Ji Yeon Kim vs.
Justine Kish
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
Justine Kish
Full career not yet synced for Justine Kish — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 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%)
Justine Kish
Distance 89.3% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.9% (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%)
Justine Kish
Head 62.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.2% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 20.1% (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 | Kish L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 694 / 1966 | 35.3% | 39.9% | 399 / 871 | 45.8% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 73.3% | 53 / 76 | 69.7% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 17 / 28 | 60.7% | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 567 / 1816 | 31.2% | 34.9% | 205 / 611 | 33.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 115 / 167 | 68.9% | 69.5% | 108 / 168 | 64.3% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 80 / 95 | 84.2% | 82.6% | 156 / 196 | 79.6% | 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 Kish L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 688 / 1624 | 42.4% | 38.8% | 388 / 995 | 39.0% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 74.1% | 41 / 62 | 66.1% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 48 / 71 | 67.6% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 453 / 1266 | 35.8% | 35.3% | 288 / 855 | 33.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 198 / 322 | 61.5% | 69.0% | 96 / 155 | 61.9% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 116 / 159 | 73.0% | 78.7% | 93 / 118 | 78.8% | 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.