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Ji Yeon Kim vs.
Nadia Kassem

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

3-7-0 Ji Yeon Kim · UFC
1-2-0 Nadia Kassem · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

3-7-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
36
AgeΔ 6 yrs
30
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'5"
72"
ReachΔ 6"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
38.8
Layoff (months)Δ 43.2 mo
82
LLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW
The read

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.

Nadia Kassem is a submission threat — 2.76 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Ji Yeon Kim rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.
Nadia Kassem rarely shoots — 0.46 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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

Nadia Kassem

Full career not yet synced for Nadia Kassem — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7625.37/min · norm 3.91
Sig. strikes landed
1023.13/min · norm 3.91
7675.41/min · norm 3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed
1464.48/min · norm 3.81
36.7%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
42.0%norm 44.9%
56.1%norm 55.95%
Striking defense
48.6%norm 55.95%
10.11/15 · norm 0.09
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.09

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%)

Nadia Kassem

Distance 84.8% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.8% (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%)

Nadia Kassem

Head 55.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 34.6% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 9.9% (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/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Kassem L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 694 / 1966 35.3% 39.9% 79 / 206 38.3% 39.9%
In the clinch 64 / 100 64.0% 73.3% 16 / 23 too few to rate 73.3%
On the ground 4 / 12 too few to rate 74.7% 7 / 14 too few to rate 74.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 567 / 1816 31.2% 34.9% 35 / 135 25.9% 34.9%
To the body 115 / 167 68.9% 69.5% 49 / 84 58.3% 69.5%
To the legs 80 / 95 84.2% 82.6% 18 / 24 too few to rate 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/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Kassem L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 688 / 1624 42.4% 38.8% 110 / 237 46.4% 38.8%
In the clinch 64 / 100 64.0% 74.1% 7 / 13 too few to rate 74.1%
On the ground 15 / 23 too few to rate 73.4% 29 / 34 85.3% 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 453 / 1266 35.8% 35.3% 112 / 232 48.3% 35.3%
To the body 198 / 322 61.5% 69.0% 23 / 31 74.2% 69.0%
To the legs 116 / 159 73.0% 78.7% 11 / 21 too few to rate 78.7%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.02
Takedowns landed
133.3% acc · 0.46/15 · norm 1.02
1050.0% def · norm 58.95%
Takedowns stopped
440.0% def · norm 58.95%
14:5710.5% of cage time · norm 19.15%
Control time
3:2210.3% of cage time · norm 19.15%
20:372:10 per 15 · norm 3:03
Time under control
14:136:32 per 15 · norm 3:03
10.11/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
62.76/15 · norm 0.32

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kim has more cage time on record.

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