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 11 months earlier than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 81 to Vera's 87.

Song vs Vera form

Vera had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Sean O’Malley at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Song's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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