Marlon Vera vs Song Yadong
Marlon Vera is 24-12-1; Song Yadong is 24-9-1 (1 NC). Marlon Vera is 5 years older than Song Yadong. Marlon Vera has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Song Yadong. They have met once: Marlon Vera 0, Song Yadong 1.
BantamweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Marlon Vera
BJJ
- —Black belt · BJJ
- 2013championPanama Fight League
- —145 lb (featherweight) championFMP (Mexico)
- 2014Semifinalist · Tuf Latin America
Song Yadong
SandaKung Fu
- 2017Purple belt · BJJ
- 2017Champion · Rouhou Cup BJJ Openblue belt, 75 kg (Tianjin qualifier)
- 20124th Place · Shanghai Jiu Jitsu Open
- 2011Champion · Hebei Provincial Sanda60 kg
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
54%61%
Head
22%19%
Body
24%20%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Marlon Veralast 7 fights
84%9%
Song Yadonglast 8 fights
74%11%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Marlon Vera· from fights outside the UFC Song Yadong· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.244.26
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.393.76
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.570.79
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%41%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
72%74%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.24
Strikes landed / min4.26
5.39
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.76
0.57 / 1.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.79 / 1.9
45%
Takedown accuracy41%
72%
Takedown defence74%
1:13
Control time / fight1:38
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min0.30
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Marlon Vera27 UFC fights · 1552 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%621/1899
16%244/438
23%355/438
Clinch
5%73/105
5%84/97
1%10/12
Ground
9%145/227
1%13/13
0%7/9
Song Yadong18 UFC fights · 969 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%483/1535
17%161/249
20%189/243
Clinch
4%38/58
2%17/19
0%2/2
Ground
7%71/103
1%7/7
0%1/1
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Marlon Vera20 of 38 ended early · 53%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Song Yadong18 of 35 ended early · 51%17 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Marlon Vera1-4
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Kavanagh · Feb 28, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez · Oct 18, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WUFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vera vs Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Ige · Jun 19, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal · Dec 19, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · May 16, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Magny vs Ponzinibbio · Nov 18, 2018Submission · R2 · 1:31 · Bantamweight
- W
- WLijiburen WulijiburenUFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018TKO · R2 · 4:53 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · Feb 4, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida · Oct 29, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Weidman vs Gastelum · Jul 22, 2017Submission · R1 · 2:18 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson · Nov 26, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 27, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · Aug 8, 2015Submission · R2 · 2:15 · Bantamweight
- L
- WD'Juan OwensInka FC 24: Peru vs. Brazil · Oct 23, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:54
- LBruno LobatoInka FC 23: Pequeno vs. Owens · Aug 24, 2013Unanimous Decision
- DFabio BispoInka FC 22: Reiter vs. De Lima · Jun 29, 2013DEC
- WRoberto HerreraFMP 16 · May 25, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:50
- WJoel Iglesias Hologuin300 Sparta 1 · Apr 24, 2013TKO
- WJavier UmañaUCC 13 · Jan 18, 2013Submission · R2 · 4:44
- WAlexis Patiño PinosEcuador Regional · May 26, 2012Submission
- WJack GuzmanSamurai Fight Combat · Feb 20, 2012Submission
- WCesar MorenoEMMA 2: Conflicto · Jul 18, 2011Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WRomel OroscoQuito Fight Club · Jul 24, 2010Submission
Song Yadong3-2
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Song vs Figueiredo · May 30, 2026Submission · R2 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- L
Full record · 36 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez · Dec 9, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · May 16, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- D
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WBharat KandareUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Gastelum · Nov 25, 2017Submission · R1 · 4:16 · Featherweight
- WBharat KhandareUFC Fight Night 122 · Nov 25, 2017Submission · R1 · 4:16 · Featherweight
- WMakoto YoshidaWLF W.A.R.S. 18 · Oct 27, 2017TKO · R1 · 1:05 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- WShamil NasrudinovWLF W.A.R.S. 10 · Nov 26, 2016Submission · R2 · 3:19 · Featherweight
- L
- WVachagan NikogosyanWLF E.P.I.C. 6 · Jul 23, 2016TKO · R1 · 3:12 · Featherweight
- L
- WArtak NazaryanWLF E.P.I.C. 2 · Mar 12, 2016TKO · R2 · 3:08 · Featherweight
- WAleksandr ZaytsevWLF E.P.I.C. 1 · Jan 13, 2016Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- LGiovanni MoljoRoad To M-1 · Jul 25, 2015DQ · R2 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- LXian JiOne FC 24 - Dynasty of Champions · Dec 19, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WYafei ZhaoRUFF 13 · Jun 7, 2014MD · Bantamweight
- WBaasankhuu DamlanpurevRUFF 12 · Mar 29, 2014Submission · R1 · 3:01 · Bantamweight
- W
- WWulalibieke BaheibiekeRUFF 10 · Aug 24, 2013DEC · Bantamweight
- NCWuheng ZhaoRUFF 9 · May 18, 2013NC
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Marlon VeraSong Yadong
Frequently asked questions
Have Marlon Vera and Song Yadong ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris (Sat, May 16, 2020), where Song Yadong won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Marlon Vera and Song Yadong?
Marlon Vera is 24-12-1 and Song Yadong is 24-9-1 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Marlon Vera or Song Yadong?
Marlon Vera has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Song Yadong, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Marlon Vera or Song Yadong?
Neither. Both stand 5'8" · 173 cm.
Who is older, Marlon Vera or Song Yadong?
Marlon Vera is 33 and Song Yadong is 28.
Who has more finishes, Marlon Vera or Song Yadong?
Marlon Vera has 20 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission); Song Yadong has 15 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).
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