Ji Yeon Kim vs.
Antonina Shevchenko
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.
Ji Yeon Kim
Full career not yet synced for Ji Yeon Kim — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Antonina Shevchenko
Full career not yet synced for Antonina Shevchenko — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 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)
Ji Yeon Kim
Distance 94.6% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 4.9%)
Antonina Shevchenko
Distance 76.4% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ji Yeon Kim
Head 87.4% (norm 78.1%) · Body 8.0% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 7.7%)
Antonina Shevchenko
Head 75.8% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.6% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kim L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Shevchenko L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 694 / 1966 | 35.3% | 39.9% | 218 / 470 | 46.4% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 73.3% | 65 / 80 | 81.2% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 567 / 1816 | 31.2% | 34.9% | 211 / 466 | 45.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 115 / 167 | 68.9% | 69.5% | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 80 / 95 | 84.2% | 82.6% | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 82.6% |
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 (Women's Flyweight: 46 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 46 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 Kim L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Shevchenko L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 688 / 1624 | 42.4% | 38.8% | 139 / 425 | 32.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 74.1% | 32 / 42 | 76.2% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 119 / 148 | 80.4% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 453 / 1266 | 35.8% | 35.3% | 207 / 490 | 42.2% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 198 / 322 | 61.5% | 69.0% | 45 / 67 | 67.2% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 116 / 159 | 73.0% | 78.7% | 38 / 58 | 65.5% | 78.7% |
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 — Kim has more cage time on record.