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Kyung Ho Kang "Mr. Perfect"

Active #36 bantamweight · age 38 · Orthodox · 5'9" 175 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • 50% of wins by submission
  • 38% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2013
Elo rating
1503
Global Elo 1552 ±38
Rank
#36
top 44% of division
UFC record
8-5-0
KO 0 · Sub 4 · Dec 4
Streak
-2
Δ90d -3 · Δ1y -3
Last fight
Jun 22, 2024
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 40m
Avg fight time
12:19
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.2
Ground control
52m
Since last fight
1y 12mo

Honest Elo history

13 fights · tap & drag
Aug 31, 2013 — L vs Chico Camus Δ-30Jan 4, 2014 — W vs Shunichi Shimizu Δ+36Sep 20, 2014 — W vs Michinori Tanaka Δ+31Jan 14, 2018 — W vs Guido Cannetti Δ+30Aug 4, 2018 — L vs Ricardo Ramos Δ-29Feb 9, 2019 — W vs Teruto Ishihara Δ+15Aug 17, 2019 — W vs Brandon Davis Δ+13Dec 21, 2019 — W vs Pingyuan Liu Δ+14Nov 20, 2021 — L vs Rani Yahya Δ-14Jun 11, 2022 — W vs Batgerel Danaa Δ+14Jun 17, 2023 — W vs Cristian Quinonez Δ+16Nov 11, 2023 — L vs John Castaneda Δ-19Jun 22, 2024 — L vs Muin Gafurov Δ-21 13751425147515251575 20152017201920212023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":341.8,"elo":1418,"date":"2013-08-31","opp":"Chico Camus","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":1,"x":113,"y":284.2,"elo":1454,"date":"2014-01-04","opp":"Shunichi Shimizu","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":2,"x":160.2,"y":234.6,"elo":1485,"date":"2014-09-20","opp":"Michinori Tanaka","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":3,"x":381.2,"y":187.4,"elo":1514,"date":"2018-01-14","opp":"Guido Cannetti","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":4,"x":418.1,"y":234.2,"elo":1485,"date":"2018-08-04","opp":"Ricardo Ramos","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":5,"x":452.6,"y":209.5,"elo":1500,"date":"2019-02-09","opp":"Teruto Ishihara","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":6,"x":487,"y":188.2,"elo":1514,"date":"2019-08-17","opp":"Brandon Davis","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":510,"y":166.5,"elo":1527,"date":"2019-12-21","opp":"Pingyuan Liu","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":8,"x":637.7,"y":189.4,"elo":1513,"date":"2021-11-20","opp":"Rani Yahya","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":9,"x":674.7,"y":166.5,"elo":1527,"date":"2022-06-11","opp":"Batgerel Danaa","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":742.3,"y":141.4,"elo":1543,"date":"2023-06-17","opp":"Cristian Quinonez","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":11,"x":769.1,"y":171.1,"elo":1524,"date":"2023-11-11","opp":"John Castaneda","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":12,"x":810,"y":205.7,"elo":1503,"date":"2024-06-22","opp":"Muin Gafurov","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 22, 2024 Muin Gafurov L -21
Nov 11, 2023 John Castaneda L -19
Jun 17, 2023 Cristian Quinonez W +16
Jun 11, 2022 Batgerel Danaa W +14
Nov 20, 2021 Rani Yahya L -14

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.
50%
4 / 8
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
4
50% of wins
DEC
4
50% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 4 (50%) 4 Dec: 4 (50%) 4
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
3 75%
R2
R3
1 25%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 533 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
77% Head
  • Head 77%
  • Body 9%
  • Leg 14%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
75% Distance
  • Distance 75%
  • Clinch 4%
  • Ground 20%

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.
Never been finished
All 5 losses went to the scorecards

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.
1533
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.
0
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Michinori Tanaka
Elo 1533 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.
7.1
+0.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 13 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1491
1452

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Kyung Ho Kang on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.