Ji Yeon Kim vs.
Molly McCann
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
Molly McCann
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 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%)
Molly McCann
Distance 87.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.0% (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%)
Molly McCann
Head 80.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 12.6% (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 | McCann L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 694 / 1966 | 35.3% | 39.9% | 626 / 1319 | 47.5% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 73.3% | 61 / 89 | 68.5% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 68 / 106 | 64.2% | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 567 / 1816 | 31.2% | 34.9% | 522 / 1221 | 42.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 115 / 167 | 68.9% | 69.5% | 146 / 191 | 76.4% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 80 / 95 | 84.2% | 82.6% | 87 / 102 | 85.3% | 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 McCann L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 688 / 1624 | 42.4% | 38.8% | 512 / 1570 | 32.6% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 74.1% | 87 / 117 | 74.4% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 65 / 86 | 75.6% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 453 / 1266 | 35.8% | 35.3% | 385 / 1391 | 27.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 198 / 322 | 61.5% | 69.0% | 189 / 264 | 71.6% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 116 / 159 | 73.0% | 78.7% | 90 / 118 | 76.3% | 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 — McCann has more cage time on record.