Song Yadong (22-8-1, 12) was born in Hulan District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China on December 2, 1997. At the age of 15 years on May 18, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Zhao Wuheng, losing the fight via 1-round no contest.
On November 25, 2017, 19-year old Song Yadong made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum against Bharat Khandare, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Yadong's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Henry Cejudo at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song at age 27 on February 22, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Song Yadong's best fights have been against Alejandro Pérez, Marlon Moraes, Felipe Arantes, Marlon Vera, Bharat Khandare, Julio Arce and Vince Morales.
Yadong has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Feb 22, 2025 27 years, 2 months 22-8-1 (12) | 38 years 16-4 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Mar 9, 2024 26 years, 3 months 21-8-1 (12) | 31 years 16-5 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Dec 9, 2023 26 years 21-7-1 (12) | 32 years, 7 months 20-5-2 (10) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN |
29  | Apr 29, 2023 25 years, 4 months 20-7-1 (12) | 30 years, 7 months 20-3 (9) | UFC | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN Punches |
28  | Sep 17, 2022 24 years, 9 months 19-7-1 (11) | 30 years, 4 months 14-4 (9) | UFC | FT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
27  | Mar 12, 2022 24 years, 3 months 19-6-1 (11) | 33 years, 10 months 23-9-1 (16) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
26 | Nov 13, 2021 23 years, 11 months 18-6-1 (10) | Julio Arce | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
25  | Aug 7, 2021 23 years, 8 months 17-6-1 (9) | 30 years, 4 months 16-3-1 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
24  | Mar 6, 2021 23 years, 3 months 16-6-1 (9) | 25 years, 8 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | May 16, 2020 22 years, 5 months 16-5-1 (9) | 27 years, 5 months 17-5-1 (15) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Dec 7, 2019 22 years 15-5-1 (9) | 30 years 18-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
21  | Jul 6, 2019 21 years, 7 months 15-5 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 21-7-1 (14) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
20  | Nov 24, 2018 20 years, 11 months 14-5 (8) | 28 years 8-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jun 23, 2018 20 years, 6 months 13-5 (8) | 30 years, 4 months 18-9-1 (13) | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Elbow |
18 | Nov 25, 2017 19 years, 11 months 12-5 (7) | Bharat Khandare | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
17 | Oct 27, 2017 19 years, 10 months 11-5 (6) | Makoto Yoshida | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body and punches | |
16 | Apr 6, 2017 19 years, 4 months 10-5 (5) | Edgars Skrivers | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Jan 8, 2017 19 years, 1 months 9-5 (5) | Renat Ondar | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
14 | Nov 26, 2016 18 years, 11 months 9-4 (5) | Shamil Nasrudinov | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13 | Oct 24, 2016 18 years, 10 months 8-4 (4) | Renat Ondar | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
12 | Jul 23, 2016 18 years, 7 months 8-3 (4) | Vachagan Nikogosyan | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | May 14, 2016 18 years, 5 months 7-3 (3) | Alexey Polpudnikov | FT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
10 | Mar 13, 2016 18 years, 3 months 7-2 (3) | Artak Nazaryan | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch to the body | |
9 | Jan 13, 2016 18 years, 1 months 6-2 (2) | Aleksander Zaitsev | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jul 25, 2015 17 years, 7 months 5-2 (2) | Giovanni Moljo | FT | 2 | DQ | LOSS Groin kicks | |
7  | Apr 5, 2015 17 years, 4 months 5-1 (2) | 24 years 2-0 (1) | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
6 | Dec 19, 2014 17 years 4-1 (1) | Ji Xian | ONE | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
5 | Jun 7, 2014 16 years, 6 months 4-0 (1) | Zhao Yafei | BT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
4 | Mar 29, 2014 16 years, 3 months 3-0 (1) | Baasankhuu Damlanpurev | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3  | Nov 30, 2013 15 years, 11 months 2-0 (0) | 21 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Sep 24, 2013 15 years, 9 months 1-0 (0) | Wulalibieke Baheibieke | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1 | May 18, 2013 15 years, 5 months 0-0 (0) | Zhao Wuheng | BT | 1 | NC | NC Accidental groin strike |
