Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Karo Parisyan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Dong Hyun Kim
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.42 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Karo Parisyan
Distance 52.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 32.0% (norm 8.1%)
Dong Hyun Kim
Distance 54.3% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 12.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 33.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Karo Parisyan
Head 93.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 3.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.0%)
Dong Hyun Kim
Head 85.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Parisyan L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Kim L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 159 / 478 | 33.3% | 38.5% | 155 / 470 | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 71 / 137 | 51.8% | 67.8% | 84 / 106 | 79.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 145 / 289 | 50.2% | 67.0% | 185 / 289 | 64.0% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 324 / 845 | 38.3% | 36.4% | 327 / 740 | 44.2% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 23 / 27 | 85.2% | 70.7% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 28 / 32 | 87.5% | 83.0% | 53 / 68 | 77.9% | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Parisyan L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Kim L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 142 / 500 | 28.4% | 39.1% | 201 / 646 | 31.1% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 88 / 139 | 63.3% | 68.9% | 142 / 214 | 66.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 100 / 153 | 65.4% | 68.0% | 34 / 50 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 182 / 612 | 29.7% | 35.6% | 189 / 636 | 29.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 97 / 115 | 84.3% | 69.6% | 109 / 166 | 65.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 51 / 65 | 78.5% | 82.2% | 79 / 108 | 73.1% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kim has more cage time on record.