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UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
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Song Yadong
Song Yadong
23-9-1 · CHN
August 29, 2026 · Shanghai, China
Bantamweight · Main event
Prediction
NurmagomedovWin probabilityYadong
78.7%21.3%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
6%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 18.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Nurmagomedov, blue toward Yadong. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%28%
Submission5%6%
Decision52%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes79 (45102)
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.6)
Yadong21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%49%
Submission1%3%
Decision10%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)
Combined totals~144 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R29%
R36%
R43%
R52%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Nurmagomedov
58.2%-142
Yadong
+14241.0%
Most takedownstie 27.6%
Nurmagomedov
57.6%-390
Yadong
+39014.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 78.5
78.5
Over 78.5
42.5%
+135
Under 78.5
57.5%
-135
099197
Yadong
Expected: 65.3
65.5
Over 65.5
42.2%
+137
Under 65.5
57.8%
-137
082164
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.8%
+118
Under 1.5
54.2%
-118
035
Yadong
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.8%
+235
Under 0.5
70.2%
-235
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 18.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Updated Aug 10
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Nurmagomedov78.7%78.5%+0.2-496
Yadong21.3%21.5%−0.2+339

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Skill ratings
Nurmagomedov
Striking
74
Boxing
68
Kicking
61
Clinch
50
Striking def.
86
Wrestling off.
94
Wrestling def.
91
Ground game
94
Submissions
76
Grappling def.
94
Yadong
Striking
83
Boxing
85
Kicking
86
Clinch
73
Striking def.
83
Wrestling off.
52
Wrestling def.
96
Ground game
61
Submissions
45
Grappling def.
94
Trait web
78.9Striking64.7
Nurmagomedov +14.2
65.5Grappling43.2
Nurmagomedov +22.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NurmagomedovYadong
Tale of the tape
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.86
72nd
Strikes landed / min
4.42
82nd
56%
91st
Strike accuracy
43%
51st
1.86
85th
Strikes absorbed / min
3.94
35th
61%
86th
Strike defense
55%
65th
Grappling (UFC career)
4.03
94th
Takedowns / 15 min
0.78
46th
46%
75th
Takedown accuracy
39%
64th
79%
84th
Takedown defense
73%
78th
0.2
53rd
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
48th
Form & résumé
89%
UFC win rate
71%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
38%
Finish rate
58%
1636
98th
Recent opp. quality
1622
97th
198
Days since last fight
72

Small figures are each fighter's percentile among UFC fighters (higher = better).

Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Umar Nurmagomedov
  • WDeiveson FigueiredoU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -15007mo before
  • WMario BautistaU-DEC R3
    Close -62610mo before
  • LMerab DvalishviliU-DEC R5
    Close -2701y 7mo before
  • WCory SandhagenU-DEC R5
    Close -3622y 1mo before
  • WBekzat AlmakhanU-DEC R3
    Close -13642y 6mo before
Song Yadong
  • WDeiveson FigueiredoSUB R2
    Close -6183mo before
  • LSean O'MalleyU-DEC R3
    Close +1887mo before
  • WHenry CejudoU-DEC R3
    Close -2611y 6mo before
  • LPetr YanU-DEC R3
    Close +1362y 6mo before
  • WChris GutierrezU-DEC R5
    Close -3742y 9mo before
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 20-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (63%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
6 (50%)Decision() 0
Yadong — win / loss by method
Record: 23-9-1, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 2 losses
W
39% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 6 losses
W
43% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
11% of losses
UFC
12win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (42%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
11win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(60%) 3
0 (0%)DQ / other(20%) 1
Nurmagomedov
Finishing
Finish rate39%
by KO/TKO12%
by submission27%
by decision61%
Early-finish tendency36%
Octagon time
At distance
In the clinch
On the ground
Late-round dominance86%
Résumé
Quality of wins1596.5
Avg opponent Elo1604
Vs ranked (W–L)0–0
Title fights0
Momentum71.5
Reach vs division-0.1"
Height vs division+0.7"
Yadong
Finishing
Finish rate58%
by KO/TKO41%
by submission17%
by decision42%
Early-finish tendency35%
Octagon time
At distance
In the clinch
On the ground
Late-round dominance50%
Résumé
Quality of wins1578.0
Avg opponent Elo1582
Vs ranked (W–L)0–0
Title fights0
Momentum53.1
Reach vs division-2.1"
Height vs division+0.7"

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Yadong
9
UFC fights
17
126.6 min · 14.1 avg
Octagon time
220.9 min · 13.0 avg
9y 7m
Career length
13y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Nurmagomedov
Yadong
169W–36L · 82.4%Strongtop 24%
Overall
265W–72L · 78.6%Averagetop 49%
151W–32L · 82.5%Strongtop 20%
Wins
209W–59L · 78.0%Averagetop 46%
18W–4L · 81.8%Averagetop 43%
Losses
56W–13L · 81.2%Averagetop 50%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Yadong
89W–36L · 71.2%
Overall
83W–34L · 70.9%
89W–36L · 71.2%
Wins
42W–15L · 73.7%
0W–0L
Losses
41W–19L · 68.3%
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Yadong
4.72
Landed / min
4.92
50.3%
Accuracy
41.1%
63.0%
Defense
56.9%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
55.1%
Time at distance
75.8%
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Yadong
4.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.81
46.6%
Takedown accuracy
41.4%
79.4%
Takedown defense
73.8%
0.24
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
93.2%
Control share
60.6%
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head68%(334)div 62%
  • Body20%(99)div 21%
  • Legs11%(56)div 17%
Yadong
  • Head61%(587)div 62%
  • Body19%(182)div 21%
  • Legs20%(189)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Umar Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • Nurmagomedov-496—/——/—
    Yadong+339—/——/—

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Song Yadong
CloseSSTDKDCtrl
  • Yadong+339—/——/—
    Nurmagomedov-496—/——/—

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.