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Denis Kang

Fighter profile

Denis Kang

MW35-16-2
Form
 
 
 
 
 
75
Overall
SoS 62
Skill ratings
Striking
68
Boxing
69
Kicking
50
Clinch
60
Striking def.
72
Wrestling off.
74
Wrestling def.
71
Ground game
80
Submissions
77
Grappling def.
72
Profile
Age48
Height5'11"
Reach77"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryCAN
Pro debut1998
UFC record1-2-0
Last fight2012-12-31
Octagon time34.0 min
Avg fight11.3 min
Career length28y 0m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the MW division (350 fighters).

Striking offense1492
26th
MW avg 1500
Striking defense1499
53rd
MW avg 1500
Grappling offense1505
73rd
MW avg 1497
Grappling defense1497
44th
MW avg 1504
Momentum25
65th
MW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 33-16-2, 2 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
15 wins, 6 losses
W
45% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 8 losses
W
39% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
32win14loss2draw2NC
WinsLosses
15 (47%)KO/TKO(36%) 5
13 (41%)Submission(50%) 7
4 (13%)Decision(14%) 2
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes68
Sig. accuracy39%
Sig. attempted173
Total strikes184
Total attempted301
Knockdowns1
Head50
Body15
Leg3
Distance31
Clinch6
Ground31

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed61
Sig. defense63%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.35
Body abs.17
Leg abs.9
Distance abs.38
Clinch abs.7
Ground abs.16

Grappling · offense

Takedowns8
TD accuracy67%
TD attempted12
Sub att.2
Reversals0
Control time17:31

Grappling · defense

TD defense0%
TDs absorbed3
TD att. faced3
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time1:51

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 3 UFC fights · 34:00 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Denis has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
48W–16Lwin 75.0%div #194/247pct 22nd
WinsSoft
18W–9Lwin 66.7%div #223/231pct 4th
LossesStrong
30W–7Lwin 81.1%div #94/237pct 61st

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1547 elodiv #77/247pct 69th
WinsSoft
1508 elodiv #190/232pct 19th
LossesStrong
1567 elodiv #57/237pct 76th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall421W–207L67.0%
Wins249W–129L65.9%
Losses172W–78L68.8%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Denis, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−1.70u−56.7% ROI

over 3 close-line bets

Average odds
-216

68% implied

As favorite
1W–2L

ROI −56.7%

Avg -216

As underdog
—

ROI —

Avg —

Based on 3 of 3 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.