Kyler Phillips vs Song Yadong — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Kyler Phillips vs Song Yadong

Bantamweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

Saturday, March 6, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Kyler Phillips def. Song Yadong

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithEric Colon · 28-29Chris Lee · 28-29Ron McCarthy · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Kyler PhillipsRound 3Song Yadong

13 / 36Sig. strikes26 / 61

36%Accuracy43%

19 / 42Total strikes38 / 77

0Knockdowns0

1 / 2Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:28Control1:01

2.6Pace / min5.2

31%Control share69%

Kyler Phillips

Targethead 77% · body 15% · leg 8%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Song Yadong

Targethead 50% · body 27% · leg 23%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeSong Yadong landed 26 significant strikes to 13.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace downKyler Phillips's significant-strike pace moved -32% from R2 to R3, 2.6 against 3.8 per minute.
Defensive driftKyler Phillips absorbed significant strikes +30% faster than in R2, 5.2 against 4.0 per minute.
Pace upSong Yadong's significant-strike pace moved +30% from R2 to R3, 5.2 against 4.0 per minute.
Target shiftSong Yadong's head share of landed strikes moved -15 pts, to 50% head with 27% body and 23% leg.
Control swingSong Yadong's control time moved +61s, 61s against 0s.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Kyler Phillips

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Song Yadong

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

59Kyler Phillips sig. strikes

67Song Yadong sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-32%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Kyler Phillips)