Song Yadong is favored against Cody Stamann at UFC on ESPN 7 Saturday, December 7 in Washington D.C. This event is one of six fights on the main card on ESPN2. Stamann is 18-2 in his career, while Yadong is 14-3 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on ESPN at UFC on ESPN 7, with the headliner a bout between Alistair Overeem and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card, with four on ESPN and two on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Stamann and Yadong and UFC picks.
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Cody Stamann (18-2, 4-1 UFC)
Stamann came into the UFC with a record of 14-1 and he has four wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Terrion Ware by unanimous decision, Tom Duquesnoy by split decision, Bryan Caraway by split decision, and Alejandro Pérez by unanimous decision; while losing to Aljamain Sterling by Suloev stretch submission. Stamann has been a pro since 2011 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has four first round finishes.
Stamann said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about his upcoming fight against Yadong, I don’t know about excited, that kid is nasty. He’s a nasty little (expletive) for sure but same thing, I got to beat his (expletive) and cut the paycheck. I don’t really see it any different than anything else. I just got to stylistically prepare for what he does well, and I do that really well. I’m good at game planning and scheming and figuring out ways to beat people and things are starting to come together. I see a lot of guys that rise and fizzle out. I’m not saying that he’s that guy, he’s got a lot of really great people around him, he’s a really good athlete but it doesn’t make a difference. Dec. 7, I’m going to beat the (expletive) out of him. That’s all there is to it.”
Song Yadong (14-3, 4-0 UFC)
Yadong came into the UFC with a record of 10-3 and he has four wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Bharat Khandare by front choke submission, Felipe Arantes by TKO, Vince Morales by unanimous decision, and Alejandro Pérez by KO. Yadong’s last loss in his career was against Renat Ondar by unanimous decision on October 24, 2016. Yadong has been a pro since 2013 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Yadong said this to scmp.com about his upcoming fight against Stamann, “I think he is a very powerful fighter. He’s strong at boxing, wrestling, and he’s ranked in the top 10. So that adds a little bit of pressure me. But it has helped me in my training, to focus. But I want that belt, and this fight will help get me there. All is good.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Stamann 4.59 / Yadong 4.28
Striking Accuracy: Stamann 47% / Yadong 41%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Stamann 3.29/ Yadong 2.75
Defense: Stamann 63% / Yadong 68%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Stamann 3.28/ Yadong 1.44
Takedown Accuracy: Stamann 51% / Yadong 100%
Takedowns defended: Stamann 86% / Yadong 100%
Submission average: Stamann 0.0 / Yadong 1.0
UFC Picks
Yadong is a -200 favorite against Stamann which I think is too high. I think the odds on this fight should be close to a pick, so I have to make a play on Stamann simply based on price. I will take the underdog Stamann to get the win.
Main Card (ESPN)
Heavyweight - Alistair Overeem -125 vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Women's Strawweight - Marina Rodriguez -140 vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Heavyweight - Ben Rothwell -145 vs. Stefan Struve
Women's Bantamweight - Aspen Ladd -155 vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Bantamweight - Song Yadong -200 vs. Cody Stamann
Bantamweight - Rob Font -150 vs. Ricky Simon
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Lightweight - Joe Solecki -335 vs. Matt Wiman
Featherweight - Billy Quarantillo -330 vs. Jacob Kilburn
Welterweight Thiago Alves vs. Tim Means
Featherweight Bryce Mitchell vs. Matt Sayles
Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Women's Strawweight - Virna Jandiroba -280 vs. Mallory Martin
Middleweight - Makhmud Muradov -395 vs. Trevor Smith
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