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Rob Kimmons vs.
Dongi Yang

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

3-4-0 Rob Kimmons · UFC
2-3-0 Dongi Yang · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-4-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
45
AgeΔ 4 yrs
41
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
185.1
Layoff (months)Δ 56.8 mo
128.3
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL
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.

Rob Kimmons is a submission threat — 2.37 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Rob Kimmons's takedown defense leaks — 25% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight norm.
Dongi Yang carries real power — 0.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight 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.

Rob Kimmons

Full career not yet synced for Rob Kimmons — 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 -0.4 wins over .500

Dongi Yang

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

941.86/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2193.55/min · norm 3.25
2424.79/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1983.21/min · norm 3.20
48.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
51.2%norm 47.4%
38.4%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
63.7%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.49/15 · norm 0.32

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

Rob Kimmons

Distance 44.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 38.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 10.3%)

Dongi Yang

Distance 79.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 18.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Rob Kimmons

Head 77.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)

Dongi Yang

Head 82.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Kimmons L/AAccMiddleweight med Yang L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 26 / 86 30.2% 40.5% 145 / 340 42.6% 40.5%
In the clinch 45 / 74 60.8% 70.3% 10 / 10 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 23 / 33 69.7% 69.1% 64 / 78 82.1% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 61 / 150 40.7% 38.9% 157 / 354 44.4% 38.9%
To the body 27 / 37 73.0% 71.7% 31 / 38 81.6% 71.7%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 83.3% 31 / 36 86.1% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Kimmons L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Yang L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 49 / 126 38.9% 39.5% 167 / 496 33.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 93 / 125 74.4% 70.9% 27 / 44 61.4% 70.9%
On the ground 100 / 142 70.4% 69.0% 4 / 6 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 133 / 270 49.3% 37.9% 90 / 391 23.0% 37.9%
To the body 94 / 107 87.9% 71.3% 50 / 83 60.2% 71.3%
To the legs 15 / 16 too few to rate 82.1% 58 / 72 80.6% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

746.7% acc · 2.08/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
741.2% acc · 1.70/15 · norm 1.42
225.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
861.5% def · norm 63.1%
13:2126.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
13:0921.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
28:538:34 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
5:561:26 per 15 · norm 3:00
82.37/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
20.49/15 · norm 0.47

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

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