Bantamweight
5 Rounds
Song Yadong won · KO/TKO R5
UFC Event·Saturday, April 29, 2023·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupSong Yadong: Pressure fightervsRicky Simon: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: Song Yadong wins(50.1%)
Actual result: Song Yadong wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Tale of the Tape
Song Yadong
Red Corner
VS
Ricky Simon
Blue Corner
+122
(45%)
Vegas Odds
-144
(59%)
28
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'6"
170.18 cm
Reach
175.26 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Song Yadong
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Cory Sandhagen · Sep 22W
vs Chris Gutierrez · Dec 23L
vs Petr Yan · Mar 24W
vs Henry Cejudo · Feb 25L
vs Sean O'Malley · Jan 26Ricky Simon
oldest →latest
L
vs Vinicius Oliveira · Jun 24W
KOvs Javid Basharat · Feb 25W
vs Cameron Smotherman · Jun 25L
vs Raoni Barcelos · Nov 25D
vs Adrian Yanez · Mar 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Song YadongMetricRicky Simon
4.42
Strikes / min
3.03
3.94
Strikes absorbed / min
3.90
55%
Strike defense
61%
0.78
TDs / 15 min
4.49
73%
Takedown defense
76%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.48Δ 1.35 — meaningful gap-0.87
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Song YadongRicky Simon
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Song Yadong(10 fights)Ricky Simon(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-12.212.2
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-63.063.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.90.9
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
Song Yadong
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights15
Ricky Simon
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights17