Saturday, January 24, 2026T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Sean O'Malley defeated Song Yadong by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett, held Saturday, January 24, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Sean O'Malley won the decision.
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Sean O'Malley vs Song Yadong
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Sean O'MalleySong Yadong
0
Knockdowns0
48 / 92
Significant strikes36 / 94
52%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
67 / 111
Total strikes69 / 130
0 / 0
Takedowns3 / 7
0:00
Control time2:06
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Sean O'MalleySong Yadong
2348%1542%
Head
1633%26%
Body
919%1953%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
87%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Sean O'Malley48 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2323/53
1616/28
99/11
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Song Yadong36 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1515/55
22/6
1919/33
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Sean O'MalleySong Yadong
R1
16
10
10-910-910-9
R2
7
14
10-910-910-9
R3
25
12
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: Sean O'Malley
0
Knockdowns0
16 / 26
Significant strikes10 / 23
62%
Sig. strike accuracy43%
22 / 32
Total strikes23 / 37
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
0:00
Control time0:38
Round 2Judges: Song Yadong
0
Knockdowns0
7 / 20
Significant strikes14 / 31
35%
Sig. strike accuracy45%
20 / 33
Total strikes34 / 53
0 / 0
Takedowns2 / 4
0:00
Control time1:28
Round 3Judges: Sean O'Malley
0
Knockdowns0
25 / 46
Significant strikes12 / 40
54%
Sig. strike accuracy30%
25 / 46
Total strikes12 / 40
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 2
0:00
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
12
Sean O'Malley
9
Song Yadong
●29-28 O'Malley×12●29-28 Yadong×9
All 21 media scorecards
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight29-28O'Malley
- Cody Merrow · MMA Underground29-28O'Malley
- MMAMania.com29-28O'Malley
- Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com29-28O'Malley
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection29-28O'Malley
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28O'Malley
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28O'Malley
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News29-28O'Malley
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28O'Malley
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28O'Malley
- CombatPress.com29-28O'Malley
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28O'Malley
- Drake Riggs · Uncrowned29-28Yadong
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com29-28Yadong
- Dan Levi · Best Fight Picks29-28Yadong
- Chris Connor · The Fight City29-28Yadong
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
- Devin Tejada · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
- Scottie Smith · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
Fan Scorecards
970 fan scorecards submitted
0%
Sean O'Malley
4%
Draw
96%
Song Yadong
●29-28 Yadong48.1%●29-28 O'Malley46.9%●29-29 Draw1.3%●30-27 Yadong0.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
50%
O'Malley
R2
97%
Yadong
R3
93%
O'Malley
Betting Odds
Sean O'Malley
-199
67% implied win probability
Open: -205Best: +117
Song Yadong
+175
36% implied win probability
Open: +166Best: +195
Average moneyline across 21 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Sean O'Malley | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| 4casters | -201 | +187 |
| 4Cx | -202 | +186 |
| Bet105 | -212 | +186 |
| BetAnything | -210 | +175 |
| BetMGM | -225 | +185 |
| BetOnline | -220 | +185 |
| BetRivers | +117 | -182 |
| BetUS | -210 | +174 |
| Betway | -200 | +163 |
| Bookmaker | -195 | +166 |
| Bovada | -228 | +192 |
| Caesars | -235 | +195 |
| Cloudbet | -204 | +179 |
| DraftKings | -225 | +185 |
| FanDuel | -225 | +188 |
| HardRockBet | -220 | +175 |
| MyBookie | -226 | +180 |
| Pinnacle | -204 | +179 |
| Polymarket | -194 | +186 |
| Stake | -227 | +190 |
| SXBet | -210 | +172 |
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
- Sean O'Malley lands 5.98 significant strikes a minute, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Sean O'Malley
KickboxingBJJ
- 2021Brown belt · BJJAugusto 'Tanquinho' Mendes
- 2017Contract winner · DWCS
- —Amateur MMA 9-2Record
- —Kickboxing 4-0Record
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
68%61%
Head
23%19%
Body
9%20%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Sean O'Malleylast 8 fights
74%13%13%
Song Yadonglast 8 fights
74%11%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Sean O'Malley· from fights outside the UFC Song Yadong· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.984.26
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.403.76
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Average · better than 50% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.230.79
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
43%41%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
61%74%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Below avg · better than 32% 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
5.98
Strikes landed / min4.26
3.40
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.76
0.23 / 0.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.79 / 1.9
43%
Takedown accuracy41%
61%
Takedown defence74%
0:08
Control time / fight1:38
0.20
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
Sean O'Malley16 UFC fights · 1017 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%622/1164
24%245/335
10%101/108
Clinch
1%11/14
0%5/6
0%0/0
Ground
3%30/38
0%3/3
0%0/0
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
Sean O'Malley16 of 23 ended early · 70%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
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
Sean O'Malley3-2
- W
- W
- LUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025Submission · R3 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
Full record · 24 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- NC
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya · Mar 3, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Montano vs Modafferi · Dec 1, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WAlfred KhashakyanDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 2 · Jul 18, 2017KO · R1 · 4:14 · Bantamweight
- WDavid NuzzoLFA 11: Frincu vs. Mendonça · May 5, 2017TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Bantamweight
- WIrvin VelozBeatdown 20 · Mar 18, 2017TKO · R1 · 2:34 · Bantamweight
- WTycen LynnIntense Championship Fighting 26 · Oct 21, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:57 · Bantamweight
- WMark CoatesIntense Championship Fighting 23 · Nov 7, 2015Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
- WOmar AvelarIntense Championship Fighting 20 · Aug 21, 2015Submission · R1 · 2:55 · Bantamweight
- WShane SargentIntense Championship Fighting 19 · Jul 3, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:03 · Bantamweight
- WJosh ReyesIntense Championship Fighting 17 · Mar 6, 2015Submission · R1 · 1:33 · Bantamweight
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
Frequently asked questions
Who won Sean O'Malley vs Song Yadong?
Sean O'Malley defeated Song Yadong by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett, held Saturday, January 24, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Sean O'Malley won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Sean O'Malley vs Song Yadong?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Sean O'Malley won the decision.
Was Sean O'Malley vs Song Yadong a robbery?
Many scored it for Song Yadong: 49% of 970 fan cards scored it for Song Yadong; 57% of 21 media scores picked Sean O'Malley. The judges gave it to Sean O'Malley.