Welterweight

Dong Hyun Kim

Last fought: Jun 2017

RECORD

Pro

22-4-1 (1 NC)

UFC

13-4-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:05
Fight Completion Rate	71.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.22
% Fights Inside the Distance	44.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	65-32 (67.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	36-21 (63.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-8 (72.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	31.3%
% Time in Control	49.4%
% Time Controlled	19.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	71.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.48
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.22
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.74
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.0%
Distance Strike Defense	68.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.12
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.76
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	7.12
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.80
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.22
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.86

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Dong Hyun Kim League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Dong Hyun Kim
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Strike Differential	0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	43.8%
Takedown Defense	71.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	7:24
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	30.8%
Submission % of Wins	7.7%
Decision % of Wins	61.5%
Avg Fight Time	11:05
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Takedown Accuracy	31.8%
Takedown Defense	56.5%
Control Time/Fight	3:14

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Colby Covington

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia • Jun 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim19/5435%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:08

Colby Covington47/10545%TD 8/15Ctrl 10:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	6/12	50%	0/2	0:02	—
	Colby Covington	10/28	36%	3/6	4:16	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	3/12	25%	1/1	0:37	—
	Colby Covington	18/34	53%	2/5	3:16	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	10/30	33%	1/1	0:29	—
	Colby Covington	19/43	44%	3/4	2:37	—

WIN

vs. Tarec Saffiedine

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim36/10734%TD 3/8Ctrl 5:19

Tarec Saffiedine52/10550%TD 2/6Ctrl 1:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	11/45	24%	1/3	1:12	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	22/36	61%	2/4	1:05	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	15/41	37%	0/2	1:30	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	17/38	45%	0/1	0:18	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	10/21	48%	2/3	2:37	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	13/31	42%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Dominic Waters

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal • Nov 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:11

Dong Hyun Kim6/875%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:00

Dominic Waters0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	6/8	75%	1/2	2:00	—
	Dominic Waters	0/0	—	0/0	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Joshua Burkman

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015Welterweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 2:13

Dong Hyun Kim30/4468%TD 1/8Ctrl 7:44

Joshua Burkman20/4445%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	9/14	64%	0/7	3:02	—
	Joshua Burkman	7/16	44%	0/1	0:47	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	20/26	77%	0/0	3:30	—
	Joshua Burkman	5/12	42%	0/1	0:32	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	1/4	25%	1/1	1:12	—
	Joshua Burkman	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tyron Woodley

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le • Aug 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:01

Dong Hyun Kim2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tyron Woodley13/1587%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	13/15	87%	0/0	0:50	1

WIN

vs. John Hathaway

UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway • Mar 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Elbow) • Rd 3, 1:02

Dong Hyun Kim27/8133%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:13KD 2

John Hathaway27/9728%TD 1/6Ctrl 3:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	19/55	35%	0/0	1:43	1
	John Hathaway	10/40	25%	1/2	1:08	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	6/21	29%	1/3	0:29	—
	John Hathaway	15/46	33%	0/2	2:14	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	2/5	40%	0/0	0:01	1
	John Hathaway	2/11	18%	0/2	0:22	—

WIN

vs. Erick Silva

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields • Oct 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:01

Dong Hyun Kim11/3135%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:00KD 1

Erick Silva28/6047%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	5/17	29%	1/3	3:38	—
	Erick Silva	10/23	43%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	6/14	43%	0/1	0:22	1
	Erick Silva	18/37	49%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Siyar Bahadurzada

UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann • Mar 2013Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim23/5840%TD 3/6Ctrl 11:13

Siyar Bahadurzada5/2421%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	6/10	60%	1/3	2:42	—
	Siyar Bahadurzada	1/11	9%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	6/12	50%	1/2	3:56	—
	Siyar Bahadurzada	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	11/36	31%	1/1	4:35	—
	Siyar Bahadurzada	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Paulo Thiago

UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le • Nov 2012Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim22/4055%TD 3/6Ctrl 12:11

