Song Yadong finished Deiveson Figueiredo with a guillotine choke at UFC Macau, continuing Team Alpha Male's legacy with the submission. The technique has been used to finish multiple UFC champions, including submissions by Urijah Faber over Jens Pulver and Dominick Cruz.
Song Yadong earned a statement victory at UFC Macau on May 30, 2026, submitting Deiveson Figueiredo with a guillotine choke in a bantamweight contest that few would have expected to end on the mat.
Song, known as "Kung Fu Kid," improved to 22-9-1 with the finish and sits at number six in the bantamweight rankings. The 28-year-old stands five-foot-eight with a 67-inch reach and has built his reputation as one of the division's most active strikers, landing 4.42 significant strikes per minute. The submission was a departure from his usual output — he averages just 0.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes — making the guillotine finish all the more striking.
Figueiredo, the number-five-ranked bantamweight from Brazil, falls to 25-6-1 with the loss. The 38-year-old "Deus da Guerra" is a former champion who carries genuine submission threat of his own, averaging 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes, but it was his opponent who put the choke to use in Macau. Figueiredo lands 2.63 significant strikes per minute at 53 percent accuracy, numbers that reflect his measured, technical approach.
The finish connects Song to a broader Team Alpha Male tradition. The guillotine has been a signature weapon in that lineage, most notably used by Urijah Faber to submit Jens Pulver and Dominick Cruz.
Why it matters
- Song moves up one spot in the bantamweight picture with a finish over a ranked former champion
- Figueiredo's path back to title contention becomes more difficult at 38 following back-to-back ranked losses
- The submission win adds a new dimension to Song's profile as a fighter long viewed primarily as a striker
