Song Yadong vs Vince Morales — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

Beijing, China

24 Nov 2018

Bantamweight

65%

Yadong

35%

Morales

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Song Yadong

"Kung Fu Kid"

22 – 9

5'8"67" reachOrthodox28 yrs2-fight win streakWell-Rounded

CFR 64

Vince Morales

"Vandetta"

16 – 11

Well-Rounded6-fight slide35 yrsOrthodox70" reach5'7"

CFR 35

★ Official Result

Song YadongwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Vince Morales · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Yadong

→

Actual result

Yadong wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

Yadong holds a meaningful edge at 65% per the CFR ratings — but Morales has real paths to victory.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 30 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Morales has a chin rating of 62 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

YadongMorales

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Yadong

Morales

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'8"+

Height

5'7"

67"

Reach

+70"

28+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Yadong

Morales

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

64.4

34.6

57.7

Performance Avg

32.0

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Yadong

Morales

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

6.1

/ 10

3.8

/ 10

6.6

Style: Pressure

3.1

4.6

Style: Volume

5.8

6 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

1 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

25Distance26

2Clinch3

3Ground1

Yadong

Morales

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.1

/ 10

1.6

/ 10

1.5

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.1

1.5

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Yadong

Morales

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Never stopped

Verdict

Moderate

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

—

KO round context

Avg R2.0 stoppage

—

Last KO loss

8 fights ago

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

18/31 fights

Chin rating based on

12/27 fights

Yadong

Morales

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

2-fight 🔥 win streak

Current form

6-fight 📉 slide

W · KO · R2

W · Sub · R2

L · Dec · R3

W · Dec · R3

L · Dec · R3

Last 5

L · Dec · R3

Yadong

Morales

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

62%

33%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Yadong

Morales

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

6.1

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

3.8

2.1

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

1.6

1.5

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.1

1.5

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

6.6

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

3.1

4.6

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

5.8

Yadong

Strike Zones

Morales

Yadong

Attacking

30 landed

Absorbing

30 absorbed

Morales

Attacking

30 landed

Absorbing

30 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Yadong targets the head (80% of attacks) — Morales absorbs 80% of strikes there

🎯Morales targets the head (73% of attacks) — Yadong absorbs 73% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Yadong

RND

Morales

0/0R00/0

Yadong · Last 5

W · KO · R2

Umar Nurmagomedov

KO/TKO

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W · Sub · R2

Deiveson Figueiredo

Submission

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L · Dec · R3

Sean O'Malley

Decision

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Henry Cejudo

Decision

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Decision

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L · Dec · R3

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Decision

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Decision

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Decision

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