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Song Yadong
Fighter

Song Yadong

"Kung Fu Kid"
23-9-1#6Bantamweight★ 7bonusesChinaChinaLast 5
Grappling 0-1
NEXT FIGHT
vs Umar Nurmagomedov
UFCUFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song·

CAREER SUMMARY

Song Yadong holds a professional MMA record of 23-9-1. Their full professional MMA career spans 35 bouts on record. Song Yadong has won 24 fights: 9 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission, 10 by decision. Of 9 career losses, 2 came by KO/TKO and 0 by submission. In the UFC, Song Yadong lands 4.34 significant strikes per minute with 43% accuracy and averages 0.82 takedowns per 15 minutes. Song Yadong also has 1 recorded Grappling bout. Song Yadong also has 1 recorded Special rules bout. Most recent fight: May 30, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC, ONE.

Profile

Height
5'8"173 cm
Weight
135 lbs61 kg
Reach
67"170 cm
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
1997-12-02
Age
28
Nationality
China
Birthplace
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Fight DNA

Striking Technician

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

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Punch power95
Kick power94
Punch speed95
Kick speed97
Accuracy93
Takedowns90
Ground striking92
Submissions87
Chin94
Body strength92
Cardio95

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

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 23-9-1 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed4.34per min
43% accuracy
Strikes absorbed3.81per min
55% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.82per 15 min
41% success
Takedowns stuffed73%
Submission attempts0.2per 15 min

Bonus résumé

Song Yadong has won 7 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $400,000.

★ FOTN ×1★ POTN ×6
  1. ★ POTNvs Deiveson Figueiredo · UFC Fight Night: Song vs FigueiredoMay 30, 2026
  2. ★ POTNvs Ricky Simon · UFC Fight Night: Song vs SimonApr 29, 2023
  3. ★ POTNvs Marlon Moraes · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs AnkalaevMar 12, 2022
  4. ★ FOTNvs Marlon Vera · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs HarrisMay 16, 2020
  5. ★ POTNvs Alejandro Perez · UFC 239: Jones vs SantosJul 7, 2019
  6. ★ POTNvs Felipe Arantes · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs EdwardsJun 23, 2018
  7. ★ POTNvs Bharat Kandare · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs GastelumNov 25, 2017

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and our model's estimate of what Song Yadong earns per fight.

