Song Yadong
11W · 4L
Orthodox
Bantamweight
Featherweight
55% finish rate89% as favorite40% as underdog
1500
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1499.9Developing→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
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#47of 78 active
Age
28
Dec 2, 1997
Height
5'8" (172.72 cm)
Reach
170.18 cm
Win Rate
73.3%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.42
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.94
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.48
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
55%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.78
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
73%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
6.0
Sig. Strikes
0.6
Takedowns
0.4
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO5 (45%)
Submission1 (9%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (25%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
89%
8W – 1L in 9 fights
As Underdog
40%
2W – 3L in 5 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Sean O'Malley
-11.31500
def. Henry Cejudo
+6.71511
lost to Petr Yan
-3.21505
def. Chris Gutierrez
+3.11508
def. Ricky Simon
+2.51505
lost to Cory Sandhagen
-1.51502
def. Marlon Moraes
+1.21504
def. Julio Arce
+1.01503
def. Casey Kenney
+0.61502
lost to Kyler Phillips
-0.51501
def. Marlon Vera
+0.61501
def. Alejandro Perez
+0.41501
def. Vince Morales
+0.21500
def. Felipe Arantes
+0.11500
def. Bharat Kandare
+0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Bantamweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Farid Basharat
1558
Elijah Smith
1550
David Martinez
1546
Raul Rosas Jr.
1546
Aiemann Zahabi
1540
Mario Bautista
1539
Payton Talbott
1536
Jakub Wiklacz
1536
Fight History (15 fights)
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →vs Henry Cejudo
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · Feb 22, 2025
vs Petr Yan
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · Dec 9, 2023
vs Ricky Simon
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · Apr 29, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · Sep 17, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022
vs Julio Arce
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021
vs Casey Kenney
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · Aug 7, 2021
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →vs Marlon Vera
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 16, 2020
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · Jul 6, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · Jun 23, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · Nov 25, 2017