Nurmagomedov vs Song

When is Nurmagomedov vs Song?

Umar Nurmagomedov could potentially square off against Yadong Song, in Summer 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nurmagomedov vs Song stats

Umar Nurmagomedov would step into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Yadong Song would make his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Umar Nurmagomedov's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Yadong Song will mark his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Umar Nurmagomedov's UFC record currently stands at 6-1-0, while Yadong Song's comes in at 11-3-1.

The stats suggest Song would have a large advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 41% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 11%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nurmagomedov would have a large advantage over Song, boasting a 39% submission rate over Song's 14%.

Umar Nurmagomedov is the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Nurmagomedov has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Nurmagomedov is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 3 months later than Song, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 34 less professional rounds, 47 to Song's 81.

Nurmagomedov vs Song form

Nurmagomedov has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round.

He was victorious against Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Song has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Henry Cejudo at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song on 22nd February 2025 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Petr Yan at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Gutierrez at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Ricky Simon at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Yadong Song has been fighting more than Umar Nurmagomedov.

Umar Nurmagomedov last fought 2 months and 10 days ago, while Yadong Song's last outing was 1 month and 6 days ago.

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Song's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.

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