Watch: Song Yadong beats Henry Cejudo
A promising Bantamweight bout between Song Yadong and Henry Cejudo at UFC Seattle on February 22, 2025, was cut short by a foul.
An accidental eye poke rendered Henry Cejudo unable to continue after the third round. Because more than half of the scheduled rounds had been completed, Song Yadong was awarded a technical unanimous decision victory based on the judges’ scorecards.
Yadong improves to (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC), while Cejudo falls to (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC), and takes his third consecutive loss.
Main Card:
- Song Yadong def. Henry Cejudo via technical decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Anthony Hernandez def. Brendan Allen via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
- Rob Font def. Jean Matsumoto via split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)
- Jean Silva def. Melsik Baghdasaryan via first-round TKO (4:15)
- Alonzo Menifield def. Julius Walker via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Preliminary Card:
- Ion Cutelaba def. Ibo Aslan via submission (arm-triangle) – Round 1, 2:51
- Melquizael Costa def. Andre Fili via submission (guillotine) – Round 1, 4:30
- Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Nick Klein via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:24
- Ricky Simon def. Javid Basharat via KO (punch) – Round 1, 3:58
- Austin Vanderford def. Nikolay Veretennikov via TKO (R2, 4:13)
- Nursulton Ruziboev def. Eric McConico via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:33
- Modestas Bukauskas def. Raffael Cerqueira via KO (punch) – Round 1, 2:12
Buen intercambio entre ambos y pareciera que la pierna de Yadong resintió #UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/E5v9LnRZeX
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 23, 2025
Cejudo cierra fuerte el 2o round 👊💥 #UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/FBrr25ui49
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 23, 2025
Siguen los intercambios fuertes entre ambos #UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/1hutQpy15f
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 23, 2025
Se encienden 🔥🔥🔥 #UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/P53WiLsxjw
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 23, 2025
Reinicia el combate intenso… #UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/at4WMQwjpl
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 23, 2025
El combate se detiene, y al ir más allá de la mitad de la pelea, se contarán los resultados de las tarjetas hasta ese momento #UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/cHOOnpTzng
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 23, 2025
La repetición del piquete. Zellhuber tiene sus dudas, ustedes qué piensan??? #UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/39SmpgFY1c
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 23, 2025
This fight has been stopped after 3 rounds.@SongYaDongLFG wins via technical decision. pic.twitter.com/S7VRyl6pcR
— UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2025