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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Dong Hyun Kim won · U-DEC R3
Elo1491
Dong Hyun Kim
Elo1490
Sean Pierson

Dong Hyun KimvsSean PiersonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · Friday, December 30, 2011Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Dong Hyun Kim won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupDong Hyun Kim: WrestlervsSean Pierson: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Dong Hyun Kim wins(65.2%)

Actual result: Dong Hyun Kim wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Dong Hyun Kim at -345 American odds

+$29 profit

$129 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Sean Pierson enters on a 3-fight win streak.

Tale of the Tape

Dong Hyun Kim
Red Corner
VS
Sean Pierson
Blue Corner
-345
(78%)
Vegas Odds
+315
(24%)
1491
Elo
1490
44
Age
50
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
6'2"
Height
6'0"
193.04 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Dong Hyun Kim
oldest →
L
KOvs Tyron Woodley · Aug 14
W
SUBvs Joshua Burkman · May 15
W
KOvs Dominic Waters · Nov 15
W
vs Tarec Saffiedine · Dec 16
L
vs Colby Covington · Jun 17
latest
Sean PiersonW3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Matthew Riddle · Dec 10
L
KOvs Jake Ellenberger · Apr 11
W
vs Jake Hecht · Jun 12
W
vs Lance Benoist · Sep 12
W
vs Kenny Robertson · Jun 13
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Dong Hyun KimMetricSean Pierson
2.12
Strikes / min
3.84
1.89
Strikes absorbed / min
3.73
58%
Strike defense
64%
2.93
TDs / 15 min
0.39
71%
Takedown defense
66%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.23evenly matched on net striking+0.11

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1503Strikes26.7 vs 57.5Takedowns3.1 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.57 vs 0.50Form-0.0 vs -0.2
Dong Hyun KimSean Pierson

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Dong Hyun Kim(10 fights)Sean Pierson(6 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red -63.0|Blue +63.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Dong Hyun KimTargetSean Pierson

By target zone

28
31% acc · 53%
Head
18
18% acc · 56%
5
83% acc · 9%
Body
4
57% acc · 13%
20
69% acc · 38%
Leg
10
77% acc · 31%

By position

50
42% acc · 94%
Distance
25
22% acc · 78%
2
100% acc · 4%
Clinch
5
71% acc · 16%
1
33% acc · 2%
Ground
2
100% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Dong Hyun Kim rounds
1
even
0
Sean Pierson rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:56Control
Round 2Dong Hyun Kim edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:06
Knockdowns1
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
Round 3Dong Hyun Kim edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns2
Control2:02
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:28Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
53 / 124
Sig Strikes
32 / 121
41.3%
Sig Str %
25%
61 / 134
Total Strikes
54 / 145
2 / 4
TDs
0 / 2
33%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:08
Ctrl Time
2:08

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sean Pierson17 / 5728 / 680 / 00
1Dong Hyun Kim17 / 4117 / 410 / 10
2Sean Pierson9 / 3713 / 410 / 20
2Dong Hyun Kim25 / 5227 / 540 / 00
3Sean Pierson6 / 2713 / 360 / 00
3Dong Hyun Kim11 / 3117 / 392 / 30

Dong Hyun Kim

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights14

Sean Pierson

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights6