Song Yadong vs Vince Morales
Song Yadong is 24-9-1 (1 NC); Vince Morales is 16-11-0. Vince Morales is 7 years older than Song Yadong. Vince Morales has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Song Yadong. Song Yadong is 1" · 3 cm taller than Vince Morales. They have met once: Song Yadong 1, Vince Morales 0.
BantamweightMet once
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Style & credentials
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
Vince Morales
No background on record
Camp · Syndicate MMA · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
61%66%
Head
19%25%
Body
20%9%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Song Yadonglast 8 fights
74%11%15%
Vince Moraleslast 6 fights
59%15%26%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Song Yadong Vince Morales· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.263.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.763.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.790.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
41%44%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Good · better than 65% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
73%60%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.26
Strikes landed / min3.53
3.76
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.73
0.79 / 1.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.65 / 1.5
41%
Takedown accuracy44%
73%
Takedown defence60%
1:38
Control time / fight1:19
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
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
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
Vince Morales13 UFC fights · 596 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
58%346/1174
20%122/199
9%54/74
Clinch
4%22/53
4%22/25
0%1/1
Ground
5%28/43
0%1/1
0%0/0
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
Song Yadong18 of 35 ended early · 51%17 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Vince Morales15 of 27 ended early · 56%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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
Vince Morales1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates · May 2, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Erceg · Mar 29, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues · Feb 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint Denis · Sep 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- WLuis GuerreroTuff-N-Uff 137 · May 24, 2024Submission · R2 · 4:09 · Bantamweight
- W
- WJoe PenafielFront Street Fights 26 · Jul 28, 2023TKO · R2 · 2:19 · Catchweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac · Nov 19, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira · May 21, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · Jul 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy · May 4, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WJustin HugoBellator 205: McKee vs. Teixeira · Sep 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 13 · Jul 17, 2018Submission · R2 · 1:52 · Bantamweight
- WBrandon HemplemanFront Street Fights 15 · Jan 19, 2018TKO · R2 · 2:38 · Bantamweight
- WRowdy AkersKOTC: Quick Draw · Jun 17, 2017Submission · R1 · 1:58 · Catchweight
- WAndrew CruzFront Street Fights 10 · Dec 9, 2016TKO · R3 · 3:07 · Featherweight
- WHamilton AshBellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef · May 20, 2016KO · R3 · 2:32
- WTrey SmithFront Street Fights 8 · Feb 13, 2016TKO · R1 · 4:15 · Featherweight
- LJosh WickFront Street Fights 6 · Sep 11, 2015Submission · R2 · 3:26 · Featherweight
- WJeremie MontgomeryCageSport 36 · Jul 11, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Featherweight
- WJoseph ClevelandFront Street Fights 5 · May 15, 2015Submission · R1 · 1:51 · Featherweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Song Yadong and Vince Morales ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 (Sat, Nov 24, 2018), where Song Yadong won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Song Yadong and Vince Morales?
Song Yadong is 24-9-1 (1 NC) and Vince Morales is 16-11-0.
Who has the longer reach, Song Yadong or Vince Morales?
Vince Morales has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Song Yadong, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Song Yadong or Vince Morales?
Song Yadong is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Vince Morales stands 5'7" · 170 cm.
Who is older, Song Yadong or Vince Morales?
Vince Morales is 35 and Song Yadong is 28.
Who has more finishes, Song Yadong or Vince Morales?
Song Yadong has 15 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Vince Morales has 12 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).