1488LAST RATING · 135 LB

Kyung Ho Kang

Not ranked: last UFC fight 22 Jun 2024, outside the 18-month activity window. 8–5 (1 NC) in the UFC since 2013.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (135 lb, Catch Weight). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

135 lbCatch Weight201420162018202020222024
8–5 (1 NC)UFC record
4 of 8Dominant wins
82Average win score
44thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 4 submission 4 decision
Finish rate50% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 4
Knockdowns landed4
Average fight time12:05
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.1 / 3.0
Sig. strike accuracy49%
Takedowns per 15 min1.9
Control time36% of the fight
Best winMichinori Tanaka rated 1386 at 135 lb going in

Figures cover 12 of 14 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Kyung Ho Kang’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 50 fighters on today’s bantamweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every bantamweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the bantamweight board:No. 8control
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
40
50%
Average win scoreOut of 100
15
82.4
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
40
44th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
56
50%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
30
+0.03
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
24
3.07
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
72
3.03
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
64
1.86
ControlShare of fight time in control
86
36%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

4 of 8 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 4 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Michinori Tanaka, rated 1386 at 135 lb. Dominant in 4 of 8 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

135 lb

Not on the bantamweight board: last fight at 135 lb on 22 Jun 2024, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1488, after 12 fights there.

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Rating after every fight at 135 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
8–4Record at 135 lb
4 of 8Dominant wins
82Average win score
1314Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 4 submission 4 decision
Finish rate50% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 4
Knockdowns landed4
Average fight time12:05
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.1 / 3.0
Sig. strike accuracy49%
Takedowns per 15 min1.9
Control time36% of the fight
Best winBatgerel Danaa rated 1391 going in

Against the division

How Kyung Ho Kang’s fights at 135 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 43 fighters on today’s bantamweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. Kyung Ho Kang is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.

Top 10 against the bantamweight board:No. 6controlNo. 10dominant-win rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
31
50%
Average win scoreOut of 100
19
82.4
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
33
44th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
52
50%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
30
+0.03
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
26
3.07
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
70
3.03
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
65
1.86
ControlShare of fight time in control
88
36%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 135 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

4 of 8 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 4 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Michinori Tanaka, rated 1386 at 135 lb. Dominant in 4 of 8 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

14 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
22 Jun 2024Loss18–82Muin Gafurovunanimous decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
11 Nov 2023Loss19–81John Castanedaunanimous decisionR3 5:00Catch WeightUFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
17 Jun 2023Win91–9Cristian QuinonezsubmissionR1 2:25BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
11 Jun 2022Win76–24Batgerel Danaaunanimous decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka
20 Nov 2021Loss19–81Rani Yahyaunanimous decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
21 Dec 2019Win74–26Pingyuan Liusplit decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
17 Aug 2019Win77–23Brandon Davissplit decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
9 Feb 2019Win88–12Teruto IshiharasubmissionR1 3:59BantamweightUFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
4 Aug 2018Loss30–70Ricardo Ramossplit decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
14 Jan 2018Win86–14Guido CannettisubmissionR1 4:53BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
20 Sep 2014Win70–30Michinori Tanakasplit decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
4 Jan 2014Win96–4Shunichi ShimizusubmissionR3 3:53BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim
31 Aug 2013Loss23–77Chico Camusunanimous decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
2 Mar 2013No contest0–100Alex CaceresoverturnedR3 5:00BantamweightUFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann