Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

“Kung Fu Kid”

Song Yadong

22-9-1 (1 NC)16 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

4× Title

4× 5R

Moderate Wear

5'8"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·28age

Last fightLSean O'Malley·U-DEC·R3·3mo ago

Fighter Context

11–4–1UFC·

5KO

1Sub

5Dec

13.2min/fight

211UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–4(12 fights)

43%finish rate

+0.7str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

4–2(6 fights)

25%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.48

Neutral

60%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.101

Average

35%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

82%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

60%

Strong

62%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Yadong

Distance Striker

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.42

Str. Accuracy43%

934UFC landed/2,142attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.2 vs avg3.94

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / fight0.44

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Above Avg63%ile0.75

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

19%

Leg

19%

By Position

Distance86%

Clinch6%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 116 rounds	Round 213 rounds	Round 311 rounds	Round 43 rounds	Round 52 rounds
Avg. Landed	17	23	26	17	20
Avg. Absorbed	14	21	26	16	3
Avg. Net	+3	+2	0	+1	+17

Grappling

Yadong

Control Wrestler

·110s ctrlActive Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.78

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.99

TD Accuracy39%

11UFC landed/28attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense73%

45UFC defended/61opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

55%

Average

div avg 46%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 11

Submission1 / 11

Decision5 / 11

KD → Finish

5/6Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision3 / 4

Loss Pattern

Outscored

3 of 4 losses by decision

Fast and versatile. 5 of 6 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

50%

3 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.4pts

W5 dec

1.0pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

1SD

1MD

11%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 61 vs 56 first half

16 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=13

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

3.6

4.8

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.0

4.4

5.2

Diff

+0.6

+0.4

-0.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▼TD Acc-42%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Yadong — 16 UFC Fights

Result

Method

16 fights

Sean O'MalleyVeteran

U-DEC R3Jan '26

-12

·36 SS (38%)·48 abs·3/7 td·126s ctrl

Henry CejudoVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R3 · 5:00Feb '25

+17

·84 SS (47%)·67 abs·0/1 td

⚠ Eye poke stoppage

Petr YanVeteran

U-DEC R3Mar '24

-13

·86 SS (50%)·99 abs·1/8 td·2 td taken·100s ctrl

Chris GutierrezVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Dec '23

-10

·77 SS (47%)·87 abs·2/3 td·661s ctrl

Ricky SimonVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 1:10Apr '23

+45

·105 SS (46%)·60 abs·2 td taken·27s ctrl·2 kd landed

Cory Sandhagen

TITLE

KO/TKO R4 · 5:00Sep '22

-40

·54 SS (37%)·94 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·99s ctrl

Marlon Moraes

KO/TKO R1 · 2:06Mar '22

·14 SS (40%)·9 abs·1 kd landed

Julio Arce

KO/TKO R2 · 1:35Nov '21

+17

·30 SS (38%)·13 abs·1 kd landed

Casey Kenney

S-DEC R3Aug '21

+38

·116 SS (45%)·78 abs·0/3 td·1 td taken·20s ctrl

Kyler Phillips

U-DEC R3Mar '21

·67 SS (42%)·59 abs·3 td taken·66s ctrl

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“Kung Fu Kid”

Song Yadong

22-9-1 (1 NC)16 UFC

Form

5'8"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·28age

Last fightLSean O'Malley·U-DEC·3mo ago

Fighter Context

11–4–1UFC·

5KO

1Sub

5Dec

13.2min/fight

211UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–4

vs. Veterans (8+ W)4–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.48

60%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.101

35%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

82%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

60%

62%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Yadong

Bantamweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.42

Str. Accuracy43%

934UFC landed/2,142attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.2 vs avg3.94

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / Fight0.44

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Above Avg63%ile0.75

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

19%

Leg

19%

By Position

Dist86%

Clinch6%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=16	R2 n=13	R3 n=11	R4 n=3	R5 n=2
Landed	17	23	26	17	20
Absorbed	14	21	26	16	3
Net	+3	+2	0	+1	+17

Grappling

Yadong

Bantamweight avg

Control Wrestler

110s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.78

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.99

TD Accuracy39%

11UFC landed/28attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense73%

45UFC defended/61opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

55%

Average

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

1Sub

5Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

50%3 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.4pts

W5 dec

1.0pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

1SD

1MD

11%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=13

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

3.6

4.8

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.0

4.4

5.2

Diff

+0.6

+0.4

-0.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Yadong — UFC Fight Log

Sean O'MalleyVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jan '26

36 SS (38%)·48 abs·3/7 td·126s ctrl

Henry CejudoVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R3·Feb '25

84 SS (47%)·67 abs·0/1 td

Petr YanVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Mar '24

86 SS (50%)·99 abs·1/8 td·2 td taken·100s ctrl

Chris GutierrezVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Dec '23

77 SS (47%)·87 abs·2/3 td·661s ctrl

Ricky SimonVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R5·Apr '23

105 SS (46%)·60 abs·2 td taken·27s ctrl·2 kd

Cory SandhagenTITLE

KO/TKO·R4·Sep '22

54 SS (37%)·94 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·99s ctrl

Marlon Moraes

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '22

14 SS (40%)·9 abs·1 kd

Julio Arce

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '21

30 SS (38%)·13 abs·1 kd

Round 116 rounds

Round 213 rounds

Round 311 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 52 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+17

n=16

n=13

n=11

n=3

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+17