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Song Yadong vs. Vince Morales

UFC 13-4-1 vs. 3-9-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
13-4-1
UFC record
3-9-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
28
AgeΔ 7 yrs
35
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
67"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.7
Layoff (months)Δ 3.9 mo
5.6
WWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Song Yadong carries real power — 0.53 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Vince Morales is a submission threat — 0.46 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Vince Morales rarely shoots — 0.74 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Song Yadong

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 125
Tier 3 — regional circuit 114

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500

Vince Morales

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 610
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

9694.26/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5423.36/min · norm 3.52
8553.76/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
6253.87/min · norm 3.58
43.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
36.7%norm 43.5%
54.9%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
54.5%norm 56.6%
80.53/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.19/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Song Yadong

Distance 91.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 6.4%)

Vince Morales

Distance 93.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 6.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Song Yadong

Head 76.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.4%)

Vince Morales

Head 81.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Song L/AAccBantamweight med Morales L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 833 / 2027 41.1% 39.2% 488 / 1387 35.2% 39.2%
In the clinch 57 / 79 72.2% 69.0% 39 / 70 55.7% 69.0%
On the ground 79 / 111 71.2% 70.2% 15 / 20 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 592 / 1696 34.9% 35.3% 363 / 1202 30.2% 35.3%
To the body 185 / 275 67.3% 66.9% 134 / 210 63.8% 66.9%
To the legs 192 / 246 78.0% 79.2% 45 / 65 69.2% 79.2%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Song L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Morales L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 776 / 1792 43.3% 39.4% 579 / 1311 44.2% 39.4%
In the clinch 38 / 52 73.1% 70.6% 34 / 49 69.4% 70.6%
On the ground 41 / 50 82.0% 72.1% 12 / 15 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 492 / 1397 35.2% 34.9% 333 / 989 33.7% 34.9%
To the body 172 / 263 65.4% 66.1% 121 / 172 70.3% 66.1%
To the legs 191 / 234 81.6% 78.8% 171 / 214 79.9% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1241.4% acc · 0.79/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
847.1% acc · 0.74/15 · norm 1.12
5073.5% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
2964.4% def · norm 65.7%
29:2913.0% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
13:308.4% of cage time · norm 17.8%
21:091:23 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
23:142:09 per 15 · norm 2:24
40.26/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
50.46/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Song has more cage time on record.