Paulo Thiago2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	2/2	100%	1/2	4:45	—
	Paulo Thiago	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	4/8	50%	1/3	3:55	—
	Paulo Thiago	2/5	40%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	16/30	53%	1/1	3:31	—
	Paulo Thiago	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Demian Maia

UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 • Jul 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 0:47

Dong Hyun Kim8/8100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Demian Maia1/1100%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	8/8	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demian Maia	1/1	100%	1/3	0:40	—

WIN

vs. Sean Pierson

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem • Dec 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim53/12443%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:08KD 1

Sean Pierson32/12126%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	17/41	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sean Pierson	17/57	30%	0/0	0:56	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	25/52	48%	0/0	0:06	1
	Sean Pierson	9/37	24%	0/2	0:44	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	11/31	35%	2/3	2:02	—
	Sean Pierson	6/27	22%	0/0	0:28	—

LOSS

vs. Carlos Condit

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber • Jul 2011Welterweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 1, 2:58

Dong Hyun Kim1/617%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:14

Carlos Condit8/2138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	1/6	17%	1/1	0:14	—
	Carlos Condit	8/21	38%	0/0	0:09	1

WIN

vs. Nate Diaz

UFC 125: Resolution • Jan 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim19/4641%TD 3/7Ctrl 8:19

Nate Diaz36/8542%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	8/13	62%	1/1	3:30	—
	Nate Diaz	5/22	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	7/22	32%	2/3	3:27	—
	Nate Diaz	7/23	30%	0/0	0:11	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	4/11	36%	0/3	1:22	—
	Nate Diaz	24/40	60%	1/1	1:46	—

WIN

vs. Amir Sadollah

UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans • May 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim30/4075%TD 6/8Ctrl 12:25

Amir Sadollah10/3826%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	11/15	73%	1/1	4:29	—
	Amir Sadollah	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	12/15	80%	3/4	4:25	—
	Amir Sadollah	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	7/10	70%	2/3	3:31	—
	Amir Sadollah	7/21	33%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. TJ Grant

UFC 100 • Jul 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim29/5949%TD 4/5Ctrl 10:25

TJ Grant22/4450%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	5/8	62%	2/2	3:44	—
	TJ Grant	4/5	80%	1/2	0:43	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	11/22	50%	0/0	3:32	—
	TJ Grant	7/18	39%	0/1	0:31	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	13/29	45%	2/3	3:09	—
	TJ Grant	11/21	52%	0/2	1:03	—

vs. Karo Parisyan

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 • Jan 2009Welterweight

Overturned • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim19/3554%TD 2/6Ctrl 6:45

Karo Parisyan24/4751%TD 2/12Ctrl 5:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	10/14	71%	1/2	3:15	—
	Karo Parisyan	3/5	60%	0/1	1:19	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	4/16	25%	0/1	1:45	—
	Karo Parisyan	10/26	38%	1/5	1:24	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	5/5	100%	1/3	1:45	—
	Karo Parisyan	11/16	69%	1/6	2:31	—

WIN

vs. Matt Brown

UFC 88: Breakthrough • Sep 2008Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dong Hyun Kim12/2843%TD 3/14Ctrl 5:06

Matt Brown48/7961%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	3/6	50%	1/6	2:16	—
	Matt Brown	9/16	56%	0/1	1:20	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	4/10	40%	0/3	0:24	—
	Matt Brown	27/44	61%	1/1	2:53	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	5/12	42%	2/5	2:26	—
	Matt Brown	12/19	63%	0/0	0:55	—

WIN

vs. Jason Tan

UFC 84: Ill Will • May 2008Welterweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 0:25

Dong Hyun Kim77/9284%TD 3/3Ctrl 7:26

Jason Tan2/1414%TD 0/6Ctrl 1:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dong Hyun Kim	53/61	87%	1/1	3:32	—
	Jason Tan	0/4	0%	0/6	1:07	—

R2	Dong Hyun Kim	11/16	69%	1/1	3:47	—
	Jason Tan	1/7	14%	0/0	0:41	—

R3	Dong Hyun Kim	13/15	87%	1/1	0:07	—
	Jason Tan	1/3	33%	0/0	0:03	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com