UFC Macau Post-Event Facts: Song Yadong Picks Up First Submission Win in Almost a Decade

UFC Macau is officially in the books, and with it, another amazing trip to China for the promotion. In the main event, native hero Song Yadong got back on track in the winner’s circle by choking out former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo.

In the second to last bout of the evening, Alonzo Menifield continued to defy the odds by knocking out massive betting favorite Zhang Mingyang. 

Find out some interesting post-event facts about the main card fighters of UFC Macau down below

UFC Macau: Alex Perez vs. Su Mudaerji

Alex Perez

Perez' no-contest against Su is the first of his entire professional career. Prior to the match ending, he was up on two of the judges' scorecards 

He is now 2-2 with one no-contest in his last five fights 

Su Mudaerji

His bout with Perez is his fifth in a row that went at least two rounds. Prior to the match ending, he had accumulated more significant strikes landed. 

He is now 3-0 with one no-contest in his last four contests 

UFC Macau: Jake Matthews def. Carlston Harris

Jake Matthews

Matthews' win over Harris was his ninth as a professional by decision. It was also the first time he had beaten an opponent by going the distance since his victory over Phil Rowe back in 2024.

His UFC record now stands at a whopping 16-8

Carlston Harris

Harris' loss to Matthews is his third straight defeat, though it's the only one over the course of the skid that didn’t end with him being stopped. He has not gotten his hand raised after a fight since choking out Jeremiah Wells back in 2023

UFC Macau: Kai Asakura def. Cameron Smotherman

Kai Asakura

Asakura's win over Smotherman was his first victory under the UFC banner since joining the company back in 2024 at UFC 310. It was also his first match at bantamweight since competing in his last bout before his UFC debut.

He has now won 14 fights by knockout 

Cameron Smotherman

Smotherman's loss to Asakura is his third consecutive setback. He hasn't won in the Octagon since his debut back in late October 2024. It also marked the first time he had been knocked out since fighting on the Contender Series back in 2023.

Three of his six losses as a professional have ended via strikes 

UFC Macau: Sergei Pavlovich def. Tallison Teixeira

Sergei Pavlovich

Pavlovich's win over Teixeira is  his third in succession. It's his first knockout victory since starching Curtis Blaydes back in 2023. It's also the fastest stoppage triumph of his UFC career at 39 seconds

He is 2-0 in matches taking place in China 

Tallison Teixeira

Teixeira's loss to Pavlovich was his second in his last three bouts. Both of his defeats as a professional have come about due to knockout. 

His UFC record now stands at an even 2-2

UFC Macau: Alonzo Menifield def. Zhang Mingyang

Alonzo Menifield

Menifield's win over Zhang is his 11th victory by knockout as a professional. It's also the first time he had finished an adversary in the first round by starching since his triumph over Misha Cirkunov back in 2022

He is now 3-1 in his last four bouts.

Zhang Mingyang

Zhang's loss to Menifield is his second straight defeat by knockout, making it the first time he has lost two in a row by strikes since 2018. Five of his eight losses as a professional have ended because of starching 

His UFC record now stands at 3-2. 

UFC Macau: Song Yadong def. Deiveson Figueiredo

Song Yadong

Song's win over Figueiredo was just the fourth victory of his professional career by submission. It was also the first time he had won a match by guillotine choke since his UFC debut back in 2017. He is now 2-2 in fights against former UFC champions. 

Deiveson Figueiredo

His loss to Song was his second consecutive defeat. It was also the first time he had lost a scrap by submission since losing to Brandon Moreno back in 2021 at UFC 263.

His bantamweight record now stands at 4-4.