Bantamweight

Kyung Ho Kang

Last fought: Jun 2024

RECORD

Pro

19-11-0 (1 NC)

UFC

8-5-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:30
Fight Completion Rate	83.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.50
% Fights Inside the Distance	28.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	34-23 (59.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	13-11 (54.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	18-9 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	44.9%
% Time in Control	33.5%
% Time Controlled	21.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	60.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.25
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.67
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.42
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.1%
Distance Strike Defense	58.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.11
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.29
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.92
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.60
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.30
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.05

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 Bantamweight field

Kyung Ho Kang 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	Kyung Ho Kang
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	68.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	5:01
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:30
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.9
Takedown Accuracy	28.6%
Takedown Defense	65.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:20

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Muin Gafurov

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov • Jun 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang12/3534%TD 3/11Ctrl 4:56

Muin Gafurov47/7166%TD 1/3Ctrl 6:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	3/11	27%	0/4	0:39	—
	Muin Gafurov	15/21	71%	0/0	3:02	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	9/16	56%	1/3	1:54	—
	Muin Gafurov	22/33	67%	1/2	2:09	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	0/8	0%	2/4	2:23	—
	Muin Gafurov	10/17	59%	0/1	1:27	—

LOSS

vs. John Castaneda

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang88/20244%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

John Castaneda111/17962%TD 3/8Ctrl 2:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	18/40	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Castaneda	33/51	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	30/81	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Castaneda	38/64	59%	1/3	0:55	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	40/81	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Castaneda	40/64	62%	2/5	1:23	—

WIN

vs. Cristian Quinonez

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier • Jun 2023Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:25

Kyung Ho Kang22/3759%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:40KD 1

Cristian Quinonez13/2945%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	22/37	59%	1/1	0:40	1
	Cristian Quinonez	13/29	45%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Batgerel Danaa

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka • Jun 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang100/15565%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Batgerel Danaa109/28438%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	28/41	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Batgerel Danaa	34/84	40%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	33/52	63%	0/2	0:00	—
	Batgerel Danaa	43/100	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	39/62	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Batgerel Danaa	32/100	32%	0/1	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Rani Yahya

UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate • Nov 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang43/8252%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:05KD 1

Rani Yahya27/4856%TD 3/8Ctrl 10:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	33/61	54%	0/0	0:57	1
	Rani Yahya	21/35	60%	1/4	1:24	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	4/4	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rani Yahya	1/2	50%	1/2	4:48	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	6/17	35%	0/0	0:08	—
	Rani Yahya	5/11	45%	1/2	4:24	—

WIN

vs. Pingyuan Liu

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie • Dec 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang20/4050%TD 3/7Ctrl 12:23

Pingyuan Liu25/5347%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	9/14	64%	2/2	4:25	—
	Pingyuan Liu	9/15	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	4/10	40%	1/1	4:48	—
	Pingyuan Liu	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	7/16	44%	0/4	3:10	—
	Pingyuan Liu	11/30	37%	0/0	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Davis

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 • Aug 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang50/10150%TD 3/6Ctrl 6:20KD 1

Brandon Davis77/18741%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	23/42	55%	1/2	1:15	1
	Brandon Davis	23/70	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	16/41	39%	0/1	1:10	—
	Brandon Davis	32/71	45%	1/1	0:24	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	11/18	61%	2/3	3:55	—
	Brandon Davis	22/46	48%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Teruto Ishihara

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva • Feb 2019Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:59

Kyung Ho Kang26/5845%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:14KD 1

Teruto Ishihara17/4736%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	26/58	45%	1/1	1:14	1
	Teruto Ishihara	17/47	36%	0/0	0:12	1

LOSS

vs. Ricardo Ramos

UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 • Aug 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang65/15741%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:07

Ricardo Ramos54/14637%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	22/53	42%	1/2	0:13	—
	Ricardo Ramos	17/67	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	13/29	45%	0/0	1:54	—
	Ricardo Ramos	15/30	50%	1/1	0:43	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	30/75	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ricardo Ramos	22/49	45%	0/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Guido Cannetti

UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi • Jan 2018Bantamweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 4:53

Kyung Ho Kang3/1127%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:38

Guido Cannetti19/3949%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	3/11	27%	1/2	0:38	—
	Guido Cannetti	19/39	49%	1/2	1:26	—

WIN

vs. Michinori Tanaka

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson • Sep 2014Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang21/6632%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:26

Michinori Tanaka22/6136%TD 3/9Ctrl 5:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	4/6	67%	0/0	3:31	—
	Michinori Tanaka	1/3	33%	0/3	1:01	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	6/16	38%	0/0	0:59	—
	Michinori Tanaka	13/19	68%	1/1	2:58	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	11/44	25%	0/0	0:56	—
	Michinori Tanaka	8/39	21%	2/5	1:49	—

WIN

vs. Shunichi Shimizu

UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim • Jan 2014Bantamweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 3:53

Kyung Ho Kang65/9469%TD 2/2Ctrl 8:14

Shunichi Shimizu2/633%TD 0/6Ctrl 1:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	14/21	67%	1/1	1:19	—
	Shunichi Shimizu	1/3	33%	0/3	1:02	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	19/33	58%	0/0	3:41	—
	Shunichi Shimizu	1/2	50%	0/2	0:38	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	32/40	80%	1/1	3:14	—
	Shunichi Shimizu	0/1	0%	0/1	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Chico Camus

UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 • Aug 2013Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang18/7026%TD 3/3Ctrl 9:16

Chico Camus28/6941%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	9/30	30%	1/1	3:30	—
	Chico Camus	6/19	32%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	3/7	43%	1/1	2:47	—
	Chico Camus	12/26	46%	0/0	2:01	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	6/33	18%	1/1	2:59	—
	Chico Camus	10/24	42%	0/1	0:21	—

vs. Alex Caceres

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

Overturned • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyung Ho Kang16/4337%TD 5/9Ctrl 6:17

Alex Caceres30/5654%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyung Ho Kang	6/13	46%	3/4	2:43	—
	Alex Caceres	7/19	37%	0/0	0:31	—

R2	Kyung Ho Kang	5/15	33%	2/4	2:38	—
	Alex Caceres	6/13	46%	0/0	1:25	—

R3	Kyung Ho Kang	5/15	33%	0/1	0:56	—
	Alex Caceres	17/24	71%	0/0	2:59	—

Last updated: 2026-09-14 | Data source: UFCStats.com