Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon
Bantamweight★ Performance of the Night5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Song Yadong
ChinaSong Yadong
“Kung Fu Kid”
23-9-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Song Yadong def. Ricky Simon (TKO)

TKO · Round 5 · 1:10
Ricky Simon
United StatesRicky 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

Betting Odds

Song Yadong
-127
56% implied win probability
Open: +102Best: +121
Ricky Simon
+433
19% implied win probability
Open: -125Best: +2300

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookSong YadongRicky Simon
BetAnything+110-140
BetOnline+121-141
BetUS+110-140
Betway-400+255
Bovada+110-125
Cloudbet+115-129
DraftKings-12500+2000
FanDuel-6000+2300
MyBookie-103-123
Pinnacle-600+414
sportsbetio-110-141
sports-interaction+110-145
unibet+112-139

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Song Yadong vs Ricky Simon?

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.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Song Yadong 44%56% Ricky Simon

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Bantamweight roster (15 fighters)

Song Yadong
Striking Technician
8 edges
Ricky Simon
Pressure Wrestler
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power78
96Speed73
93Precision65
93Durability83
95Engine96
90Wrestling97
90Ground88

Biggest edge Song Yadong, Kick power +31

Attribute by attribute

Song Yadong is on the left of every row, Ricky Simon on the right.
95Punch power93
94Kick power63
95Punch speed74
97Kick speed71
93Accuracy65
90Takedowns97
92Ground striking82
87Submissions94
94Chin91
92Body strength75
95Cardio96

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-9-1 (1 NC)
Record
22-7-1
1758
Power Index rating
1803
1
Win Streak
0
28
Age
33
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
67"
170 cm
Reach
69"
175 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
China
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.34
SLpM
3.03
43%
Str. Acc.
42%
3.81
SApM
3.90
55%
Str. Def.
61%

Grappling Profile

0.82
TD Avg.
4.49
41%
TD Acc.
41%
73%
TD Def.
76%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Song Yadong · 3-2
  • W
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFC Fight Night: Song vs Figueiredo · May 30, 2026
    Submission · R2 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Henry Cejudo
    UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song · Feb 22, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Petr Yan
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Chris Gutierrez
    UFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez · Dec 10, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Ricky Simon · 2-2-1
  • D
    Adrian Yanez
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · Mar 28, 2026
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Raoni Barcelos
    UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown · Nov 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cameron Smotherman
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Javid Basharat
    UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song · Feb 22, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:58 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Vinicius Oliveira
    UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2 · 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%