Yan vs Song

Who won Yan vs Song?

Petr Yan beat Yadong Song by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Petr Yan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Yan vs Song stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Yadong Song made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Petr Yan's 14th 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.

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Yadong Song's came in at 11-3-1.

The stats suggested Yan had a slight advantage in power over Song, with a 44% knock out percentage over Song's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Song had a slight advantage over Yan, with a 14% submission rate over Yan's 6%.

Petr Yan was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

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

Yan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 years and 2 months later than Song, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 77 to Song's 81.

Yan vs Song form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by in the 4th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jose Aldo at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Urijah Faber at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Jimmie Rivera at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

He was victorious against John Dodson at UFC on ESPN+ 3 on 23rd February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic.

Song had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

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

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

He was victorious against Casey Kenney at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Petr Yan had last fought 4 years, 3 months and 21 days ago, while Yadong Song's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 29 days ago.

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Song's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yan vs Song?

Petr Yan was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Yadong Song made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.