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Bantamweight

3 Rounds

Kyung Ho Kang won · S-DEC R3

Elo1359

Elo1497

Michinori TanakavsKyung Ho KangUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · Saturday, September 20, 2014Saitama, Japan

Official fight result

Kyung Ho Kang won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMichinori Tanaka: WrestlervsKyung Ho Kang: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Kyung Ho Kang wins(54.1%)

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

Correct

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Kyung Ho Kang at +140 American odds

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$240 total returned

Scouting Report

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

Kyung Ho Kang has 25pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Kyung Ho Kang has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Michinori Tanaka

Red Corner

Kyung Ho Kang

Blue Corner

-150

(60%)

Vegas Odds

+140

(42%)

1359

Elo

1497

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

5'5"

Height

5'9"

170.18 cm

Reach

185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Michinori TanakaL2 streak

oldest →

vs Roland Delorme · Jun 14

vs Joe Soto · Jan 16

vs Rani Yahya · Sep 16

vs Ricardo Ramos · Feb 17

latest

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

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Michinori TanakaMetricKyung Ho Kang

1.97

Strikes / min

3.13

1.99

Strikes absorbed / min

3.32

50%

Strike defense

54%

2.40

TDs / 15 min

1.97

43%

Takedown defense

68%

0.20

Sub atts / 15 min

0.80

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

-0.02evenly matched on net striking-0.19

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Michinori TanakaKyung Ho Kang

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

Michinori Tanaka(5 fights)Kyung Ho Kang(10 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 -137.6|Blue +137.6

Recent Form

Red +0.8|Blue -0.8

Striker Score

Red -1.1|Blue +1.1

Grappler Score

Red -0.6|Blue +0.6

Layoff

Red -161.0|Blue +161.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Michinori TanakaTargetKyung Ho Kang

By target zone

34% acc · 91%

Head

27% acc · 71%

67% acc · 9%

Body

75% acc · 14%

Leg

50% acc · 14%

By position

20% acc · 41%

Distance

26% acc · 76%

100% acc · 9%

Clinch

100% acc · 10%

73% acc · 50%

Ground

100% acc · 14%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

Michinori Tanaka rounds

even

Kyung Ho Kang rounds

Round 1Kyung Ho Kang edged it

Sig. strikes1

Takedowns0

Control1:01

4Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

3:31Control

Round 2Michinori Tanaka edged it

Sig. strikes13

Takedowns1

Control2:58

6Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:59Control

Round 3Michinori Tanaka edged it

Sig. strikes8

Takedowns2

Control1:49

11Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:56Control

Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

22 / 61

Sig Strikes

21 / 66

40.3%

Sig Str %

42.7%

39 / 81

Total Strikes

42 / 89

3 / 9

TDs

0 / 0

46.7%

TD %

—

Sub Att

Rev

5:48

Ctrl Time

5:26

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD	Sub
1	Kyung Ho Kang	4 / 6	20 / 23	0 / 0	1
1	Michinori Tanaka	1 / 3	7 / 9	0 / 3	0
2	Kyung Ho Kang	6 / 16	10 / 21	0 / 0	1
2	Michinori Tanaka	13 / 19	21 / 29	1 / 1	0
3	Kyung Ho Kang	11 / 44	12 / 45	0 / 0	0
3	Michinori Tanaka	8 / 39	11 / 43	2 / 5	0

Michinori Tanaka

StanceOrthodox

Height65.0"

Reach67.0"

Fights5

Kyung Ho Kang

StanceOrthodox

Height69.0"

Reach73.0"

Fights13