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Dong Hyun Kim "Stun Gun"

Inactive · age 44 · Southpaw · 6'2" 188 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 76" 193 cm
At a glance
  • UFC veteran since 2008
Elo rating
1593
Global Elo 1635 ±32
Rank
—
—
UFC record
13-4-0
KO 4 · Sub 1 · Dec 8
Streak
-1
Δ90d -24 · Δ1y -24
Last fight
Jun 17, 2017
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 5m
Avg fight time
10:52
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
1.9
Ground control
1h 32m
Since last fight
9y

Honest Elo history

17 fights · tap & drag
May 24, 2008 — W vs Jason Tan Δ+31Sep 6, 2008 — W vs Matt Brown Δ+29Jul 11, 2009 — W vs TJ Grant Δ+26May 29, 2010 — W vs Amir Sadollah Δ+27Jan 1, 2011 — W vs Nate Diaz Δ+31Jul 2, 2011 — L vs Carlos Condit Δ-21Dec 30, 2011 — W vs Sean Pierson Δ+11Jul 7, 2012 — L vs Demian Maia Δ-19Nov 10, 2012 — W vs Paulo Thiago Δ+13Mar 2, 2013 — W vs Siyar Bahadurzada Δ+12Oct 9, 2013 — W vs Erick Silva Δ+15Mar 1, 2014 — W vs John Hathaway Δ+16Aug 23, 2014 — L vs Tyron Woodley Δ-24May 23, 2015 — W vs Joshua Burkman Δ+12Nov 28, 2015 — W vs Dominic Waters Δ+9Dec 30, 2016 — W vs Tarec Saffiedine Δ+10Jun 17, 2017 — L vs Colby Covington Δ-19 140014501500155016001650 2010201220142016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":326.9,"elo":1465,"date":"2008-05-24","opp":"Jason Tan","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":1,"x":112.8,"y":289.4,"elo":1494,"date":"2008-09-06","opp":"Matt Brown","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":179.8,"y":256,"elo":1520,"date":"2009-07-11","opp":"TJ Grant","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":249.8,"y":221.3,"elo":1547,"date":"2010-05-29","opp":"Amir Sadollah","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":297,"y":182.2,"elo":1578,"date":"2011-01-01","opp":"Nate Diaz","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":5,"x":336.6,"y":209.7,"elo":1557,"date":"2011-07-02","opp":"Carlos Condit","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":6,"x":376,"y":195.9,"elo":1567,"date":"2011-12-30","opp":"Sean Pierson","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":7,"x":417.3,"y":220.2,"elo":1548,"date":"2012-07-07","opp":"Demian Maia","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":8,"x":444.7,"y":203.8,"elo":1561,"date":"2012-11-10","opp":"Paulo Thiago","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":469,"y":188.4,"elo":1573,"date":"2013-03-02","opp":"Siyar Bahadurzada","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":10,"x":517.1,"y":169.1,"elo":1588,"date":"2013-10-09","opp":"Erick Silva","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":11,"x":548.2,"y":148.1,"elo":1605,"date":"2014-03-01","opp":"John Hathaway","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":586.2,"y":179,"elo":1581,"date":"2014-08-23","opp":"Tyron Woodley","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":13,"x":645.6,"y":163.3,"elo":1593,"date":"2015-05-23","opp":"Joshua Burkman","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":14,"x":686.7,"y":151.3,"elo":1602,"date":"2015-11-28","opp":"Dominic Waters","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":15,"x":773.2,"y":138.8,"elo":1612,"date":"2016-12-30","opp":"Tarec Saffiedine","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":16,"x":810,"y":162.8,"elo":1593,"date":"2017-06-17","opp":"Colby Covington","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 17, 2017 Colby Covington L -19
Dec 30, 2016 Tarec Saffiedine W +10
Nov 28, 2015 Dominic Waters W +9
May 23, 2015 Joshua Burkman W +12
Aug 23, 2014 Tyron Woodley L -24

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
38%
5 / 13
Finish rate
KO
4
31% of wins
SUB
1
8% of wins
DEC
8
62% of wins
KO: 4 (31%) 4 Sub: 1 (8%) Dec: 8 (62%) 8
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
1 20%
R2
1 20%
R3
3 60%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 405 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
80% Head
  • Head 80%
  • Body 10%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
45% Ground
  • Distance 38%
  • Clinch 17%
  • Ground 45%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
75%
of losses by finish
3 of 4 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1540
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
2
of 13 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Nate Diaz
Elo 1636 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
10.1
+2.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 17 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1474
1617
Notable wins
Nate Diaz 1636 John Hathaway 1616

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#3 · Elo 1679
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#4 · Elo 1671
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#5 · Elo 1669
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Dong Hyun Kim on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.