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Combat Edge Intelligence

Montel Jackson vs Yadong Song

Side-by-side comparison: records, physical profile, Combat Edge Elo, win methods, tracked UFC stats, and common opponents.

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Yadong Song

“Kung Fu Kid”

24-9-1BantamweightUFC

1772Great

Tale of the tape

16-4-0Record24-9-1
BantamweightDivisionBantamweight
5'10"Height5'8"
75″Reach67"
136 lbsWeight135 lbs
Red Schafer MMATeamTeam Alpha Male· 1646 avg Elo · 20 rated

What's at stake

The ratings are close, so the Elo swings are near-symmetric — the winner and loser trade a similar number of points either way.

Montel JacksonNow 1763
If they win+16→ 1779
If they lose-16→ 1747
Yadong SongNow 1772
If they win+12→ 1784
If they lose-12→ 1760

Projected for a decision result at current ratings. A finish (KO/TKO or submission) scales the swing up by roughly 20–25%.

Opponent quality

Average pre-fight Elo of each fighter's latest 10 counted pro MMA opponents. Higher means the recent schedule was stronger; later opponent results do not rewrite the score.

1698 · 10 fightsPre-fight Elo1762 · 10 fights

Tracked stat edges

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.02
Sig. strikes / min
4.34
52%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.40
Strikes absorbed / minLower is better
3.81
60%
Strike defense
55%
2.71
Takedown avg.
0.82
5%
Takedown accuracy
3%
67%
Takedown defense
74%
0.29
Submission avg.
0.20

Trajectory

Montel JacksonYadong Song
1750202420252026

Win method breakdown

9 (56%)
KO/TKO
10 (42%)
1 (6%)
Submission
4 (17%)
6 (38%)
Decision
10 (42%)

Combat Edge model read

Yadong Song56%
Montel Jackson 44%Elo baseline: 51%

The Combat Edge model makes Yadong Song a 56% favorite over Montel Jackson in a hypothetical meeting — in line with the Elo baseline (51%).

Their Combat Edge Elo ratings are nearly level (1763 vs 1772), separated by just 9 points.

Yadong Song enters on a 2-fight win streak.

Montel Jackson finishes 63% of wins inside the distance, Yadong Song 58%.

Montel Jackson and Yadong Song share 3 common opponents: Ricky Simón, Deiveson Figueiredo and Julio Arce.

Montel Jackson carries a 8-inch reach advantage.

Model estimate for a hypothetical bout, generated from Combat Edge Elo, form, and career stats. Not a betting recommendation.

Common opponents (3)

LossDecision (split) · 2025
Deiveson Figueiredo
WinSubmission · 2026
WinKO · 2026
Ricky Simón
WinTKO · 2023
WinDecision (unanimous) · 2022
Julio Arce
WinTKO · 2021