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Upcoming

  1. UFCUFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song
    vs Umar NurmagomedovBantamweight

Career history

  1. WIN
    vs Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Song vs Figueiredo· May 30, 2026· Bantamweight· 22-9-1 vs 25-6-1
    SUB
    R2 · 4:42
    POTN
  2. LOSS
    vs Sean O'Malley
    UFCUFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett· Jan 24, 2026· Bantamweight· 22-8-1 vs 18-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  3. WIN
    vs Henry Cejudo
    UFCUFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song· Feb 22, 2025· Bantamweight· 21-8-1 vs 16-4
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. LOSS
    vs Petr Yan
    UFCUFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2· Mar 9, 2024· Bantamweight· 21-7-1 vs 16-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  5. WIN
    vs Chris Gutierrez
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez· Dec 10, 2023· Bantamweight· 20-7-1 vs 20-4-2
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  6. WIN
    vs Ricky Simon
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon· Apr 29, 2023· Bantamweight· 19-7-1 vs 20-3
    TKO
    R5 · 1:10
    POTN
  7. LOSS
    vs Cory Sandhagen
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Song· Sep 17, 2022· Bantamweight· 19-6-1 vs 14-4
    TKO
    R4 · 5:00
  8. WIN
    vs Marlon Moraes
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev· Mar 12, 2022· Bantamweight· 18-6-1 vs 23-9-1
    TKO
    R1 · 2:06
    POTN
  9. WIN
    vs Julio Arce
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez· Nov 13, 2021· Bantamweight· 17-6-1 vs 17-4
    TKO
    R2 · 1:35
  10. WIN
    vs Casey Kenney
    UFCUFC 265: Lewis vs Gane· Aug 7, 2021· Bantamweight· 16-6-1 vs 16-3-1
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  11. LOSS
    vs Kyler Phillips
    UFCUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya· Mar 6, 2021· Bantamweight· 16-5-1 vs 8-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  12. WIN
    vs Marlon Vera
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris· May 16, 2020· Featherweight· 15-5-1 vs 17-5-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
    FOTN
  13. DRAW
    vs Cody Stamann
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik· Dec 8, 2019· Bantamweight· 15-5 vs 18-2
    MD
    R3 · 5:00
  14. WIN
    vs Alejandro Perez
    UFCUFC 239: Jones vs Santos· Jul 7, 2019· Bantamweight· 14-5 vs 22-7-1
    TKO
    R1 · 2:04
    POTN
  15. WIN
    vs Vince Morales
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2· Nov 24, 2018· Bantamweight· 13-5 vs 8-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. WIN
    vs Felipe Arantes
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Edwards· Jun 23, 2018· Bantamweight· 12-5 vs 18-9-1
    TKO
    R2 · 4:59
    POTN
  17. WIN
    vs Bharat Kandare
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Gastelum· Nov 25, 2017· Featherweight
    SUB
    R1 · 4:16
    POTN
  18. WIN
    vs Bharat Khandare
    UFC Fight Night 122· Nov 25, 2017· Featherweight· 11-5 vs 6-2
    SUB
    R1 · 4:16
  19. WIN
    vs Makoto Yoshida
    WLF W.A.R.S. 18· Oct 27, 2017· Lightweight· 10-5 vs 0-2
    TKO
    R1 · 1:05
  20. WIN
    vs Edgars Skrīvers
    Kunlun Fight MMA 10· Apr 6, 2017· Featherweight· 9-5 vs 14-2
    UD
  21. LOSS
    vs Renat ondar
    Wu Lin Feng· Jan 7, 2017· Featherweight· 9-4 vs 3-2
    DEC
  22. WIN
    vs Shamil Nasrudinov
    WLF W.A.R.S. 10· Nov 26, 2016· Featherweight· 8-4 vs 2-1
    SUB
    R2 · 3:19
  23. LOSS
    vs Renat ondar
    WLF E.P.I.C. 9· Oct 24, 2016· Featherweight· 8-3 vs 1-2
    UD
  24. WIN
    vs Vachagan Nikogosyan
    WLF E.P.I.C. 6· Jul 23, 2016· Featherweight· 7-3 vs 0-0
    TKO
    R1 · 3:12
  25. LOSS
    vs Alexey Polpudnikov
    Kunlun Fight 44· May 14, 2016· Featherweight· 7-2 vs 20-4-1
    TKO
    R2 · 0:50
  26. WIN
    vs Artak Nazaryan
    WLF E.P.I.C. 2· Mar 12, 2016· Featherweight· 6-2 vs 16-7
    TKO
    R2 · 3:08
  27. WIN
    vs Aleksandr Zaytsev
    WLF E.P.I.C. 1· Jan 13, 2016· Bantamweight· 5-2 vs 0-1
    UD
  28. LOSS
    vs Giovanni Moljo
    Road To M-1· Jul 25, 2015· Featherweight· 5-1 vs 5-10
    DQ
    R2 · 5:00
  29. WIN
    vs Ok Rae Yoon
    WBK 3: Day 2· Apr 18, 2015· Featherweight· 4-1 vs 2-0
    TKO
    R1 · 1:21
  30. LOSS
    vs Xian Ji
    ONEOne FC 24 - Dynasty of Champions· Dec 19, 2014· Bantamweight· 4-0 vs 11-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  31. WIN
    vs Yafei Zhao
    RUFF 13· Jun 7, 2014· Bantamweight· 3-0 vs 3-2
    MD
  32. WIN
    vs Baasankhuu Damlanpurev
    RUFF 12· Mar 29, 2014· Bantamweight· 2-0 vs 4-0
    SUB
    R1 · 3:01
  33. WIN
    vs Alatengheili
    RUFF 11· Nov 30, 2013· Bantamweight· 1-0 vs 1-0
    UD
  34. WIN
    vs Wulalibieke Baheibieke
    RUFF 10· Aug 24, 2013· Bantamweight· 0-0 vs 1-0
    DEC
  35. NC
    vs Wuheng Zhao
    RUFF 9· May 18, 2013· 0-0 vs 1-1
    NC

Career history data via Tapology.

