Song vs Gutierrez

Who won Song vs Gutierrez?

Yadong Song beat Chris Gutierrez by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th December 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-44, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Yadong Song.

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).

Song vs Gutierrez stats

Yadong Song stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Chris Gutierrez made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Yadong Song's UFC record stood at 10-3-1, while Chris Gutierrez's came in at 8-3-1.

The stats suggested that Song and Gutierrez have similar power, both with a 45% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Song had a slight advantage over Gutierrez, with a 15% submission rate over Gutierrez's 5%.

Yadong Song was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Gutierrez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Song. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Song was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 78 to Gutierrez's 76.

Song vs Gutierrez form

Song had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ricky Simon at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marlon Moraes at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

He was victorious against Casey Kenney at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Gutierrez 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 had won against Heili Alateng at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had defeated Danaa Batgerel at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

He was victorious against Felipe Colares at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Yadong Song had last fought 1 year and 5 days ago, while Chris Gutierrez's last outing had been 6 months and 20 days ago.

Song's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Gutierrez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 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 Song vs Gutierrez?

Yadong Song was a 27/100 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Gutierrez made his way into the ring at 57/20 (+290) with oddsmakers.