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Song Yadong: record, fights and statistics

Song Yadong (“Kung Fu Kid”) is a bantamweight fighter from China with a published career record of 24-9-1 (1 no contest). StatsNext stores 18 UFC bouts for Song Yadong (13-4-1). In the 4 fights stored since Feb 22, 2025, Song Yadong is 3-1.

Fights through August 29, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

Profile

Height5'8"
Reach67"
StanceOrthodox
Weight classBantamweight
Born1997
Current UFC rankingBantamweight #3 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Song Yadong's fighting stats?

Across 18 stored UFC bouts with statistics (238 minutes) through August 29, 2026, Song Yadong lands 4.07 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.60, with 43.7% striking accuracy and 54.9% striking defense. Grappling: 0.76 takedowns per 15 minutes at 41.4% accuracy, 73.5% takedown defense, 0.25 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 13-4-1 in 18 stored UFC bouts, 8 of 13 wins inside the distance.

Song Yadong: striking, grappling and finishes

Song Yadong: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute4.07
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.60
Significant striking accuracy43.7%
Significant striking defense54.9%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.50
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.76
Takedown accuracy41.4%
Takedown defense73.5%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.25
Control minutes per 15 minutes1.47
Share of fight time in control9.8%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)18 (237.8)

Significant strikes landed: 61.1% head, 19.1% body, 19.8% legs; 86% at distance, 5.9% in the clinch, 8% on the ground.

Song Yadong: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO61
Submission20
Decision53

13-4-1 in the 18 stored UFC bouts since November 26, 2017, averaging 13.2 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Song Yadong among fighters

Song Yadong: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureSong YadongPlace
Wins by KO, TKO or submission100.01st of 360
Significant strikes landed per minute2.25199th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.2243rd of 243
Significant strike accuracy42.0185th of 243
Significant strike defense46.2143rd of 177
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.48101st of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.9075th of 243
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.9542nd of 243
Share of fight time in control6.9155th of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since Feb 22, 2025

  • 3 wins: 1 by ko/tko, 1 by submission, 1 by decision
  • 1 loss: 1 by decision

Striking and grappling totals since Feb 22, 2025

Song Yadong — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Feb 22, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed155 of 347 (44.7%)
Significant strikes absorbed137 of 263 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns1
Takedowns landed4 of 9
Opponent takedowns2 of 10 (80.0% defended)
Submission attempts2
Control time2:11

Totals over 4 of 4 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Song Yadong: the 15 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Aug 29, 2026Umar Nurmagomedov (8-1)WinKO/TKOR2 1:486.8Bantamweight11 of 23 (13)0 of 00:02
May 30, 2026Deiveson Figueiredo (14-6-1)WinSubmissionR2 4:429.7Bantamweight24 of 52 (9)1 of 10:03
Jan 24, 2026Sean O'Malley (9-3)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight36 of 94 (48)3 of 72:06
Feb 22, 2025Henry Cejudo (10-3)WinDecisionR3 5:0025Bantamweight84 of 178 (67)0 of 10:00
Mar 9, 2024Petr Yan (8-4)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight86 of 172 (99)1 of 81:40
Dec 10, 2023Chris Gutierrez (8-1-1)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Bantamweight77 of 165 (87)2 of 311:01
Apr 29, 2023Ricky Simon (8-2)WinKO/TKOR5 1:1021.2Bantamweight105 of 228 (60)0 of 00:27
Sep 17, 2022Cory Sandhagen (7-3)LossKO/TKOR4 5:0020Bantamweight54 of 145 (94)2 of 21:39
Mar 12, 2022Marlon Moraes (5-5)WinKO/TKOR1 2:062.1Bantamweight14 of 35 (9)0 of 00:02
Nov 13, 2021Julio Arce (4-2)WinKO/TKOR2 1:356.6Bantamweight30 of 80 (13)0 of 00:02
Aug 7, 2021Casey Kenney (5-2)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight116 of 257 (78)0 of 30:20
Mar 6, 2021Kyler Phillips (2-0)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight67 of 161 (59)0 of 01:06
May 16, 2020Marlon Vera (9-4)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Featherweight101 of 201 (92)0 of 11:00
Dec 7, 2019Cody Stamann (4-1)DrawDrawR3 5:0015Bantamweight30 of 105 (41)0 of 00:57
Jul 6, 2019Alejandro Perez (7-2-1)WinKO/TKOR1 2:042.1Bantamweight8 of 20 (1)0 of 00:01

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

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