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Song Yadong
“Kung Fu Kid”
ChinaBantamweightActiveage 28
23-9-1
72% win rate
W1 streak
Peak Vertex
2023-04-29 → 2023-04-2951held 6 bouts-11 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2023-04-29
Eased since the peak
Upcoming
Scheduled and newly announced fights. Announced bouts are reported bookings not yet on the official card.
- UFC Shanghai2026-08-29Bantamweight
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
12 wins4 losses1 drawlast 5: W L W L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(17) | R2(14) | R3(11) | R4(3) | R5(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 18.1 | 24.4 | 25.5 | 17.0 | 55.6 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 14.3 | 21.0 | 25.7 | 16.0 | 11.2 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.18 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 0:22 | 0:39 | 0:24 | 1:40 | 2:48 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo2026-05-30W·Sub·R2 · 4:42
- UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett2026-01-24L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song2025-02-22W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 22024-03-09vsPetr YanL·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez2023-12-09W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon2023-04-29W·KO·R5 · 1:10
- UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song2022-09-17L·KO·R4 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev2022-03-12W·KO·R1 · 2:06
- UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez2021-11-13W·KO·R2 · 1:35
- UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane2021-08-07W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya2021-03-06L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris2020-05-16W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik2019-12-07D·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos2019-07-06W·KO·R1 · 2:04
- UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 22018-11-24W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards2018-06-23W·KO·R2 · 4:59
- UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum2017-11-25W·Sub·R1 · 4:16
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Yan Xiaonan is set for a pivotal strawweight matchup at UFC Shanghai on August 29, facing rising contender Denise Gomes in the co-main event.
- Sherdog
Umar Nurmagomedov will headline UFC Shanghai on August 29 at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium against Chinese bantamweight Yadong Song.
- MMA Fighting
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