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Bantamweight

3 Rounds

Kyung Ho Kang won · SUB R3

Elo1497

Elo1490

Kyung Ho KangvsShunichi ShimizuUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim · Saturday, January 4, 2014Singapore, Singapore

Official fight result

Kyung Ho Kang won

SUB · Round 3 · 3:53

Model Prediction: Kyung Ho Kang wins(73.7%)

Actual result: Kyung Ho Kang wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kyung Ho Kang at -325 American odds

+$31 profit

$131 total returned

Scouting Report

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

Kyung Ho Kang has 24pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
Kyung Ho Kang has 68pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Kyung Ho Kang has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Kyung Ho Kang

Red Corner

Shunichi Shimizu

Blue Corner

-325

(76%)

Vegas Odds

+295

(25%)

1497

Elo

1490

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

5'9"

Height

5'5"

185.42 cm

Reach

167.64 cm

Recent Form

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

Kyung Ho KangL2 streak

oldest →

vs Rani Yahya · Nov 21

vs Batgerel Danaa · Jun 22

SUBvs Cristian Quinonez · Jun 23

vs John Castaneda · Nov 23

vs Muin Gafurov · Jun 24

latest

Shunichi ShimizuNo prior UFC fights on record.

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kyung Ho KangMetricShunichi Shimizu

3.13

Strikes / min

0.14

3.32

Strikes absorbed / min

4.68

54%

Strike defense

30%

1.97

TDs / 15 min

0.00

68%

Takedown defense

0.80

Sub atts / 15 min

0.00

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

-0.19Δ 4.35 — meaningful gap-4.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Kyung Ho KangShunichi Shimizu

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

Kyung Ho Kang(10 fights)Shunichi Shimizu(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 +6.6|Blue -6.6

Recent Form

Red -1.0|Blue +1.0

Striker Score

Red -48.9|Blue +48.9

Grappler Score

Red -49.3|Blue +49.3

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kyung Ho KangTargetShunichi Shimizu

By target zone

69% acc · 91%

Head

0% acc

100% acc · 2%

Body

0% acc

71% acc · 8%

Leg

67% acc · 100%

By position

32% acc · 11%

Distance

33% acc · 100%

100% acc · 2%

Clinch

80% acc · 88%

Ground

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

Kyung Ho Kang rounds

even

Shunichi Shimizu rounds

Round 1Kyung Ho Kang edged it

Sig. strikes14

Takedowns1

Control1:19

1Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

1:02Control

Round 2Kyung Ho Kang edged it

Sig. strikes19

Takedowns0

Control3:41

1Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:38Control

Round 3Kyung Ho Kang edged it

Sig. strikes32

Takedowns1

Control3:14

0Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:08Control

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

65 / 94

Sig Strikes

2 / 6

67.7%

Sig Str %

27.7%

144 / 175

Total Strikes

5 / 15

2 / 2

TDs

0 / 6

100%

TD %

Sub Att

Rev

8:14

Ctrl Time

1:48

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD	Sub
1	Shunichi Shimizu	1 / 3	1 / 3	0 / 3	0
1	Kyung Ho Kang	14 / 21	25 / 32	1 / 1	3
2	Shunichi Shimizu	1 / 2	4 / 11	0 / 2	0
2	Kyung Ho Kang	19 / 33	58 / 72	0 / 0	0
3	Shunichi Shimizu	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0
3	Kyung Ho Kang	32 / 40	61 / 71	1 / 1	1

Kyung Ho Kang

StanceOrthodox

Height69.0"

Reach73.0"

Fights13

Shunichi Shimizu

StanceOrthodox

Height65.0"

Reach—

Fights1