Denis Kang vs.
Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Denis Kang
Full career not yet synced for Denis Kang — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Full career not yet synced for Xavier Foupa-Pokam — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Denis Kang
Distance 65.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 27.2% (norm 10.3%)
Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Distance 84.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Denis Kang
Head 84.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 8.4%)
Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Head 64.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 28.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kang L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Foupa-Pokam L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 31 / 113 | 27.4% | 40.5% | 18 / 45 | 40.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 31 / 47 | 66.0% | 69.1% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 50 / 146 | 34.2% | 38.9% | 8 / 34 | 23.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Kang L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Foupa-Pokam L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 38 / 113 | 33.6% | 39.5% | 11 / 37 | 29.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 16 / 43 | 37.2% | 69.0% | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 35 / 132 | 26.5% | 37.9% | 33 / 67 | 49.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kang has more cage time on record.