Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon
Bantamweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Song Yadong
Song Yadong
“Kung Fu Kid”
22-9-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Song Yadong def. Ricky Simon (TKO)

TKO · Round 5 · 1:10
Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon
22-7-1
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Song Yadong defeated Ricky Simon by TKO in round 5 (1:10) in the Bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon, held Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Song Yadong
Ricky Simon
2
Knockdowns
0
105 of 228
Significant strikes
60 of 139
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
110 of 234
Total strikes
64 of 144
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 9
—
Takedown accuracy
22%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:27
Control time
0:51
Significant strikes by target
55 of 163
Head
48 of 127
27 of 39
Body
9 of 9
23 of 26
Leg
3 of 3
85 of 203
Distance
57 of 135
1 of 1
Clinch
0 of 0
19 of 24
Ground
3 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 28
Sig. str.
12 of 23
11 of 28
Total str.
12 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
0:08
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
25 of 57
Sig. str.
15 of 36
28 of 61
Total str.
19 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:39
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 57
Sig. str.
13 of 31
20 of 57
Total str.
13 of 31
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 4
1
KD
0
27 of 56
Sig. str.
15 of 39
27 of 56
Total str.
15 of 39
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 5
1
KD
0
22 of 30
Sig. str.
5 of 10
24 of 32
Total str.
5 of 10
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:13
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-9-1 (1 NC)
Record
22-7-1
1
Win Streak
0
28
Age
33
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
67"
170 cm
Reach
69"
175 cm
—
Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.42
SLpM
3.03
43%
Str. Acc.
42%
3.94
SApM
3.90
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.78
TD Avg.
4.49
39%
TD Acc.
41%
73%
TD Def.
76%
—
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
Ricky Simon · 2-2-1
  • D
    Adrian Yanez
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Raoni Barcelos
    UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs BrownSat, Nov 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cameron Smotherman
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Javid Basharat
    UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs SongSat, Feb 22, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:58 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Vinicius Oliveira
    UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2Sat, Jun 29, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 17 fights
56.4
Avg sig. strikes
38.3
0.71
Avg takedowns
3.24
1:44
Avg control time
3:41
116
Career high strikes
67
3
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Song Yadong
Strike target
Ricky Simon
61%
Head
70%
19%
Body
16%
20%
Leg
14%
Song Yadong
Strike position
Ricky Simon
86%
Distance
80%
6%
Clinch
8%
8%
Ground
11%