Bantamweight · “Kung Fu Kid”
Song Yadong
23-9-1 (1 NC) UFC 12-4-1
5'8"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1997-12-02Born
5KO wins
2Sub wins
58.3%Finish rate
12:59Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.34
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.81
Striking accuracy43.7%
Striking defense55.0%
Takedowns / 15 min0.81
Takedown accuracy41.4%
Takedown defense73.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.2
Control time13.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-4
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
17 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Deiveson Figueiredo 14-6-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:42 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo · 2026-05-30
24/52Sig. strikes
9/17Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Sean O'Malley 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · 2026-01-24
36/94Sig. strikes
48/92Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
2:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Henry Cejudo 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · 2025-02-22
84/178Sig. strikes
67/133Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Petr Yan 8-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03-09
86/172Sig. strikes
99/183Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
1:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Gutierrez 8-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · 2023-12-09
77/165Sig. strikes
87/145Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
11:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ricky Simon 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 1:10 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · 2023-04-29
105/228Sig. strikes
60/139Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:27Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cory Sandhagen 7-3 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R4 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · 2022-09-17
54/145Sig. strikes
94/222Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marlon Moraes 5-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:06 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · 2022-03-12
14/35Sig. strikes
9/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Julio Arce 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:35 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · 2021-11-13
30/80Sig. strikes
13/78Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Casey Kenney 5-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · 2021-08-07
116/257Sig. strikes
78/190Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kyler Phillips 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · 2021-03-06
67/161Sig. strikes
59/142Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marlon Vera 9-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · 2020-05-16
101/201Sig. strikes
92/164Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
D Cody Stamann 4-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · 2019-12-07
30/105Sig. strikes
41/67Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alejandro Perez 7-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:04 — UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · 2019-07-06
8/20Sig. strikes
1/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vince Morales 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · 2018-11-24
79/172Sig. strikes
74/201Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Felipe Arantes 5-5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:59 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · 2018-06-23
39/100Sig. strikes
8/31Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
6:14Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Bharat Kandare 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:16 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · 2017-11-25
8/29Sig. strikes
3/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Song Yadong) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
9
Submission
4
Decision
10
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
6
Other
1
Draws: 1 · No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
17
Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation
5
WLF E.P.I.C.
4
WLF W.A.R.S.
2
Kunlun Fight MMA
1
WLF World Championship
1
Kunlun Fight
1
Road to M-1
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 34 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Deiveson Figueiredo | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
2026-05-30 |
UFC | 2 | 4:42 |
| L | Sean O'Malley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 324
2026-01-24 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Henry Cejudo | Technical Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
2025-02-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Petr Yan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 299
2024-03-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chris Gutiérrez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez
2023-12-09 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Ricky Simón | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón
2023-04-29 |
UFC | 5 | 1:10 |
| L | Cory Sandhagen | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
2022-09-17 |
UFC | 4 | 5:00 |
| W | Marlon Moraes | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
2022-03-12 |
UFC | 1 | 2:06 |
| W | Julio Arce | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez
2021-11-13 |
UFC | 2 | 1:35 |
| W | Casey Kenney | Decision (split) | UFC 265
2021-08-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kyler Phillips | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 259
2021-03-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris
2020-05-16 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Cody Stamann | Draw (majority) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
2019-12-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alejandro Pérez | KO (punch) | UFC 239
2019-07-06 |
UFC | 1 | 2:04 |
| W | Vince Morales | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
2018-11-24 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Felipe Arantes | KO (elbow) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
2018-06-23 |
UFC | 2 | 4:59 |
| W | Bharat Khandare | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
2017-11-25 |
UFC | 1 | 4:16 |
| W | Makoto Yoshida | TKO (knees to the body and punches) | WLF W.A.R.S. 18
2017-10-27 |
WLF W.A.R.S. | 1 | 1:05 |
| W | Edgars Skrivers | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight MMA 10
2017-04-06 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Renat Ondar | Decision (unanimous) | WLF World Championship
2017-01-08 |
WLF World Championship | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Shamil Nasrudinov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WLF W.A.R.S. 10
2016-11-26 |
WLF W.A.R.S. | 2 | 3:19 |
| L | Renat Ondar | Decision (unanimous) | WLF E.P.I.C. 9
2016-10-24 |
WLF E.P.I.C. | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vachagan Nikogosyan | TKO (punches) | WLF E.P.I.C. 6
2016-07-23 |
WLF E.P.I.C. | 1 | 3:12 |
| L | Alexey Polpudnikov | KO (punch) | Kunlun Fight 44
2016-05-14 |
Kunlun Fight | 2 | 0:50 |
| W | Artak Nazaryan | KO (punch to the body) | WLF E.P.I.C. 2
2016-03-13 |
WLF E.P.I.C. | 2 | 0:59 |
| W | Aleksander Zaitsev | Decision (unanimous) | WLF E.P.I.C. 1
2016-01-13 |
WLF E.P.I.C. | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Giovanni Moljo | DQ (groin kicks) | Road to M-1: China
2015-07-25 |
Road to M-1 | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Ok Rae-yoon | KO (punch) | WBK 3: Day 2
2015-04-05 |
WBK | 1 | 1:21 |
| L | Ji Xian | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Dynasty of Champions
2014-12-19 |
ONE | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Zhao Yafei | Decision (majority) | Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 13
2014-06-07 |
Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Baasankhuu Damlanpurev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 12
2014-03-29 |
Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation | 1 | 3:01 |
| W | Alateng Heili | Decision (unanimous) | Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 11
2013-11-30 |
Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wulalibieke Baheibieke | Decision (unanimous) | Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 10
2013-09-24 |
Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Zhao Wuheng | NC (accidental groin strike) | Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 9
2013-05-18 |
Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Song Yadong) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Bantamweight average, over 118 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.