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Russell Doane vs.
Kwan Ho Kwak

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

3-5-0 Russell Doane · UFC
0-2-0 Kwan Ho Kwak · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-5-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
39
AgeΔ 2 yrs
37
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'5"
70"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
101.3
Layoff (months)Δ 8.3 mo
109.6
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
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.

Russell Doane is a submission threat — 0.77 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Russell Doane hunts takedowns — 2.11 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Kwan Ho Kwak's takedown defense leaks — 27% stopped, vs a 67% Bantamweight 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.

Russell Doane

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

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Kwan Ho Kwak

Full career not yet synced for Kwan Ho Kwak — 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 -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1371.75/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
633.29/min · norm 3.52
1311.68/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
663.45/min · norm 3.58
40.9%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
41.4%norm 43.4%
53.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
47.6%norm 56.6%
20.38/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Russell Doane

Distance 70.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 6.5%)

Kwan Ho Kwak

Distance 91.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 6.5%)

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

Russell Doane

Head 85.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 8.4%)

Kwan Ho Kwak

Head 78.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Doane L/AAccBantamweight med Kwak L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 67 / 235 28.5% 39.0% 54 / 139 38.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 25 / 33 75.8% 68.7% 9 / 12 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 45 / 67 67.2% 70.2% 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 103 / 285 36.1% 34.9% 40 / 119 33.6% 34.9%
To the body 24 / 37 64.9% 66.8% 12 / 19 too few to rate 66.8%
To the legs 10 / 13 too few to rate 79.4% 11 / 14 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Doane L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Kwak L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 90 / 233 38.6% 39.3% 39 / 90 43.3% 39.3%
In the clinch 12 / 17 too few to rate 70.4% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 29 / 32 90.6% 72.4% 26 / 34 76.5% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 60 / 188 31.9% 34.9% 58 / 111 52.3% 34.9%
To the body 42 / 56 75.0% 66.0% 4 / 10 too few to rate 66.0%
To the legs 29 / 38 76.3% 79.1% 4 / 5 too few to rate 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1145.8% acc · 2.11/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.78/15 · norm 1.12
1952.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
426.7% def · norm 66.7%
24:1931.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
0:211.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
24:414:44 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
9:557:46 per 15 · norm 2:24
40.77/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

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