Ji Yeon Kim vs. Justine Kish
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ji Yeon Kim
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Justine Kish
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ji Yeon Kim
Distance 94.6% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 4.5%)
Justine Kish
Distance 89.3% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 4.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ji Yeon Kim
Head 87.4% (norm 78.1%) · Body 8.0% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 7.6%)
Justine Kish
Head 62.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.2% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 7.6%)
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% | 40.3% | 399 / 871 | 45.8% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 73.9% | 53 / 76 | 69.7% | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 17 / 28 | 60.7% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 567 / 1816 | 31.2% | 36.0% | 205 / 611 | 33.6% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 115 / 167 | 68.9% | 69.5% | 108 / 168 | 64.3% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 80 / 95 | 84.2% | 82.3% | 156 / 196 | 79.6% | 82.3% |
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 (Women's Flyweight: 47 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 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% | 39.0% | 388 / 995 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 73.8% | 41 / 62 | 66.1% | 73.8% |
| 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% | 35.0% | 288 / 855 | 33.7% | 35.0% |
| 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% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kim has more cage time on record.