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Tae Hyun Bang vs.
Leo Kuntz

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

2-3-0 Tae Hyun Bang · UFC
0-2-0 Leo Kuntz · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-3-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
43
AgeΔ 1 yrs
42
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
71"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
119.1
Layoff (months)Δ 9.2 mo
128.3
LWLWL
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.

Tae Hyun Bang carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Tae Hyun Bang rarely shoots — 0.49 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Opponents land 52% of their head shots on Leo Kuntz, vs a 35% Lightweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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.

Tae Hyun Bang

Full career not yet synced for Tae Hyun Bang — 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 +0.2 wins over .500

Leo Kuntz

Full career not yet synced for Leo Kuntz — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1662.72/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
381.68/min · norm 3.42
1262.07/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
863.80/min · norm 3.37
38.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
32.8%norm 43.5%
66.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
45.9%norm 56.3%
30.74/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Tae Hyun Bang

Distance 88.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 8.0%)

Leo Kuntz

Distance 94.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 8.0%)

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

Tae Hyun Bang

Head 90.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.8% (norm 7.9%)

Leo Kuntz

Head 79.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bang L/AAccLightweight med Kuntz L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 138 / 382 36.1% 37.9% 34 / 109 31.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 10 / 26 38.5% 67.3% 2 / 5 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 18 / 25 72.0% 69.1% 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 141 / 391 36.1% 35.0% 27 / 92 29.3% 35.0%
To the body 17 / 30 56.7% 69.1% 5 / 13 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 8 / 12 too few to rate 81.9% 6 / 11 too few to rate 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Bang L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Kuntz L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 102 / 333 30.6% 38.9% 58 / 116 50.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 15 / 27 55.6% 68.6% 13 / 25 52.0% 68.6%
On the ground 9 / 16 too few to rate 68.0% 15 / 18 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 76 / 287 26.5% 35.1% 77 / 148 52.0% 35.1%
To the body 31 / 61 50.8% 68.1% 6 / 8 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 19 / 28 67.9% 81.5% 3 / 3 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

233.3% acc · 0.49/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
325.0% acc · 1.99/15 · norm 1.38
1957.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
233.3% def · norm 64.0%
4:277.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
6:2528.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
13:063:13 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
3:252:15 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.49/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.66/15 · norm 0.49

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

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