Song vs Vera

Who won Song vs Vera?

Yadong Song beat Marlon Vera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night Jacksonville, on Saturday 16th May 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yadong Song.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Song vs Vera stats

Yadong Song stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Marlon Vera made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Yadong Song's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Marlon Vera marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Yadong Song's UFC record stood at 11-3-1, while Marlon Vera's came in at 15-9-0.

The stats suggested Song had a slight advantage in power over Vera, with a 40% knock out percentage over Vera's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a massive advantage over Song, boasting a 53% submission rate over Song's 20%.

Yadong Song was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Vera had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Song was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 13 years and 9 months earlier than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 81 to Vera's 87.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Yadong Song had last fought 4 years, 10 months and 13 days ago, while Marlon Vera's last outing had been 7 years, 1 month and 26 days ago.

Song's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Vera's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Song vs Vera?

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