Song Yadong vs Deiveson Figueiredo Prediction and Pick, UFC Fight Night Picks

UFC Macau will take place this coming weekend (Saturday, May 30, 2026) in the Galaxy Arena in Cotai, Macau, China. Since Ronda Rousey’s fight against Gina Carano two weeks ago, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been completely overshadowed by the event. It goes without saying that the event will be aired on Paramount+. Nevertheless, you should make sure to set your alarms for this one, because the “Preliminaries” begin at four in the morning Eastern Time! The main event for this most recent trip to China is Song Yadong competing against Deiveson Figueiredo in the bantamweight division. Each of the men is coming off of a defeat. Yadong was defeated by Sean O’Malley, and Figueiredo was defeated by Umar Nurmagomedov. Both of these individuals were knocked out.

During the most recent fight, Song was unable to provide Sean O’Malley with any replies. During that bout, which took place on the undercard of UFC 324 (the inaugural card in the era of Paramount+), he was not only beaten to the punch but also kind of modeled on. A strange victory over Henry Cejudo, which was derailed by an eye poke, was followed by that defeat. Henry Cejudo was the opponent. Prior to that, he had been defeated by Peter Yan in a fight that was very similar to the one that took place with O’Malley.

At the age of 38, Figueiredo may finally be beginning to exhibit indications of slowing down. It was in January when the former Flyweight champion was defeated by Umar Nurmagomedov. Prior to it, he had triumphed over a touted potential challenger named Montel Jackson by way of a split decision. But prior to it, he had been defeated by both Cory Sandhagen and Petr Yan. Even if he did a reasonably excellent job of representing himself in the Yan loss, he was still a long way from being deemed the victor. Due to the fact that he only managed to land eight serious strikes throughout the entire bout, he was defeated by Nurmagomedov handily.

In this battle, Song is the overwhelming favorite to win. Furthermore, I do not have any issues with that. In spite of the fact that Figueiredo has performed better than anticipated at the bantamweight division, he is still unable to overcome the hump and defeat fighters who are already ranked among the top ten. This is due in large part to the fact that he is becoming older and has shrunk in size.

Song has a physical advantage over Figueiredo and is ten years younger than him. Song is also some decent size. I have no doubt that he will be able to establish a pace that Figueiredo would be unable to match. I have a feeling that Song will be able to rack up volume on the feet, and that ought to keep him ahead of the competition in terms of the scores throughout the entire fight.

Because he was able to punctuate rounds or grab momentum with a takedown, Figueiredo was able to achieve unprecedented levels of success as a flyweight fighter. On the other hand, it is not possible for him to successfully take down these larger guys. In this particular situation, Song’s 73 takedown defense is going to make things much more difficult.

Although it is possible that Figueiredo has the motor necessary to defeat these elite bantamweights, he possesses the toughness necessary to not be stopped by them. In the course of his career, he has been stopped three times. That was one of the submissions that was made to Brandon Moreno in order to lose the title. The other two were due to injuries, including an eye injury sustained by Moreno and a knee injury for Cory Sandhagen. Both of these injuries prompted the game to be stopped.

In terms of his ability to withstand blows to the dome, Figueiredo is about as tough as it gets. In the course of their struggle, Yan dropped bombs on him. Despite the fact that he appeared to be in some discomfort, he continued to compete. Since he knocked out Ricky Simon in 2023, Song has not been able to achieve a legitimate stoppage.

Taking all of this into consideration, I believe that Song Yadong and the over is the fight that should be played.