Song vs Gutierrez

Who won Song vs Gutierrez?

Yadong Song beat Chris Gutierrez by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th December 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-44, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Yadong Song.

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).

Song vs Gutierrez stats

Yadong Song stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Chris Gutierrez made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Yadong Song's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Chris Gutierrez marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Yadong Song's UFC record stood at 11-3-1, while Chris Gutierrez's came in at 10-3-1.

The stats suggested that Song and Gutierrez have similar power, both with a 45% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Song had a slight advantage over Gutierrez, with a 15% submission rate over Gutierrez's 5%.

Yadong Song was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Gutierrez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Song. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Song's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Gutierrez's, having had 1 more fights. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 81 to Gutierrez's 82.

Song vs Gutierrez form

Song had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Marlon Moraes at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julio Arce at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Casey Kenney at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He was victorious against Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Gutierrez 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 beaten by Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Heili Alateng at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, he had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated Danaa Batgerel at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Yadong Song had last fought 2 years and 10 months ago, while Chris Gutierrez's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 8 days ago.

Song's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Gutierrez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Song vs Gutierrez?

Yadong Song was a 27/100 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Gutierrez made his way into the ring at 57/20 (+290) with oddsmakers.