Marlon Vera vs Song Yadong

Marlon Vera vs Song Yadong: Matchup Breakdown

Marlon Vera is 16-11 in the Bantamweight division with a 59.3% win rate. Song Yadong is 13-4-1 at Bantamweight, winning 72.2% of the time. Both are listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Song Yadong leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris on May 16, 2020, won by Song Yadong by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Song Yadong holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,249 to 1,066. Career peaks are 1,222 for Marlon Vera and 1,249 for Song Yadong. Marlon Vera has 8 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 16 victories, a 75.0% finish rate. Song Yadong has 6 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins, finishing 61.5% of the time.

Marlon Vera stands 5' 8" with a reach of 70" and fights switch. Song Yadong is 5' 8" with a reach of 67", orthodox. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Marlon Vera. Marlon Vera is 33, Song Yadong is 28.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Marlon Vera has landed 1,552 significant strikes at 47.9% accuracy with 14 takedowns and 32:54 of control time. Song Yadong has landed 969 at 43.7% with 12 takedowns and 29:29 of control.

Marlon Vera has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Song Yadong. They share 3 common opponents: Deiveson Figueiredo, Sean O'Malley, Cory Sandhagen.