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UFC on ESPN 45 - Song vs. Simon

April 29, 2023•12:30 PM ET

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Main: ESPN+Prelims: ESPN+

UFC Apex, UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

🎙️ Production

Commentary: Brendan Fitzgerald, Dominick Cruz, Daniel Cormier

Announcer: Joe Martinez

📊 Event Stats

Total Fights: 11Finish Rate: 55%

KOs: 2Subs: 4Decisions: 5

Yadong Song

(22 - 8 - 2)

Ricky Simon

(22 - 6 - 0)

TKO (Punches)

R5 1:10

Bantamweight (135 lb)

Ref: Herb Dean

Caio Borralho

(17 - 1 - 1)

Michal Oleksiejczuk

(20 - 9 - 2)

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

R2 2:49

Middleweight (185 lb)

Ref: Jason Herzog

Rodolfo Vieira

(10 - 3 - 0)

Cody Brundage

(11 - 6 - 2)

Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)

R2 1:28

Middleweight (185 lb)

Ref: Mark Smith

Fernando Padilla

(16 - 6 - 0)

Julian Erosa

(31 - 12 - 0)

TKO (Punches)

R1 1:41

Featherweight (145 lb)

Ref: Chris Tognoni

Marcos Rogerio de Lima

(22 - 9 - 1)

Waldo Cortes-Acosta

(14 - 1 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Heavyweight (265 lb)

Ref: Herb Dean

Trey Waters

(10 - 1 - 0)

Josh Quinlan

(6 - 4 - 1)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Welterweight (170 lb)

Ref: Jason Herzog

Martin Buday

(16 - 2 - 0)

Jake Collier

(14 - 11 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Heavyweight (265 lb)

Ref: Mark Smith

Cody Durden

(17 - 8 - 1)

Charles Johnson

(17 - 7 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Flyweight (125 lb)

Ref: Chris Tognoni

Irina Alekseeva

(5 - 3 - 0)

Stephanie Egger

(8 - 5 - 0)

Submission (Kneebar)

R1 2:11

Catchweight (140 lb)

Ref: Jason Herzog

Marcus McGhee

(10 - 2 - 0)

Journey Newson

(10 - 5 - 1)

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

R2 2:03

Catchweight (140 lb)

Ref: Mark Smith

Jamey-Lyn Horth

(8 - 2 - 0)

Hailey Cowan

(7 - 4 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Catchweight (138 lb)

Ref: Chris Tognoni