Saturday, May 16, 2020VyStar 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. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Song Yadong won the decision.
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Song Yadong vs Marlon Vera
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Song YadongMarlon Vera
0
Knockdowns0
101 / 201
Significant strikes92 / 164
50%
Sig. strike accuracy56%
119 / 221
Total strikes115 / 187
0 / 1
Takedowns2 / 3
0%
Takedown accuracy67%
1:00
Control time3:15
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Song YadongMarlon Vera
7978%4145%
Head
1212%2932%
Body
1010%2224%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Song Yadong
78%21%
Marlon Vera
74%22%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Song Yadong101 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
6060/144
99/14
1010/11
Clinch
1818/28
33/3
0
Ground
11/1
0
0
Marlon Vera92 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3434/81
1313/22
2121/24
Clinch
44/10
1515/17
11/2
Ground
33/7
11/1
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Song YadongMarlon Vera
R1
17
21
10-910-910-9
R2
44
37
10-910-910-9
R3
40
34
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: Song Yadong
0
Knockdowns0
17 / 40
Significant strikes21 / 32
43%
Sig. strike accuracy66%
22 / 45
Total strikes29 / 40
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:39
Control time0:38
Round 2Judges: Song Yadong
0
Knockdowns0
44 / 89
Significant strikes37 / 74
49%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
47 / 92
Total strikes40 / 77
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:03
Control time0:26
Round 3Judges: Marlon Vera
0
Knockdowns0
40 / 72
Significant strikes34 / 58
56%
Sig. strike accuracy59%
50 / 84
Total strikes46 / 70
0 / 0
Takedowns2 / 2
0:18
Control time2:11
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
8
Song Yadong
9
Marlon Vera
●29-28 Yadong×8●29-28 Vera×8●30-27 Vera
All 17 media scorecards
- MMAMania.com29-28Yadong
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Yadong
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Yadong
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Yadong
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com29-28Yadong
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Vera
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Vera
- Eric Kowal · MyMMANews.com29-28Vera
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com29-28Vera
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Vera
- Nick Baldwin · theScore29-28Vera
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Vera
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28Vera
- Chris Connor · The Fight City30-27Vera
Fan Scorecards
741 fan scorecards submitted
39%
Song Yadong
1%
Draw
60%
Marlon Vera
●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
Betting Odds
Song Yadong
-205
67% implied win probability
Open: -185Best: -190
Marlon Vera
+164
38% implied win probability
Open: +147Best: +171
Average moneyline across 7 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Song Yadong | Marlon Vera |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -200 | +170 |
| Bookmaker | -215 | +168 |
| Bovada | -205 | +165 |
| Cloudbet | -197 | +171 |
| sportsbetio | -217 | +160 |
| sports-interaction | -215 | +160 |
| unibet | -190 | +155 |
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
- Marlon Vera absorbs 5.39 significant strikes a minute, more than 92% of UFC fighters.
- Marlon Vera spends 84% of fight time at distance.
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
Marlon Vera
BJJ
- —Black belt · BJJ
- 2013championPanama Fight League
- —145 lb (featherweight) championFMP (Mexico)
- 2014Semifinalist · Tuf Latin America
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
61%54%
Head
19%22%
Body
20%24%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Song Yadonglast 8 fights
74%11%15%
Marlon Veralast 7 fights
84%9%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Song Yadong· from fights outside the UFC Marlon Vera· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.264.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.765.39
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.790.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
41%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
74%72%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Song Yadong · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 68% 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 / min4.24
3.76
Strikes taken / minfewer is better5.39
0.79 / 1.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.57 / 1.3
41%
Takedown accuracy45%
74%
Takedown defence72%
1:38
Control time / fight1:13
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.70
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
Marlon Vera27 UFC fights · 1552 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%621/1899
16%244/438
23%355/438
Clinch
5%73/105
5%84/97
1%10/12
Ground
9%145/227
1%13/13
0%7/9
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
Marlon Vera20 of 38 ended early · 53%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
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
Marlon Vera1-4
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Kavanagh · Feb 28, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez · Oct 18, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WUFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vera vs Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Ige · Jun 19, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal · Dec 19, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · May 16, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Magny vs Ponzinibbio · Nov 18, 2018Submission · R2 · 1:31 · Bantamweight
- W
- WLijiburen WulijiburenUFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018TKO · R2 · 4:53 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · Feb 4, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida · Oct 29, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Weidman vs Gastelum · Jul 22, 2017Submission · R1 · 2:18 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson · Nov 26, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 27, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · Aug 8, 2015Submission · R2 · 2:15 · Bantamweight
- L
- WD'Juan OwensInka FC 24: Peru vs. Brazil · Oct 23, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:54
- LBruno LobatoInka FC 23: Pequeno vs. Owens · Aug 24, 2013Unanimous Decision
- DFabio BispoInka FC 22: Reiter vs. De Lima · Jun 29, 2013DEC
- WRoberto HerreraFMP 16 · May 25, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:50
- WJoel Iglesias Hologuin300 Sparta 1 · Apr 24, 2013TKO
- WJavier UmañaUCC 13 · Jan 18, 2013Submission · R2 · 4:44
- WAlexis Patiño PinosEcuador Regional · May 26, 2012Submission
- WJack GuzmanSamurai Fight Combat · Feb 20, 2012Submission
- WCesar MorenoEMMA 2: Conflicto · Jul 18, 2011Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WRomel OroscoQuito Fight Club · Jul 24, 2010Submission
Frequently asked questions
Who won Song Yadong vs Marlon Vera?
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. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Song Yadong won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Song Yadong vs Marlon Vera?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Song Yadong won the decision.
Was Song Yadong vs Marlon Vera a robbery?
Many scored it for Marlon Vera: 60% of 741 fan cards scored it for Marlon Vera; 53% of 17 media scores picked Marlon Vera. The judges gave it to Song Yadong.