Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
Song Yadong
Song Yadong
“Kung Fu Kid”
22-9-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Kyler Phillips def. Song Yadong (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Kyler Phillips
Kyler Phillips
“The Matrix”
12-5-0
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

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.

Fight stats

Song Yadong
Kyler Phillips
0
Knockdowns
0
67 of 161
Significant strikes
59 of 142
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
42%
89 of 189
Total strikes
69 of 152
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 5
—
Takedown accuracy
60%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
1:06
Control time
1:36
Significant strikes by target
39 of 120
Head
38 of 112
20 of 32
Body
16 of 23
8 of 9
Leg
5 of 7
67 of 158
Distance
54 of 137
0 of 1
Clinch
2 of 2
0 of 2
Ground
3 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
21 of 39
Sig. str.
27 of 59
28 of 48
Total str.
28 of 60
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:27
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
20 of 61
Sig. str.
19 of 47
23 of 64
Total str.
22 of 50
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:41
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
26 of 61
Sig. str.
13 of 36
38 of 77
Total str.
19 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:01
Ctrl
0:28

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón
#YadongPhillips
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Chris Lee
#YadongPhillips
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Ron McCarthy
#YadongPhillips
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Yadong
–
17
Phillips
●29–28 Phillips×17
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

14%
Yadong
6%
Draw
80%
Phillips
70 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Phillips77.1%●29–28 Yadong14.3%●28–28 Draw2.9%●29–29 Draw2.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
Phillips
R2
86%
Phillips
R3
96%
Yadong

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-9-1 (1 NC)
Record
12-5-0
1
Win Streak
0
28
Age
31
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
67"
170 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
—
Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.42
SLpM
4.75
43%
Str. Acc.
43%
3.94
SApM
3.83
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.78
TD Avg.
2.82
39%
TD Acc.
47%
73%
TD Def.
75%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Song Yadong · 3-2
  • W
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFC Fight Night: Song vs FigueiredoSat, May 30, 2026
    Submission · R2 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettSat, Jan 24, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Henry Cejudo
    UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs SongSat, Feb 22, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Petr Yan
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2Sat, Mar 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Chris Gutierrez
    UFC Fight Night: Song vs GutierrezSun, Dec 10, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Kyler Phillips · 2-3
  • L
    Charles Jourdain
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MalottSat, Apr 18, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Vinicius Oliveira
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Rob Font
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Pedro Munhoz
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2Sat, Mar 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Raoni Barcelos
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FontSat, Aug 5, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 10 fights
56.4
Avg sig. strikes
64.3
0.71
Avg takedowns
2.60
1:44
Avg control time
2:50
116
Career high strikes
114
3
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Song Yadong
Strike target
Kyler Phillips
61%
Head
67%
19%
Body
18%
20%
Leg
14%
Song Yadong
Strike position
Kyler Phillips
86%
Distance
81%
6%
Clinch
6%
8%
Ground
13%