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Women's Flyweight
3 Rounds
Ji Yeon Kim won · S-DEC R3
Elo1458
Ji Yeon Kim
Elo1491

Ji Yeon KimvsMelinda FabianUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · Saturday, June 23, 2018Kallang, Singapore

Official fight result

Ji Yeon Kim won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJi Yeon Kim: Pressure fightervsMelinda Fabian: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Ji Yeon Kim wins(67.7%)

Actual result: Ji Yeon Kim wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Ji Yeon Kim at -170 American odds

+$59 profit

$159 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Ji Yeon Kim enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Melinda Fabian has 50pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Ji Yeon Kim has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Ji Yeon Kim
Red Corner
VS
Melinda Fabian
Blue Corner
-170
(63%)
Vegas Odds
+150
(40%)
1458
Elo
1491
36
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'6"
182.88 cm
Reach
167.64 cm

Recent Form

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

Ji Yeon KimL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Alexa Grasso · Aug 20
L
vs Molly McCann · Sep 21
L
vs Priscila Cachoeira · Feb 22
L
vs Joselyne Edwards · Jul 22
L
vs Mandy Bohm · May 23
latest
Melinda FabianNo prior UFC fights on record.

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ji Yeon KimMetricMelinda Fabian
5.37
Strikes / min
4.03
5.41
Strikes absorbed / min
4.00
56%
Strike defense
62%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown defense
100%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.04evenly matched on net striking+0.03

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1501 vs 1500Strikes64.0 vs 49.0Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.3 vs 0.0
Ji Yeon KimMelinda Fabian

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Ji Yeon Kim(10 fights)Melinda Fabian(1 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 -32.7|Blue +32.7
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -48.0|Blue +48.0
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ji Yeon KimTargetMelinda Fabian

By target zone

46
22% acc · 63%
Head
39
31% acc · 54%
22
76% acc · 30%
Body
11
61% acc · 15%
5
71% acc · 7%
Leg
22
79% acc · 31%

By position

52
24% acc · 71%
Distance
66
43% acc · 92%
21
81% acc · 29%
Clinch
6
32% acc · 8%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Ji Yeon Kim rounds
1
even
0
Melinda Fabian rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes33
Takedowns0
Control0:17
34Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Ji Yeon Kim edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:31
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Round 3Ji Yeon Kim edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control1:37
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
73 / 241
Sig Strikes
72 / 173
30.3%
Sig Str %
41%
93 / 261
Total Strikes
79 / 180
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:25
Ctrl Time
0:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Melinda Fabian34 / 7934 / 790 / 00
1Ji Yeon Kim33 / 11335 / 1150 / 00
2Melinda Fabian17 / 4817 / 480 / 10
2Ji Yeon Kim20 / 6223 / 650 / 00
3Melinda Fabian21 / 4628 / 530 / 00
3Ji Yeon Kim20 / 6635 / 810 / 00

Ji Yeon Kim

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights10

Melinda Fabian

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights1