Umar Nurmagomedov
19-1-0
VS
2026-08-29
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Bantamweight
Song Yadong
"Kung Fu Kid"
22-8-1
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Umar Nurmagomedov
76.3% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
63%
Decision
23%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
Decision62.8%
KO / TKO23.3%
Submission13.9%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 140.1%
Round 238.0%
Round 3+21.9%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 37% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Umar Nurmagomedov
Song Yadong
Net striking dominance
Matchup +0.95
19%
Avg takedowns attempted
Umar Nurmagomedov 6.58
11%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Song Yadong -1.27
9%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup -11
9%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Umar Nurmagomedov -0.85
7%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup 0.03
6%
Age
Umar Nurmagomedov 30.7 yrs
4%
Strikes absorbed/min
Umar Nurmagomedov 2.24
4%
Age
Song Yadong 28.7 yrs
3%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup 16%
3%
Striker anti-wrestling edge
Matchup 0.12
2%
Striking defense
Umar Nurmagomedov 58%
2%
Distance strike defense
Song Yadong 54%
2%
Fights per year
Umar Nurmagomedov 1.80
2%
← pushes toward Umar Nurmagomedov pushes toward Song Yadong →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Umar Nurmagomedov

Win Streak
2
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
19.0m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W DEC
L DEC
W DEC
W DEC
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Song Yadong

Win Streak
1
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
15.9m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W SUB
L DEC
W DEC
L DEC
W DEC
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 170 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Umar Nurmagomedov
ADVANTAGE
Song Yadong
Striking Accuracy
51.2%
+6.6%
44.6%
Strikes Landed/Min
3.46
+0.26
3.72
Strikes Absorbed/Min
2.24
+1.22
3.45
Striking Defense
58.4%
+6.0%
52.4%
Takedown Accuracy
45.2%
+6.3%
38.9%
Takedown Defense
72.7%
+1.0%
71.7%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.14
+0.10
0.24
Avg Control Time (sec)
101.55
+33.72
67.83
Strikes Per Round
17.12
+1.03
18.15
Head Strike %
65.9%
+7.5%
58.4%
Body Strike %
21.0%
+2.4%
18.5%
Leg Strike %
13.2%
+9.9%
23.1%
Last 5 Win Rate
80.0%
+20.0%
60.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
0.0%
+20.0%
20.0%