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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Kyung Ho Kang won · SUB R1
Elo1371
Teruto Ishihara
Elo1497
Kyung Ho Kang

Teruto IshiharavsKyung Ho KangUFC Prediction Result

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · Saturday, February 9, 2019Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Official fight result

Kyung Ho Kang won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:59

Model Prediction: Kyung Ho Kang wins(67.0%)

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 -350 American odds

+$29 profit

$129 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Kyung Ho Kang has 38pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Teruto Ishihara (53.5%).
  • Kyung Ho Kang has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Teruto Ishihara
Red Corner
VS
Kyung Ho Kang
Blue Corner
+290
(26%)
Vegas Odds
-350
(78%)
1371
Elo
1497
35
Age
38
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Teruto IshiharaL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Artem Lobov · Nov 16
L
vs Gray Maynard · Jul 17
W
vs Rolando Dy · Sep 17
L
vs Jose Quinonez · Feb 18
L
KOvs Petr Yan · Jun 18
latest
Kyung Ho KangL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Rani Yahya · Nov 21
W
vs Batgerel Danaa · Jun 22
W
SUBvs Cristian Quinonez · Jun 23
L
vs John Castaneda · Nov 23
L
vs Muin Gafurov · Jun 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Teruto IshiharaMetricKyung Ho Kang
3.26
Strikes / min
3.13
3.63
Strikes absorbed / min
3.32
53%
Strike defense
54%
0.50
TDs / 15 min
1.97
30%
Takedown defense
68%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.37evenly matched on net striking-0.19

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1479 vs 1517Strikes34.8 vs 31.3Takedowns0.4 vs 2.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 1.17Form-0.7 vs -0.2
Teruto IshiharaKyung Ho Kang

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Teruto Ishihara(8 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 -126.3|Blue +126.3
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red +1.6|Blue -1.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Layoff
Red +42.0|Blue -42.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Teruto IshiharaTargetKyung Ho Kang

By target zone

12
33% acc · 71%
Head
19
41% acc · 73%
1
20% acc · 6%
Body
7
58% acc · 27%
4
67% acc · 24%
Leg
0

By position

11
31% acc · 65%
Distance
15
38% acc · 58%
6
60% acc · 35%
Clinch
11
61% acc · 42%
0
0% acc
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Teruto Ishihara rounds
0
even
1
Kyung Ho Kang rounds
Round 1Kyung Ho Kang edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:12
Knockdowns1
26Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:14Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
1
17 / 47
Sig Strikes
26 / 58
36%
Sig Str %
44%
18 / 48
Total Strikes
30 / 62
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 1
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:12
Ctrl Time
1:14

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kyung Ho Kang26 / 5830 / 621 / 11
1Teruto Ishihara17 / 4718 / 480 / 00

Teruto Ishihara

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights8

Kyung Ho Kang

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights13