Feb 22 2025
Saturday

Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States

5 rounds contest
@ Bantamweight
16-4-0

Walks out:

2025-02-23T04:10:00Z ()

broadcast start time:

US - N/A / UK - N/A

21-8-1

Contest odds

Cejudo 41/20 (+200)
Song 4/11 (-280)

Chance of winning

30.84% 69.16%

The tape

38
Age
27
5' 4" / 163 cm
Height
5' 8" / 173 cm
67.3" / 171 cm
Reach
66.9" / 170 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

UD 3SD 5KO 2KO 3KO 1
Form
UD 3UD 5KO 5KO 4KO 1
16
Wins
21
8
By KO
9
50
KO%
43
4
Losses
8
1
Stopped
2
0
Draws
1
N/A
Debut
N/A
50
Pro rounds
78

Current rankings @ Bantamweight

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UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song betting preview

Bookmakers made Yadong Song a strong favourite against Henry Cejudo when they meet in their bout on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song.

He is currently 4/11 (-280) to win the bout outright, while you can get 41/20 (+200) on Henry Cejudo if you fancy the upset.

That means that oddsmakers think there is 70% chance of Song winning while giving Cejudo a 30% chance.

Song opened as the favourite at 11/25 (-230) however, that price has now got wider by 23/-25 (+110).

Cejudo opened at 187/100 (+190) which has shorten by -59/50 (+80).

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 135 pounds (9.45 stones or 61.36 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.

Full UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song Odds

Main Event

Yadong Song is currently 4/11 (-280) to beat Henry Cejudo, while Cejudo is currently 41/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.

Anthony Hernandez is made a favourite at 4/11 (-280) to come out the victor in a fight against Brendan Allen, while Allen is currently 21/10 (+210) to win if you fancy the upset.

Main Card

Steve Garcia sits at 4/6 (-150) to win against Edson Barboza, while Barboza is currently 59/50 (+120) to win if you fancy the small upset.

Jean Silva is marked at 1/5 (-500) to be victorious against Melsik Baghdasaryan, while Baghdasaryan is currently 7/2 (+350) to win if you fancy the big upset.

Curtis Blaydes is currently 7/20 (-290) to defeat Rizvan Kuniev, while Kuniev is currently 43/20 (+220) to win if you fancy the upset.

Prelims

Ketlen Vieira is made a favourite at 83/100 (-120) to beat Macy Chiasson, while Chiasson is currently 1/1 (+100) to win if you fancy the slight upset.

Ibo Aslan sits at 3/4 (-130) to come out the victor in a fight against Ion Cutelaba, while Cutelaba is currently 27/25 (+110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.

Modestas Bukauskas is marked at 33/100 (-300) to win against Raffael Cerqueira, while Cerqueira is currently 23/10 (+230) to win if you fancy the upset.

Cejudo vs Song Head To Head

Henry Cejudo steps into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Yadong Song will make his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest Cejudo has a slight advantage in power over Song, with a 50% knock out percentage over Song's 43%.

Henry Cejudo is the older man by 11 years, at 38 years old.

Song has a height advantage of 4 inches over Cejudo. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Cejudo is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights. He has fought 28 less professional rounds, 50 to Song's 78.

Cejudo vs Song betting form

Henry Cejudo has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had beaten Marlon Moraes at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago.

He had defeated T.J. Dillashaw at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on 19th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

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

In his last fight, he was 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.

Who's been more active?

In terms of recent activity, Yadong Song has been fighting more than Henry Cejudo.

Henry Cejudo last fought 11 months and 24 days ago, while Yadong Song's last outing was 11 months and 1 day ago.

Cejudo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Song's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Cejudo vs Song Pre Fight?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which is 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM GMT in the UK.

Cejudo vs Song Odds History

All Betting Markets

All UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song odds

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song Odds
Fight Fight Date Fighter 1 Fighter 1 Winning Odds Fighter 2 Fighter 2 Winning Odds
Cejudo vs SongSaturday, 22 February 2025Henry Cejudo41/20(+200)Yadong Song4/11(-280)
Allen vs HernandezSaturday, 22 February 2025Brendan Allen21/10(+210)Anthony Hernandez4/11(-280)
Barboza vs GarciaSaturday, 22 February 2025Edson Barboza59/50(+120)Steve Garcia4/6(-150)
Silva vs BaghdasaryanSaturday, 22 February 2025Jean Silva1/5(-500)Melsik Baghdasaryan7/2(+350)
Blaydes vs KunievSaturday, 22 February 2025Curtis Blaydes7/20(-290)Rizvan Kuniev43/20(+220)