Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Song Yadong
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Ricky Simon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.18 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Song Yadong
Distance 91.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 6.5%)
Ricky Simon
Distance 88.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Song Yadong
Head 76.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.4%)
Ricky Simon
Head 84.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yadong L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Simon L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 824 / 2007 | 41.1% | 39.0% | 522 / 1383 | 37.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 79 | 72.2% | 68.7% | 55 / 71 | 77.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 77 / 108 | 71.3% | 70.2% | 74 / 101 | 73.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 587 / 1681 | 34.9% | 34.9% | 456 / 1310 | 34.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 182 / 272 | 66.9% | 66.8% | 106 / 146 | 72.6% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 189 / 241 | 78.4% | 79.4% | 89 / 99 | 89.9% | 79.4% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Yadong L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Simon L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 763 / 1771 | 43.1% | 39.3% | 788 / 2058 | 38.3% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 52 | 73.1% | 70.4% | 41 / 67 | 61.2% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 41 / 50 | 82.0% | 72.4% | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 485 / 1383 | 35.1% | 34.9% | 580 / 1807 | 32.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 172 / 263 | 65.4% | 66.0% | 180 / 239 | 75.3% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 185 / 227 | 81.5% | 79.1% | 104 / 134 | 77.6% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Yadong has more cage time on record.