Kyler Phillips defeated Song Yadong by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya, held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Kyler Phillips won the decision.
Song Yadong vs Kyler Phillips
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
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Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
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Round by round
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Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 17 media scorecards
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Phillips
- MMAMania.com29-28Phillips
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Phillips
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Phillips
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com29-28Phillips
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Phillips
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling29-28Phillips
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Phillips
- Joe McDonagh · Cageside Press29-28Phillips
- MMABrasil.com.br29-28Phillips
- Marcel Dorff · mmadna.nl29-28Phillips
- Nick Baldwin · theScore29-28Phillips
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Phillips
- Scott Fontana · Couchside Judges29-28Phillips
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Phillips
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Phillips
- Shawn Bitter · Cageside Press29-28Phillips
Fan Scorecards
70 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Song Yadong | Kyler Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -225 | +190 |
| Bookmaker | -200 | +158 |
| Bovada | -185 | +150 |
| Cloudbet | +104 | -132 |
| DraftKings | +138 | -190 |
| FanDuel | +200 | -265 |
| MyBookie | -210 | +170 |
| Pinnacle | -176 | +151 |
| sportsbetio | -196 | +133 |
| sports-interaction | -190 | +150 |
| unibet | -175 | +140 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Kyler Phillips lands 4.75 significant strikes a minute, more than 85% of UFC fighters.
- Kyler Phillips lands 2.82 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 85% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- 2017Purple belt · BJJ
- 2017Champion · Rouhou Cup BJJ Openblue belt, 75 kg (Tianjin qualifier)
- 20124th Place · Shanghai Jiu Jitsu Open
- 2011Champion · Hebei Provincial Sanda60 kg
No background on record
Camp · MMA LAB · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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Where the strikes land
Range × target
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
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- 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
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- 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
- LUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Malott · Apr 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira · Oct 19, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Font · Aug 5, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 17 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- WUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WGabriel SilvaUFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs Figueiredo · Feb 29, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WEmeka IfekanduLFA 59: Michaud vs. Aguilera · Feb 1, 2019TKO · R1 · 2:30 · Bantamweight
- L
- WJames GrayDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 4 · Aug 1, 2017TKO · R1 · 0:46 · Bantamweight
- WJonathan QuirozLFA 13: Millender vs. Holland · Jun 2, 2017Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WGeorge GarciaCXF 5: Night of Champions · Dec 17, 2016TKO · R1 · 2:55 · Bantamweight
- WPJ Ste-MarieCXF 4: Fighting for Liam · Sep 10, 2016· R1 · 4:37 · Bantamweight
- WTaylor AlfaroCXF 1: The Return · Mar 4, 2016TKO · R1 · 2:30 · Bantamweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Song Yadong vs Kyler Phillips?
Kyler Phillips defeated Song Yadong by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya, held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Kyler Phillips won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Song Yadong vs Kyler Phillips?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Kyler Phillips won the decision.
Was Song Yadong vs Kyler Phillips a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 80% of 70 fan cards scored it for Kyler Phillips; 100% of 17 media scores picked Kyler Phillips.