Felipe Arantes is favored over Song Yadong at UFC Fight Night 132 on Saturday night in Kallang, Singapore on UFC Fight Pass. This event is one of nine on the preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass. Arantes is 18-9-1 in his career, while Yadong is 11-3 in his career.
There are a total of four fights on the main card on UFC Fight Pass, with the headliner a bout between Donald Cerrone and Leon Edwards. There are also a total of nine fights on the preliminary card, also on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Arantes and Yadong and UFC predictions.
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Felipe Arantes (18-9-1, 5-5-1 UFC)
Arantes came into the UFC with a record of 13-4 and he has five wins, five losses, and one draw. In his five wins, he defeated Antonio Carvalho by unanimous decision, Godofredo Pepey by TKO, Maximo Blanco by unanimous decision, Yves Jabouin by submission, and Jerrod Sanders by submission. His five losses were to Iuri Alcântara by unanimous decision, Kevin Souza by split decision, Andre Fili by unanimous decision, Érik Pérez by split decision, and Josh Emmett by unanimous decision. Finally, Arantes fought to a draw against Milton Vieira in June of 2012. Arantes has been a pro since 2008 and has seven wins by TKO/KO and six by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.
Song Yadong (11-3, 1-0 UFC)
Yadong came into the UFC with a record of 10-3 and defeated Bharat Khandare by submission in his UFC debut in November of 2017. Yadong has been a pro since 2013 and has three wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He is on a four fight winning streak and he has five first round finishes in his career.
Song Yadong said this to scmp.com about fighting in the UFC and his upcoming fight, “It won’t be long now, it takes time to have the ability to be a UFC champion but for a Chinese fighter I think this is now mission possible. It was an incredible experience; in that time my grappling skills have improved dramatically. Now I’m very confident of what I’m capable of. No matter where I fight, I will fight my heart out. I have almost forgotten what it felt like to make my debut, that’s why I’m can’t wait for the next opportunity.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Arantes 2.48 / Yadong 1.88
Accuracy: Arantes 45% / Yadong 27%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Arantes 2.56/ Yadong 0.70
Defense: Arantes 64% / Yadong 90%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Arantes 1.00 / Yadong 0.00
Accuracy: Arantes 52% / Yadong 0%
Takedowns defended: Arantes 42% / Yadong 100%
Submission average: Arantes 0.8 / Yadong 3.5
UFC Predictions
Arantes has been having trouble lately fighting in the UFC with only five wins out his 11 fights while Yadong has only fought one time. I think the value is on Yadong in this fight, so I will take him to get the win.
UFC Fight Night 132 takes place on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. The main card has four fights on UFC Fight Pass, featuring Donald Cerrone taking on Leon Edwards. There are nine fights on the preliminary card, also on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight – Leon Edwards - 215 vs. Donald Cerrone
Light Heavyweight – Tyson Pedro -130 vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Women’s Flyweight – Jessica-Rose Clark -140 vs. Jessica Eye
Welterweight – Li Jingliang -334 vs. Daichi Abe
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight - Petr Yan -569 vs. Teruto Ishihara
Bantamweight - Felipe Arantes -125 vs. Song Yadong
Featherweight – Shane Young -159 vs. Rolando Dy
Welterweight – Song Kenan -270 vs. Hector Aldana
Welterweight – Jake Matthews -511 vs. Shinsho Anzai
Women’s Strawweight – Viviane Pereira -170 vs. Yan Xiaonan
Flyweight – Naoki Inoue -211 vs. Matt Schnell
Flyweight – Ulka Sasaki -281 vs. Jenel Lausa
Women's Flyweight - Melinda Fabian vs. Ji Yeon Kim
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