Saturday, August 7, 2021Toyota Center, Houston, United States
Song Yadong defeated Casey Kenney by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 265: Lewis vs Gane, held Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Toyota Center, Houston. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 30-27, Song Yadong won the decision.
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Song Yadong vs Casey Kenney
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Song YadongCasey Kenney
0
Knockdowns0
116 / 257
Significant strikes78 / 190
45%
Sig. strike accuracy41%
121 / 263
Total strikes85 / 199
0 / 3
Takedowns1 / 5
0%
Takedown accuracy20%
0:20
Control time0:26
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Song YadongCasey Kenney
6657%4558%
Head
3429%2026%
Body
1614%1317%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Song Yadong
95%
Casey Kenney
99%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Song Yadong116 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
6464/194
3030/39
1616/16
Clinch
22/3
44/5
0
Ground
0
0
0
Casey Kenney78 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4545/139
1919/30
1313/19
Clinch
00/1
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Song YadongCasey Kenney
R1
31
19
10-910-910-9
R2
34
28
10-910-910-9
R3
51
31
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Casey Kenney
0
Knockdowns0
31 / 68
Significant strikes19 / 57
46%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
31 / 68
Total strikes19 / 57
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:14
Control time0:09
Round 2Judges: Song Yadong
0
Knockdowns0
34 / 78
Significant strikes28 / 60
44%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
38 / 82
Total strikes32 / 65
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:06
Control time0:12
Round 3Judges: Song Yadong
0
Knockdowns0
51 / 111
Significant strikes31 / 73
46%
Sig. strike accuracy42%
52 / 113
Total strikes34 / 77
0 / 3
Takedowns1 / 4
0%
Takedown accuracy25%
0:00
Control time0:05
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
17
Song Yadong
2
Casey Kenney
●30-27 Yadong×9●29-28 Yadong×8●29-28 Kenney×2
All 19 media scorecards
- Phil Murphy · ESPN30-27Yadong
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com30-27Yadong
- MMAJunkie.com30-27Yadong
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Yadong
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling30-27Yadong
- Shawn Bitter · Cageside Press30-27Yadong
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com30-27Yadong
- MMABrasil.com.br30-27Yadong
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com30-27Yadong
- Joe McDonagh · Cageside Press29-28Yadong
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Yadong
- CombatPress.com29-28Yadong
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Yadong
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport29-28Yadong
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
- MMAMania.com29-28Yadong
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Yadong
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Kenney
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com29-28Kenney
Fan Scorecards
144 fan scorecards submitted
86%
Song Yadong
1%
Draw
13%
Casey Kenney
●30-27 Yadong59%●29-28 Yadong26.4%●29-28 Kenney11.1%●30-27 Kenney1.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
77%
Yadong
R2
85%
Yadong
R3
81%
Yadong
Betting Odds
Song Yadong
+101
50% implied win probability
Open: -109Best: +120
Casey Kenney
-125
56% implied win probability
Open: -113Best: +105
Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Song Yadong | Casey Kenney |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | +110 | -130 |
| BetOnline | +120 | -140 |
| Betway | -125 | -111 |
| Bovada | +110 | -130 |
| Cloudbet | +118 | -136 |
| DraftKings | -140 | +105 |
| FanDuel | -110 | -116 |
| mybookie | +100 | -130 |
| Pinnacle | +117 | -135 |
| sportsbetio | -103 | -141 |
| sports-interaction | +105 | -135 |
| unibet | -106 | -118 |
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
- Casey Kenney absorbs 4.67 significant strikes a minute, more than 83% of UFC fighters.
- Casey Kenney lands 4.85 significant strikes a minute, more than 86% of UFC fighters.
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
Casey Kenney
No background on record
Camp · MMA LAB · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
61%54%
Head
19%25%
Body
20%21%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Song Yadonglast 18 fights
86%
Casey Kenneylast 10 fights
89%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Song Yadong· from fights outside the UFC Casey Kenney· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.264.85
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersCasey Kenney · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.764.67
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fightersCasey Kenney · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.791.09
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersCasey Kenney · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
41%36%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersCasey Kenney · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
74%61%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersCasey Kenney · Average · better than 44% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersCasey Kenney · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.26
Strikes landed / min4.85
3.76
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.67
0.79 / 1.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.09 / 3.0
41%
Takedown accuracy36%
74%
Takedown defence61%
1:38
Control time / fight1:26
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.40
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
Casey Kenney10 UFC fights · 670 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
49%330/1091
19%130/201
21%138/167
Clinch
3%18/38
5%33/45
0%3/5
Ground
2%13/18
1%5/5
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
Casey Kenney7 of 21 ended early · 33%14 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
Casey Kenney3-2
Full record · 21 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz · Feb 15, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WVince CacheroLFA 62: Kenney vs. Cachero · Mar 22, 2019TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- WKendrick LatchmanLFA 31: Moffett vs. Le · Jan 19, 2018Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- LDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 8 · Aug 29, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- WDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 2 · Jul 18, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- D
- W
- WRafael HernandezTachi PF 27 · May 19, 2016Submission · R1 · 3:44 · Catchweight
- WAnthony TorresTachi PF 26 · Feb 18, 2016Submission · R1 · 1:48 · Flyweight
- WVictor RosasTachi PF 25 · Nov 19, 2015TKO · R3 · 4:31 · Flyweight
- WPaul AmaroDragon House 20 · Jun 6, 2015Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- WElijah MuhammadDuel For Domination MMA · Dec 20, 2014Submission · R2 · 2:26 · Flyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Song Yadong vs Casey Kenney?
Song Yadong defeated Casey Kenney by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 265: Lewis vs Gane, held Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Toyota Center, Houston. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 30-27, Song Yadong won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Song Yadong vs Casey Kenney?
The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 30-27, Song Yadong won the decision.
Was Song Yadong vs Casey Kenney a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 86% of 144 fan cards scored it for Song Yadong; 89% of 19 media scores picked Song Yadong.