
55%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.56
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.85
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
2.05
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
41%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
77%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
2:01
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.28
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head61%
Body19%
Leg20%
Position
Distance86%
Clinch6%
Ground8%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2136R3174increasing
TakedownsR1100R2395R3468increasing
ControlR1100R2167R3125increasing

Ranking evolution

Up DownFighters with a UFC fight in the previous 18 months
Model track record
56%
Model correct (5/9)
3/4
Fighter wins when model favored
3/5
Fighter wins when model underdog
1/2
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-08-29
vs Umar Nurmagomedov Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
25.3%
Model · pick ✗
→
2026-05-30
vs Deiveson Figueiredo Win · SUB
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
53.7%
Model · pick ✓
→
2026-01-24
vs Sean O'Malley Loss · DEC
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
38.0%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-02-22
vs Henry Cejudo Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
57.2%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-03-09
vs Petr Yan Loss · DEC
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
46.2%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-12-09
vs Chris Gutierrez Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
46.6%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-04-29
vs Ricky Simon Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
35.2%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-09-17
vs Cory Sandhagen Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
54.6%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-03-12
vs Marlon Moraes Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
71.3%
Model · pick ✓
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