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Welterweight

3 Rounds

Dong Hyun Kim won · U-DEC R3

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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

Sean Pierson

Blue Corner

-345

(78%)

Vegas Odds

+315

(24%)

1491

Elo

1490

Age

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 →

KOvs Tyron Woodley · Aug 14

SUBvs Joshua Burkman · May 15

KOvs Dominic Waters · Nov 15

vs Tarec Saffiedine · Dec 16

vs Colby Covington · Jun 17

latest

Sean PiersonW3 streak

oldest →

vs Matthew Riddle · Dec 10

KOvs Jake Ellenberger · Apr 11

vs Jake Hecht · Jun 12

vs Lance Benoist · Sep 12

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

Dong Hyun KimSean Pierson

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

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

31% acc · 53%

Head

18% acc · 56%

83% acc · 9%

Body

57% acc · 13%

69% acc · 38%

Leg

77% acc · 31%

By position

42% acc · 94%

Distance

22% acc · 78%

100% acc · 4%

Clinch

71% acc · 16%

33% acc · 2%

Ground

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.

Dong Hyun Kim rounds

even

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

53 / 124

Sig Strikes

32 / 121

41.3%

Sig Str %

25%

61 / 134

Total Strikes

54 / 145

2 / 4

TDs

0 / 2

33%

TD %

Sub Att

Rev

2:08

Ctrl Time

2:08

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD
1	Sean Pierson	17 / 57	28 / 68	0 / 0
1	Dong Hyun Kim	17 / 41	17 / 41	0 / 1
2	Sean Pierson	9 / 37	13 / 41	0 / 2
2	Dong Hyun Kim	25 / 52	27 / 54	0 / 0
3	Sean Pierson	6 / 27	13 / 36	0 / 0
3	Dong Hyun Kim	11 / 31	17 / 39	2 / 3

Dong Hyun Kim

StanceSouthpaw

Height74.0"

Reach76.0"

Fights14

Sean Pierson

StanceSouthpaw

Height72.0"

Reach76.0"

Fights6