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Women's Flyweight · “Firefist”

Ji Yeon Kim

9-7-2 UFC 3-7-0
Granite Chin Forward Pressure Volume Machine Hittable
5'7"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
14:11Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 39.6 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 7.9 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 13.6 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 60.5 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 2.6 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 38.1 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 26.4 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 22.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Average 60
  2. Striking Below avg 40
  3. TD Defense Below avg 38
  4. Grappling Below avg 26
  5. Control Weak 22
  6. Striking D Weak 14
  7. Accuracy Weak 8
  8. Wrestling Weak 3
Granite Chin never dropped in 141 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Forward Pressure 5.4 landed and 5.4 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Volume Machine 5.4 significant strikes landed per minute
Hittable absorbs 5.4 significant strikes per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.37
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.41
Striking accuracy36.7%
Striking defense56.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.11
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.11
Control time10.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
June 23, 2018 vs Melinda Fabian — 4.87/min (W) Jun '18 November 30, 2018 vs Antonina Shevchenko — 2.2/min (L) Nov '18 October 5, 2019 vs Nadia Kassem — 8.01/min (W) Oct '19 August 29, 2020 vs Alexa Grasso — 4.53/min (L) Aug '20 September 4, 2021 vs Molly McCann — 8.13/min (L) Sep '21 February 26, 2022 vs Priscila Cachoeira — 11.33/min (L) Feb '22 July 30, 2022 vs Joselyne Edwards — 5.2/min (L) Jul '22 May 13, 2023 vs Mandy Bohm — 0.84/min (L) May '23

Fight history

10 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Mandy Bohm 0-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 1:55 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida · May 13, 2023
10/36Sig. strikes
17/31Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
5:44Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Joselyne Edwards 11-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · July 30, 2022
78/193Sig. strikes
101/234Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Priscila Cachoeira 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green · February 26, 2022
170/375Sig. strikes
102/218Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Molly McCann 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till · September 4, 2021
122/361Sig. strikes
127/272Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alexa Grasso 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · August 29, 2020
68/188Sig. strikes
88/182Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Nadia Kassem 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:59 — UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · October 5, 2019
80/179Sig. strikes
45/131Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Antonina Shevchenko 6-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · November 30, 2018
33/128Sig. strikes
66/134Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Melinda Fabian 4-3-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · June 23, 2018
73/241Sig. strikes
72/173Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Justine Kish 6-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 · January 27, 2018
68/215Sig. strikes
96/203Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Lucie Pudilova 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · June 17, 2017
60/162Sig. strikes
53/169Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
9-7-2Pro record
Impact Gym, MOB Training Center, Syndicate MMA (2021–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 3
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 7
Other 0

Draws: 2

Fights by organization

UFC 10
Road FC 3
Top FC 1
Kunlun Fight 1
Deep Jewels 1
Gladiator 1
Deep 1
Full career — 18 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Mandy Böhm Technical Decision (split) UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
May 13, 2023
 UFC 3 1:55
L Joselyne Edwards Decision (split) UFC 277
July 30, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
L Priscila Cachoeira Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
February 26, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
L Molly McCann Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
September 4, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Alexa Grasso Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić
August 29, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Nadia Kassem KO (punches to the body) UFC 243
October 6, 2019
 UFC 2 4:59
L Antonina Shevchenko Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
November 30, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Melinda Fábián Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Edwards
June 23, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Justine Kish Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson
January 27, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Lucie Pudilová Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
June 17, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Tao Li Submission (rear-naked choke) Top FC 13
November 5, 2016
 Top FC 2 1:30
W Jin Tang Decision (unanimous) Kunlun Fight: Cage Fight Series 5 / Top FC 11
May 22, 2016
 Kunlun Fight 3 5:00
W Takayo Hashi Decision (unanimous) Deep Jewels 9
August 29, 2015
 Deep Jewels 3 —
W Hatice Ozyurt Submission (armbar) Road FC 23
May 2, 2015
 Road FC 2 1:14
W Miki Miyauchi TKO (knees and punches) Gladiator 81
March 1, 2015
 Gladiator 2 0:18
W Yukimi Kamikaze Submission (rear-naked choke) Road FC 18
August 30, 2014
 Road FC 1 1:57
D Takayo Hashi Draw (unanimous) Road FC: Korea vs. Japan
March 9, 2014
 Road FC 2 5:00
D Shizuka Sugiyama Draw (Majority) Deep: Cage Impact 2013
November 24, 2013
 Deep 2 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ji Yeon Kim (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 55 qualified Women's Flyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 5.4 avg 4.1
Strikes absorbed /min 5.4 avg 3.8
Striking accuracy 36.7% avg 44.2%
Striking defense 56.1% avg 56.0%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.3
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 41.6%
Takedown defense 50.0% avg 60.9%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.5
Control time 10.5% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 39.1%