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Song Yadong

Song Yadong

1138 ELO #72

"Kung Fu Kid"

MMA 23-9-1 (1 NC) · UFC 12-4-0 · Bantamweight (#5) · Heilongjiang, China · Team Alpha Male · Last fought 9 days ago

Song Yadong "Kung Fu Kid" - UFC Fighter Profile

Song Yadong is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Bantamweight division and is ranked #5. Born in Heilongjiang, China, Song Yadong has compiled an MMA record of 23-9-1 (1 NC) with a UFC record of 12-4-0. Known for their Boxer fighting style, Song Yadong trains at Team Alpha Male in Heilongjiang, China. With an ELO rating of 1138, Song Yadong ranks #72 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Song Yadong has 12 wins in the UFC. Song Yadong lands an average of 4.34 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.82 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Bantamweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1138), and have not fought Song Yadong before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Farid Basharat 6-0-0 28 1085 0.0 53
Felipe Lima 2-1-0 28 1025 0.0 113
Juan Diaz 1-0-0 28 1022 0.0 116
Nathan Fletcher 1-2-0 28 1005 0.0 133
Bekzat Almakhan 1-2-0 28 993 0.0 145
Xiao Long 1-3-0 28 992 0.0 146

Fight Results Breakdown

16
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Deiveson Figueiredo in 2026
Opponent ELO: 1127

Biggest Upset Loss

Kyler Phillips in 2021
Your ELO: 1095 · Opponent ELO: 1035 · Favored by 60

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 8'
Weight
Bantamweight
Reach
67'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Dec 02 1997
Age
28
Peak ELO
1138
ELO Rank
72 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
297-111-9
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1069.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1049.2

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.34
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
43%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.81
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
55%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.82
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
41%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Song Yadong Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-05-30 UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo Deiveson Figueiredo SUB Guillotine Choke 2 4:42 Win -466
2026-01-24 UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Sean O'Malley U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss +190
2025-02-22 UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song Henry Cejudo U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-03-09 UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Petr Yan U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2023-12-09 UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez Chris Gutierrez U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2023-04-29 UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon Ricky Simon KO/TKO Punch 5 1:10 Win -
2022-09-17 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Cory Sandhagen KO/TKO 4 5:00 Loss -
2022-03-12 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Marlon Moraes KO/TKO Punch 1 2:06 Win -
2021-11-13 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez Julio Arce KO/TKO Punches 2 1:35 Win -
2021-08-07 UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Casey Kenney S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Kyler Phillips U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-05-16 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris Marlon Vera U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-07-06 UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Alejandro Perez KO/TKO Punch 1 2:04 Win -
2018-11-24 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Vince Morales U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-06-23 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards Felipe Arantes KO/TKO Elbow 2 4:59 Win -
2017-11-25 UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum Bharat Kandare SUB Guillotine Choke 1 4:16 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Song Yadong ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
16 2026-05-30 Deiveson Figueiredo 1127 Win +22 1138
15 2026-01-24 Sean O'Malley 1125 Loss -16 1116
14 2025-02-22 Henry Cejudo 1125 Win +16 1132
13 2024-03-09 Petr Yan 1131 Loss -16 1116
12 2023-12-09 Chris Gutierrez 1081 Win +14 1132
11 2023-04-29 Ricky Simon 1104 Win +21 1118
10 2022-09-17 Cory Sandhagen 1097 Loss -17 1097
9 2022-03-12 Marlon Moraes 1014 Win +17 1114
8 2021-11-13 Julio Arce 1070 Win +21 1097
7 2021-08-07 Casey Kenney 1073 Win 0 1076
6 2021-03-06 Kyler Phillips 1035 Loss -19 1076
5 2020-05-16 Marlon Vera 1109 Win +17 1095
4 2019-07-06 Alejandro Perez 1067 Win +21 1078
3 2018-11-24 Vince Morales 1000 Win +14 1057
2 2018-06-23 Felipe Arantes 1039 Win +22 1043
1 2017-11-25 Bharat Kandare 1000 Win +21 1021

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