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Kiru Sahota vs.
DongHun Choi

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

0-1-0 Kiru Sahota · UFC
1-0-0 DongHun Choi · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-1-0
UFC record
1-0-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
31.2
AgeΔ 3.6 yrs
27.6
5'10"
HeightΔ 5"
5'5"
73"
ReachΔ 7"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
20.4
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
20.4
L
Last 5 (newest first)
W
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.

DongHun Choi carries real power — 5.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Kiru Sahota rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
DongHun Choi rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 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.

Kiru Sahota

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

DongHun Choi

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

20.77/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
124.62/min · norm 3.49
124.62/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
20.77/min · norm 3.24
8.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
63.2%norm 44.6%
36.8%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
91.3%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
15.77/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Kiru Sahota

Distance 100.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 7.3%)

DongHun Choi

Distance 89.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Kiru Sahota

Head 73.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 17.4% (norm 9.3%)

DongHun Choi

Head 63.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.8% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 21.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Sahota L/AAccFlyweight med Choi L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 2 / 23 too few to rate 40.0% 12 / 17 too few to rate 40.0%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.4% 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.7% 0 / 1 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 0 / 17 too few to rate 37.6% 6 / 12 too few to rate 37.6%
To the body 0 / 2 too few to rate 68.5% 2 / 3 too few to rate 68.5%
To the legs 2 / 4 too few to rate 80.0% 4 / 4 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Sahota L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Choi L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 12 / 17 too few to rate 40.1% 2 / 23 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 0 / 1 too few to rate 68.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 0 / 1 too few to rate 71.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 6 / 12 too few to rate 35.2% 0 / 17 too few to rate 35.2%
To the body 2 / 3 too few to rate 68.2% 0 / 2 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 4 / 4 too few to rate 80.3% 2 / 4 too few to rate 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
0— def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 62.5%
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
0:010.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
0:010:05 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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

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