Saturday, September 17, 2022Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Cory Sandhagen defeated Song Yadong by TKO in round 4 (5:00) in the Bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Song, held Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
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Cory Sandhagen vs Song Yadong
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Cory SandhagenSong Yadong
0
Knockdowns0
94 / 222
Significant strikes54 / 145
42%
Sig. strike accuracy37%
130 / 259
Total strikes130 / 224
1 / 14
Takedowns2 / 2
7%
Takedown accuracy100%
3:47
Control time1:39
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Cory SandhagenSong Yadong
6266%3667%
Head
1718%1324%
Body
1516%59%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
59%31%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Cory Sandhagen94 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
5454/177
1717/21
1515/15
Clinch
55/6
0
0
Ground
33/3
0
0
Song Yadong54 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3333/119
77/9
44/4
Clinch
33/6
66/6
11/1
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Cory SandhagenSong Yadong
R1
19
14
10-910-910-9
R2
21
15
10-910-910-9
R3
29
13
10-910-910-9
R4
25
12
10-910-910-9
R5
0
0
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
19 / 52
Significant strikes14 / 28
37%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
30 / 63
Total strikes23 / 37
0 / 3
Takedowns1 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy100%
0:46
Control time0:55
Round 2Judges: Song Yadong
0
Knockdowns0
21 / 52
Significant strikes15 / 44
40%
Sig. strike accuracy34%
24 / 55
Total strikes36 / 65
0 / 4
Takedowns0 / 0
0:48
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Cory Sandhagen
0
Knockdowns0
29 / 63
Significant strikes13 / 48
46%
Sig. strike accuracy27%
30 / 64
Total strikes26 / 61
0 / 5
Takedowns0 / 0
0:32
Control time0:00
Round 4Judges: Cory Sandhagen
0
Knockdowns0
25 / 55
Significant strikes12 / 25
45%
Sig. strike accuracy48%
46 / 77
Total strikes45 / 61
1 / 2
Takedowns1 / 1
50%
Takedown accuracy100%
1:41
Control time0:44
Round 5
0
Knockdowns0
0
Significant strikes0
0
Total strikes0
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
| # | Sandhagen | Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | 10 | 9 |
| # | Sandhagen | Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | 10 | 9 |
| # | Sandhagen | Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | 10 | 9 |
Betting Odds
Cory Sandhagen
-231
70% implied win probability
Open: -219Best: -154
Song Yadong
+208
32% implied win probability
Open: +170Best: +588
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Cory Sandhagen | Song Yadong |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -200 | +160 |
| BetOnline | -207 | +177 |
| BetUS | -200 | +160 |
| Betway | -154 | +110 |
| Bovada | -230 | +185 |
| Cloudbet | -2000 | +588 |
| DraftKings | -525 | +340 |
| FanDuel | -240 | +184 |
| mybookie | -217 | +174 |
| Pinnacle | -173 | +140 |
| sportsbetio | -222 | +141 |
| sports-interaction | -245 | +180 |
| unibet | -200 | +160 |
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
- Cory Sandhagen lands 4.92 significant strikes a minute, more than 86% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Cory Sandhagen
KickboxingBJJ
- —Brown belt · BJJEliot Marshall
- —Champion · Wka
- —Champion · Wkanational / North American
- —Kickboxing undefeated (exact record not sourced)Record
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
66%61%
Head
15%19%
Body
19%20%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Cory Sandhagenlast 7 fights
60%15%25%
Song Yadonglast 8 fights
74%11%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Cory Sandhagen· from fights outside the UFC Song Yadong· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.924.26
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.723.76
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.140.79
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%41%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
57%74%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · 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
4.92
Strikes landed / min4.26
3.72
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.76
1.14 / 3.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.79 / 1.9
34%
Takedown accuracy41%
57%
Takedown defence74%
2:52
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
Cory Sandhagen17 UFC fights · 1233 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%622/1888
14%169/232
19%231/258
Clinch
3%36/57
1%14/20
0%0/0
Ground
12%154/256
0%4/4
0%3/3
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
Cory Sandhagen12 of 25 ended early · 48%13 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
Cory Sandhagen2-3
- LUFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 · Jul 11, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025TKO · R2 · 4:08 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Font · Aug 5, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- LUFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Bantamweight
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic · Aug 17, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019Submission · R1 · 3:31 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- WJose AguayoLFA 31: Moffett vs. Le · Jan 19, 2018TKO · R1 · 1:07 · Featherweight
- WToninho GavinhoLFA 24: Frincu vs. Millender · Oct 13, 2017TKO · R1 · 3:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WClay WimerRFA 43: Camozzi vs. Barnes · Sep 9, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WJosh HuberSCL 50 · Jul 16, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WDalton GoddardParamount MMA · Apr 15, 2016Submission · R1 · 3:38 · Featherweight
- WAndrew TennesonRFA 34: Velickovic vs. Smith · Jan 15, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WBruce SessemanPrize FC 9: Bakken Brawlers · May 30, 2015Submission · R1 · 1:16 · 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 Cory Sandhagen vs Song Yadong?
Cory Sandhagen defeated Song Yadong by TKO in round 4 (5:00) in the Bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Song, held Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.