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- Song Yadong vs Ricky Simon
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
Saturday, April 29, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Song Yadong def. Ricky Simon
KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 5 · 1:10 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R5 · 1:10
Song YadongRound 5Ricky Simon
22 / 30Sig. strikes5 / 10
73%Accuracy50%
24 / 32Total strikes5 / 10
1Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:13Control0:00
18.9Pace / min4.3
100%Control share0%
Song Yadong
Targethead 68% · body 27% · leg 5%
Phasedistance 32% · clinch 0% · ground 68%
Ricky Simon
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeSong Yadong landed 22 significant strikes to 5.Striking edgeSong Yadong struck at 73% accuracy to 50%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R4
- Pace upSong Yadong's significant-strike pace moved +249% from R4 to R5, 18.9 against 5.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftSong Yadong's significant-strike accuracy moved +25 pts, 73% against 48%.
- Target shiftSong Yadong's head share of landed strikes moved +16 pts, to 68% head with 27% body and 5% leg.
- Phase shiftSong Yadong's ground share of landed strikes moved +68 pts, to 68% on the ground against 32% at distance.
- Defensive driftSong Yadong absorbed significant strikes +43% faster than in R4, 4.3 against 3.0 per minute.
- Pace upRicky Simon's significant-strike pace moved +43% from R4 to R5, 4.3 against 3.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftRicky Simon's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 50% against 38%.
- Target shiftRicky Simon's head share of landed strikes moved +20 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Defensive driftRicky Simon absorbed significant strikes +249% faster than in R4, 18.9 against 5.4 per minute.
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.
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.
Ricky Simon
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
105Song Yadong sig. strikes
60Ricky Simon sig. strikes
5rounds observed
+249%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Song Yadong)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 5 rounds · UFC Stats
105 / 228Sig. strikes60 / 139
46%Accuracy43%
110 / 234Total strikes64 / 144
2Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns2 / 9
0Sub attempts0
0:27Control0:51
55Head48
27Body9
23Leg3
Song YadongRicky Simon
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
24-9-1 (1 NC)Record22-7-1
25Age30
5'8"Height5'6"
67"Reach69"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
4.26Sig. str./min3.03
0.79TD / 15 min4.49
Song Yadong12-4-1 in archive
5KO/TKO wins
2Sub wins
58%Finish rate
