Song Yadong defeated Deiveson Figueiredo via guillotine choke submission in the UFC Macau main event. The finish came as a surprise, marking a significant victory for Yadong in the bantamweight division.
Song Yadong submitted Deiveson Figueiredo with a guillotine choke in the main event of UFC Macau, delivering one of the more unexpected finishes in recent bantamweight history.
Yadong, nicknamed "Kung Fu Kid," improves to 22-9-1 with the victory. The 28-year-old stands five-foot-eight with a 67-inch reach and has built his reputation largely as a high-volume striker, averaging 4.42 significant strikes per minute at 43 percent accuracy. That offensive output made the submission finish all the more striking — he averages just 0.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes, making this a rare trip to the ground game that paid off in decisive fashion. Ranked sixth at bantamweight heading into the bout, the win pushes him firmly into title contention.
Figueiredo, the Brazilian veteran known as "Deus da Guerra," drops to 25-6-1 and suffers a setback in what has been a challenging run since moving up to bantamweight. The 38-year-old enters the loss ranked fifth in the division and brings a wealth of finishing experience to every fight, averaging 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes himself. At five-foot-five with a 68-inch reach, he came in as the smaller man against Yadong, and the guillotine finish underscored how quickly fortunes can shift in grappling exchanges.
Why it matters
- Yadong climbs past the fifth-ranked Figueiredo, strengthening his case for a bantamweight title shot
- A guillotine finish from a fighter with virtually no submission history signals dangerous all-around development
- Figueiredo, now 38, faces questions about his trajectory at bantamweight after failing to crack the top four
- The result reshuffles the upper tier of a bantamweight division already crowded with contenders