Official UFC Ranking

Song Yadong's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
#6 Bantamweight
Meta rank
#6 Bantamweight
Peak
#5 Bantamweight
First ranked
Jul 8, 2019
Times ranked
267

Bantamweight

#1#5#10#152020202220242026Jul 8, 2019 · #13Dec 10, 2019 · #12Dec 16, 2019 · #13Jan 27, 2020 · #12Feb 17, 2020 · #13May 11, 2020 · #14Jun 15, 2020 · #15Jul 14, 2020 · #13Aug 24, 2020 · #14Mar 1, 2021 · #14Aug 30, 2021 · #15Nov 15, 2021 · #14Mar 14, 2022 · #9Jun 27, 2022 · #10Sep 19, 2022 · #9Oct 24, 2022 · #10Nov 14, 2022 · #9Dec 6, 2022 · #8May 2, 2023 · #7May 9, 2023 · #8Aug 22, 2023 · #7Aug 6, 2024 · #8Feb 25, 2025 · #6May 6, 2025 · #5Jul 14, 2026 · #6Aug 11, 2026 · #6#6

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1800▲20
Peak
1800May 30, 2026
Rated fights
32
150016001700180020142017202020232026Aug 24, 2013 · 1531Nov 30, 2013 · 1558Mar 29, 2014 · 1605Jun 7, 2014 · 1629Dec 19, 2014 · 1593Apr 18, 2015 · 1631Jul 25, 2015 · 1607Jan 13, 2016 · 1618Mar 12, 2016 · 1646May 14, 2016 · 1627Jul 23, 2016 · 1642Oct 24, 2016 · 1618Nov 26, 2016 · 1639Jan 7, 2017 · 1612Apr 6, 2017 · 1632Oct 27, 2017 · 1644Nov 25, 2017 · 1665Jun 23, 2018 · 1702Nov 24, 2018 · 1713Jul 7, 2019 · 1729May 16, 2020 · 1741Mar 6, 2021 · 1729Aug 7, 2021 · 1737Nov 13, 2021 · 1753Mar 12, 2022 · 1771Sep 17, 2022 · 1758Apr 29, 2023 · 1776Dec 10, 2023 · 1787Mar 9, 2024 · 1780Feb 22, 2025 · 1789Jan 24, 2026 · 1780May 30, 2026 · 18001800

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Frequently asked questions

When does Song Yadong fight next?

Song Yadong fights Umar Nurmagomedov on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song.

What is Song Yadong's record?

Song Yadong's professional MMA record is 23-9-1.

Who is Song Yadong fighting next?

Song Yadong's next opponent is Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song.

Who did Song Yadong fight last?

Song Yadong most recently fought Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Song vs Figueiredo on Saturday, May 30, 2026, WIN (Submission).

What weight class does Song Yadong fight in?

Song Yadong fights at Bantamweight.

Is Song Yadong ranked in the UFC?

Song Yadong is currently ranked #6 in the UFC Bantamweight division.

How many knockouts does Song Yadong have?

Song Yadong has 9 wins by KO/TKO and 5 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Song Yadong won?

Song Yadong has won 7 UFC post-fight bonuses: 1× Fight of the Night, 6× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Song Yadong?

Song Yadong is 5'8" (173 cm) tall.

How much does Song Yadong weigh?

Song Yadong weighs 135 lbs (61 kg).

What is Song Yadong's reach?

Song Yadong has a reach of 67" (170 cm).

How old is Song Yadong?

Song Yadong is 28 years old (born Dec 2, 1997).

Where is Song Yadong from?

Song Yadong is from China.