Song Yadong biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Harbin, China

Who is Song Yadong?

Song Yadong (宋亚东) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist born in Hulan District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Song is a resident of Sacramento, California, USA. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His fight name is the Kung Fu Kid.
2. He competes in the bantamweight division.
3. He is a former member of the Enbo Fight Club in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
4. He was raised by a single mother.
5. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation, ONE Championship, WBK, M-1 Global, Wu Lin Feng and Kunlun Fight.
6. He is 5’8″ tall.
7. He holds a professional MMA record of 22 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw and 1 No Contest.
8. In 2006, he was sent to Sanda martial arts school.
9. In 2010, he started training MMA.
10. In 2017, he joined Team Alpha Male in Sacramento.
11. On May 18, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut.
12. On November 25, 2017, he made his UFC debut.
13. On December 2, 2024, he turned 27.

Song Yadong’s UFC career timeline

Between 2017 and 2025, Song Yadong fought 15 UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2017

• On November 25, 2017, he submitted Bharat Khandare at “UFC Fight Night 122” in Shanghai, China.

2018

• On June 23, 2018, he knocked out Felipe Arantes at “UFC Fight Night 132” in Kallang, Singapore.
• On November 24, 2018, he defeated Vince Morales via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 141” in Beijing, China.

2019

• On July 6, 2019, he knocked out Alejandro Perez at “UFC 239” in Paradise, Nevada.
• On December 7, 2019, his fight against Cody Stamann at “UFC on ESPN 7” in Washington, D.C., USA ended in a draw.

2020

• On May 16, 2020, he defeated Marlon Vera via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 8” in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

2021

• On March 6, 2021, he lost to Kyler Phillips via unanimous decision at “UFC 259” in Enterprise, Nevada.
• On August 7, 2021, he defeated Casey Kenney via split decision at “UFC 265” in Houston, Texas, USA.
• On November 13, 2021, he defeated Julio Arce via technical knockout at “UFC Vegas 42” in Enterprise.

2022

• On March 12, 2022, he knocked out Marlon Morales at “UFC Vegas 50” in Enterprise.
• On September 17, 2022, he lost via TKO to Cory Sandhagen at “UFC Vegas 60” in Enterprise.

2023

• On April 29, 2023, he defeated Ricky Simon via TKO at “UFC Vegas 72” in Enterprise.
• On December 9, 2023, he defeated Chris Gutierrez via unanimous decision at “UFC Vegas 83” in Enterprise.

2024

• On March 9, 2024, he lost to Petr Yan via unanimous decision at “UFC 299” in Miami, Florida, USA.

2025

• On February 22, 2025, he defeated Henry Cejudo via technical unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 252” in Seattle, Washington, USA.