Sandhagen vs Song

Who won Sandhagen vs Song?

Cory Sandhagen beat Yadong Song by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th September 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sandhagen vs Song stats

Cory Sandhagen stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Yadong Song made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Cory Sandhagen's UFC record stood at 10-3-0, while Yadong Song's came in at 10-3-1.

The stats suggested Sandhagen had a slight advantage in power over Song, with a 43% knock out percentage over Song's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sandhagen had a slight advantage over Song, with a 21% submission rate over Song's 16%.

Cory Sandhagen was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 3 inches over Song. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Sandhagen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 1 month later than Song, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 55 to Song's 78.

Sandhagen vs Song form

Sandhagen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marlon Moraes at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been beaten by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated John Lineker at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise.

Song had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Marlon Moraes at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Julio Arce at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Casey Kenney at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had defeated Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had drawn with Cody Stamann at UFC on ESPN 7 on 7th December 2019 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Capital One Arena, Washington D.C..

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yadong Song had been fighting more than Cory Sandhagen.

Going to this contest, Cory Sandhagen had last fought 3 years ago, while Yadong Song's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 12 days ago.

Sandhagen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Song's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sandhagen vs Song?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Sandhagen vs Song.