Sandhagen vs Song

Who won Sandhagen vs Song?

Cory Sandhagen beat Yadong Song by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th September 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sandhagen vs Song stats

Cory Sandhagen stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Yadong Song made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Cory Sandhagen's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Yadong Song marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Cory Sandhagen's UFC record stood at 11-4-0, while Yadong Song's came in at 11-3-1.

The stats suggested Sandhagen had a slight advantage in power over Song, with a 43% knock out percentage over Song's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sandhagen had a slight advantage over Song, with a 21% submission rate over Song's 16%.

Cory Sandhagen was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 3 inches over Song. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Sandhagen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years later than Song, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 62 to Song's 81.

Sandhagen vs Song form

Sandhagen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Petr Yan at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

He had been beaten by T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Song had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Petr Yan at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against 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.

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

Before that, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Marlon Moraes at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yadong Song had been fighting more than Cory Sandhagen.

Going to this contest, Cory Sandhagen had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 21 days ago, while Yadong Song's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 17 days ago.

Sandhagen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Song's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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