Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Song Yadong won · S-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, August 7, 2021·Houston, Texas, USA, USA
Style matchupSong Yadong: Pressure fightervsCasey Kenney: Pressure fighter
Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.
Model Prediction: Song Yadong wins(53.6%)
Actual result: Song Yadong wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Stance matchup historically favors Casey Kenney (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Song Yadong
Red Corner
VS
Casey Kenney
Blue Corner
+105
(49%)
Vegas Odds
-125
(56%)
28
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
5'7"
170.18 cm
Reach
172.72 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Song Yadong
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Ricky Simon · Apr 23W
vs Chris Gutierrez · Dec 23L
vs Petr Yan · Mar 24W
vs Henry Cejudo · Feb 25L
vs Sean O'Malley · Jan 26Casey Kenney
oldest →latest
L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Feb 20W
SUBvs Louis Smolka · May 20W
vs Heili Alateng · Oct 20W
vs Nathaniel Wood · Oct 20L
vs Dominick Cruz · Mar 21Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Song YadongMetricCasey Kenney
4.42
Strikes / min
4.85
3.94
Strikes absorbed / min
4.67
55%
Strike defense
58%
0.78
TDs / 15 min
1.09
73%
Takedown defense
61%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.48evenly matched on net striking+0.18
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Song YadongCasey Kenney
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Song Yadong(10 fights)Casey Kenney(8 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+12.5-12.5
RedLayoff (days)Blue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.0-0.0
Song Yadong
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights15
Casey Kenney
StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights8