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Bantamweight · “Mr. Perfect”

Kyung Ho Kang

8-5-0 (1 NC)
Submission Efficiency Positional Grappler
5'9"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
0KO wins
4Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:30Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 56 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Jun 2024 · stats read 52 → nudged -2 inside the band · claims striking volume -1, striking technique +1 (+0) Accuracy — Average, rated 67 of 100 · claims striking technique +1, counter striking +2 (+4) Striking D — Average, rated 47 of 100 · claims pressure resistance -1 (-1) Durability — Above avg, rated 78 of 100 · 138 MMA tag chin: durable · Jun 2024 · stats read 78 → nudged +1 inside the band · claims chin +2, pressure resistance -1 (+3) Wrestling — Average, rated 63 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling good · Jun 2024 · stats read 68 → nudged +4 inside the band · claims td offense +1 (+2) TD Defense — Average, rated 66 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling good (no takedown-defence tag), half-weighted with the stats read 64 · tag getup: good (+4) · claims getup +1 (+2) Grappling — Strong, rated 86 of 100 · tag sub threat: good (+3) · claims sub offense +1 (+2) Control — Strong, rated 89 of 100 · claims top control +1 (+4) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Whittaker vs Aliskerov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · June 19, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC 295 Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis · November 7, 2023 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Vettori vs Cannonier Predictions And Full Card Breakdown (UFC Vegas 75) · June 13, 2023 watch ↗
grappling not yet read
wrestling good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Whittaker vs Aliskerov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · June 19, 2024 watch ↗
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 3 reads
grappling not yet read
wrestling good 1 read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Durability, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, TD Defense, Grappling, Control.

Submission Efficiency 4 submission wins from 9 attempts
Positional Grappler strong control — rates 89 of 100 · claims top control +1 (+4)
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.13
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.32
Striking accuracy47.7%
Striking defense54.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.34
Takedowns / 15 min1.97
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense68.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.77
Control time33.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-3

Insider info

3 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Muin Gafurov lean UFC Fight Night Whittaker vs Aliskerov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · June 19, 2024
strikinggood wrestlinggood

A good striker who is best at range, using a good rangy one-two and counter striking to punish opponents who close distance on him; his volume varies with the opponent. Very durable -- the analyst notes he has absorbed clean, powerful shots and kept going. Also a good wrestler with good takedowns, good top pressure, and creative, unorthodox submission attempts; works back to his feet well when taken down himself.

Strengthgood striker at range with a good one-two
Strengthvery good counter striker
Strengthvery durable, has absorbed clean power shots
Strengthgood wrestling with good takedowns and top pressure
Strengthcreative, unorthodox submission attempts
Strengthworks back to his feet well when taken down
Weaknessvolume can be inconsistent depending on the opponent
chin · durablegetup · goodrange · long
vs John Castaneda clear UFC 295 Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis · November 7, 2023 · 1 read since
strikinggood

He concludes 'the volume and the pace' will belong to Castaneda and states twice, without any hedge on the win itself, that the pick is Castaneda.

A good striker at range who works a long one-two and keeps distance well, plus good wrestling with good takedowns, good top pressure, and creative, unorthodox submissions. His own volume is mixed -- the analyst grades it plus/minus, calling it 'more good than bad' overall but noting a few past fights where it was lackluster. The deciding factor against him is simply that he can't match Castaneda's own output level. As of 2023-11-07.

Strengthgood striker, best at range, works a long one-two
Strengthgood wrestling, good takedowns, good top pressure
Strengthcreative, unorthodox submission game
Strengthvolume graded plus/minus, more good than bad overall
Weaknessvolume has been lackluster in a few past fights
Weaknessnot expected to be able to match Castaneda's own volume
sub threat · good
vs Cristian Quiñonez lean UFC Fight Night Vettori vs Cannonier Predictions And Full Card Breakdown (UFC Vegas 75) · June 13, 2023 · 2 reads since
strikinggood

Explicitly calls it 'a really interesting matchup... a tough one to predict' before committing to Quinonez on his forward pressure and grappling activity; no stay-away or idiom, but the stated difficulty of the read keeps this short of clear.

A range-based striker with a good, rangy one-two and good volume, who becomes more of a pressure-and-control wrestler once a takedown lands rather than hunting submissions outright, though he does have creative subs in his back pocket. Good takedowns overall. The analyst sees him disrupted by an opponent willing to brawl and pressure him.

StrengthGood striking at range, rangy 1-2
StrengthGood volume
StrengthGood takedowns
StrengthCreative submissions
WeaknessUncomfortable when pressured hard

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
February 9, 2019 vs Teruto Ishihara — 6.53/min (W) — only 4.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '19 August 17, 2019 vs Brandon Davis — 3.33/min (W) Aug '19 December 21, 2019 vs Pingyuan Liu — 1.33/min (W) Dec '19 November 20, 2021 vs Rani Yahya — 2.87/min (L) Nov '21 June 11, 2022 vs Batgerel Danaa — 6.67/min (W) Jun '22 June 17, 2023 vs Cristian Quinonez — 9.1/min (W) — only 2.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '23 November 11, 2023 vs John Castaneda — 5.87/min (L) Nov '23 June 22, 2024 vs Muin Gafurov — 0.8/min (L) Jun '24

Fight history

14 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Muin Gafurov 0-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · June 22, 2024
12/35Sig. strikes
47/71Absorbed
3/11Takedowns
4:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L John Castaneda 18-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira · November 11, 2023
88/202Sig. strikes
111/179Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cristian Quinonez 18-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:25 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier · June 17, 2023
22/37Sig. strikes
13/29Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:40Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Batgerel Danaa 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · June 11, 2022
100/155Sig. strikes
109/284Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rani Yahya 25-10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate · November 20, 2021
43/82Sig. strikes
27/48Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pingyuan Liu 15-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
20/40Sig. strikes
25/53Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
12:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brandon Davis 10-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · August 17, 2019
50/101Sig. strikes
77/187Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
6:20Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Teruto Ishihara 10-6-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:59 — UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · February 9, 2019
26/58Sig. strikes
17/47Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:14Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Ricardo Ramos 11-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · August 4, 2018
65/157Sig. strikes
54/146Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Guido Cannetti 7-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:53 — UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · January 14, 2018
3/11Sig. strikes
19/39Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Michinori Tanaka 10-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · September 20, 2014
21/66Sig. strikes
22/61Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:26Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Shunichi Shimizu 25-8-8 walk-in Submission · R3 3:53 — UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim · January 4, 2014
65/94Sig. strikes
2/6Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
8:14Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
L Chico Camus 12-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · August 31, 2013
18/70Sig. strikes
28/69Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
9:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Alex Caceres 8-5 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · March 2, 2013
16/43Sig. strikes
30/56Absorbed
5/9Takedowns
6:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
8-5-0 (1 NC)UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 4
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 14

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.1 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 3.3 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 47.7% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 54.4% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 2.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 68.3% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.8 avg 0.5
Control time 33.5% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 48.2%