Song Kenan
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Song Kenan (Chinese: 宋克南; born March 10, 1990) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes as a welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Mixed martial arts career
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Song's UFC debut came at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum on November 25, 2017, in Shanghai, China. He faced Bobby Nash and won by a very quick KO, after clipping Nash with a right hand and finishing him with some ground strikes, declaring him the winner by KO in only 15 seconds. This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus.
Song then had his second fight on June 23, 2018, against Hector Aldana at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards. After a back and forth first round, Song connected with a right hand that dropped Aldana and followed with some extra strikes for the TKO win.
Song faced Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 on November 24, 2018, in Beijing, China. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. The bout won Song his first Fight of the Night bonus.
Song faced Derrick Krantz on August 31, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 157. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Song faced Callan Potter on February 23, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 168. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.
Song faced Max Griffin on March 20, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 21. He lost the fight via knockout in round one.
Song faced Ian Garry on March 4, 2023, at UFC 285. He lost the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the third round.
Song faced Rolando Bedoya at UFC Fight Night 225 on August 26, 2023. He won the bout via unanimous decision.
Song faced Kevin Jousset on December 9, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 233. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Song faced Ricky Glenn on August 17, 2024 at UFC 305. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Song faced Muslim Salikhov on November 23, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 248. He lost the fight via a spinning wheel kick knockout in the first round.
Song was scheduled to face Kiefer Crosbie on August 23, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 257. However, Kenan withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Taiyilake Nueraji.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Bobby Nash Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Alex Morono
Mixed martial arts record
| 31 matches | 22 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 5 |
| By submission | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 4 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 22–9 | Muslim Salikhov | KO (spinning wheel kick) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | November 23, 2024 | 1 | 3:49 | Macau SAR, China | |
| Win | 22–8 | Ricky Glenn | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 305 | August 18, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Perth, Australia | |
| Loss | 21–8 | Kevin Jousset | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez | December 9, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 21–7 | Rolando Bedoya | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | August 26, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Loss | 20–7 | Ian Machado Garry | TKO (punches) | UFC 285 | March 4, 2023 | 3 | 4:22 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 20–6 | Max Griffin | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland | March 20, 2021 | 1 | 2:20 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 20–5 | Callan Potter | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | February 23, 2020 | 1 | 2:20 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Win | 19–5 | Derrick Krantz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | August 31, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Shenzhen, China | |
| Loss | 18–5 | Alex Morono | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | November 25, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Beijing, China | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 18–4 | Hector Aldana | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | June 23, 2018 | 2 | 4:45 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 17–4 | Bobby Nash | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum | November 25, 2017 | 1 | 0:15 | Shanghai, China | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–4 | Yerbota Yeluhan | Submission (leg scissor choke) | Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 5 | February 18, 2017 | 1 | 2:13 | Guangzhou, China | |
| Loss | 15–4 | Brad Riddell | TKO (punch to the body) | Glory of Heroes 6 | January 13, 2017 | 2 | 3:11 | Shenzhen, China | |
| Loss | 15–3 | Elnur Agaev | Decision (unanimous) | Road FC 034 | November 19, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| Win | 15–2 | Gerhard Voigt | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rebel FC 4 | June 25, 2016 | 1 | 1:35 | Qingdao, China | |
| Win | 14–2 | Kenta Takagi | TKO (punches) | Superstar Fight 2: China vs Japan | April 16, 2016 | 1 | 3:04 | Changsha, China | |
| Win | 13–2 | Ooi Aik Tong | TKO (punches) | Bullets Fly FC 4 | March 26, 2016 | 2 | 2:25 | Beijing, China | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |
| Win | 12–2 | Isamu Kanazawa | TKO (punches) | Worldwide MMA Alliance Championship | January 8, 2016 | 1 | 3:24 | Tokyo, Japan | Return to Welterweight. |
| Win | 11-2 | Nosherwan Khanzada | TKO (punches) | CKF 4 | December 19, 2015 | 1 | 0:24 | Beijing, China | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 10–2 | Zhao Zhang | TKO (punches) | CKF 3 | November 6, 2015 | 1 | 3:03 | Xi'an, China | |
| Loss | 9–2 | Israel Adesanya | TKO (head kick) | The Legend of Emei 3 | August 8, 2015 | 1 | 1:59 | Shahe, China | Catchweight (187 lb) bout. |
| Win | 9–1 | Makshati Sailik | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rebel FC 3 | June 27, 2015 | 1 | 4:08 | Qian'an, China | |
| Loss | 8–1 | Yincang Bao | Decision (unanimous) | CKF 3/13 | March 13, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Qian'an, China | Catchweight (165 lb) bout. |
| Win | 8–0 | Yonghau Xu | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | CKF 1/6 | January 6, 2015 | 3 | 2:51 | Qian'an, China | Catchweight (165 lb) bout. |
| Win | 7–0 | Sanae Kikuta | Decision (unanimous) | Real 1 | December 23, 2014 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Welterweight debut; Song missed weight (177.3 lb). |
| Win | 6–0 | Yubin Zhang | Submission (straight armbar) | CKF 11/25 | November 15, 2014 | 1 | 1:54 | Qian'an, China | Catchweight (165 lb) bout. |
| Win | 5–0 | Dacheng Liu | Submission (armbar) | CKF 10/27 | October 27, 2014 | 1 | 2:51 | Qian'an, China | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |
| Win | 4–0 | Habiti Tuerxunbieke | Submission (guillotine choke) | CKF 10/14 | October 14, 2014 | 2 | 0:58 | Qian'an, China | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |
| Win | 3–0 | Nannan He | TKO (retirement) | CKF 9/2 | September 2, 2014 | 1 | 3:00 | Qian'an, China | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |
| Win | 2–0 | Wenshuo Guo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CKF 7/22 | July 22, 2014 | 2 | 1:08 | Tangshan, China | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |
| Win | 1–0 | Fakhriddin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Dragon Fighter International | May 30, 2014 | 1 | N/A | Baotou, China | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |