Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Song Yadong
Song Yadong
“Kung Fu Kid”
22-9-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Song Yadong def. Marlon Vera (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera
“Chito”
23-12-1
Saturday, May 16, 2020
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States

Song Yadong defeated Marlon Vera by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris, held Saturday, May 16, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Fight stats

Song Yadong
Marlon Vera
0
Knockdowns
0
101 of 201
Significant strikes
92 of 164
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
56%
119 of 221
Total strikes
115 of 187
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 3
0%
Takedown accuracy
67%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:00
Control time
3:15
Significant strikes by target
79 of 173
Head
41 of 98
12 of 17
Body
29 of 40
10 of 11
Leg
22 of 26
79 of 169
Distance
68 of 127
21 of 31
Clinch
20 of 29
1 of 1
Ground
4 of 8

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 40
Sig. str.
21 of 32
22 of 45
Total str.
29 of 40
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:39
Ctrl
0:38
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
44 of 89
Sig. str.
37 of 74
47 of 92
Total str.
40 of 77
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:26
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
40 of 72
Sig. str.
34 of 58
50 of 84
Total str.
46 of 70
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:18
Ctrl
2:11

Judges' Scorecards

Sal D'Amato
#YadongVera
1109
2109
3910
Total2928
Howard Reichbach
#YadongVera
1109
2109
3910
Total2928
Dave Tirelli
#YadongVera
1109
2109
3910
Total2928

Media Scores

8
Yadong
–
9
Vera
●29–28 Yadong×8●29–28 Vera×8●30–27 Vera
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

39%
Yadong
1%
Draw
60%
Vera
741 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Vera52%●29–28 Yadong37.4%●30–27 Vera6.1%●30–27 Yadong1.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
83%
Yadong
R2
53%
Vera
R3
93%
Vera

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-9-1 (1 NC)
Record
23-12-1
1
Win Streak
0
28
Age
33
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
67"
170 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.42
SLpM
4.18
43%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.94
SApM
5.34
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.78
TD Avg.
0.47
39%
TD Acc.
39%
73%
TD Def.
71%
—
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
Marlon Vera · 1-4
  • L
    David Martinez
    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs KavanaghSat, Feb 28, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Aiemann Zahabi
    UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs HernandezSat, Oct 18, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs NurmagomedovSat, Aug 3, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2Sat, Mar 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Pedro Munhoz
    UFC 292: Sterling vs O'MalleySat, Aug 19, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 26 fights
56.4
Avg sig. strikes
56.9
0.71
Avg takedowns
0.42
1:44
Avg control time
1:11
116
Career high strikes
159
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Song Yadong
Strike target
Marlon Vera
61%
Head
54%
19%
Body
22%
20%
Leg
24%
Song Yadong
Strike position
Marlon Vera
86%
Distance
80%
6%
Clinch
10%
8%
Ground
10%