Melinda Fabian vs.
Ji Yeon Kim
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.
Melinda Fabian
Full career not yet synced for Melinda Fabian — 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
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
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)
Melinda Fabian
Distance 84.5% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 4.9%)
Ji Yeon Kim
Distance 94.6% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Melinda Fabian
Head 77.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 11.7% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 7.7%)
Ji Yeon Kim
Head 87.4% (norm 78.1%) · Body 8.0% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fabian L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Kim L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 98 / 245 | 40.0% | 39.9% | 694 / 1966 | 35.3% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 43 | 53.5% | 73.3% | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 225 | 32.4% | 34.9% | 567 / 1816 | 31.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 69.5% | 115 / 167 | 68.9% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 82.6% | 80 / 95 | 84.2% | 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 Fabian L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Kim L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 272 | 29.0% | 38.8% | 688 / 1624 | 42.4% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 74.1% | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 71 / 259 | 27.4% | 35.3% | 453 / 1266 | 35.8% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 38 / 50 | 76.0% | 69.0% | 198 / 322 | 61.5% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 78.7% | 116 / 159 | 73.0% | 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 — Kim has more cage time on record.