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UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
Kyung Ho Kang
Kyung Ho Kang
14-8 · KOR
VS
Teruto Ishihara
Teruto Ishihara
10-6-2 · JPN
February 9, 2019 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Kyung Ho Kang def. Teruto Ishihara by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:59
Ho Kang26/581/111:14
Ishihara17/470/010:12
Total
Ho Kang26/581/111:14
Ishihara17/470/010:12

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
Ho KangWin probabilityIshihara
48.6%51.4%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
31%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Ho Kang, blue toward Ishihara. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ho Kang49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%9%
Submission23%46%
Decision22%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2250)act 26
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.8)act 1
Ishihara51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%28%
Submission8%16%
Decision28%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 17
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R28%
R38%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Ho Kang
54.2%-123
Ishihara
+12344.3%
Most takedownstie 29.8%
Ho Kang
65.2%-1283
Ishihara
+12835.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ho Kang
Expected: 38.7
38.5
Over 38.5
42.9%
+133
Under 38.5
57.1%
-133
04997
Ishihara
Expected: 34.7
34.5
Over 34.5
42.9%
+133
Under 34.5
57.1%
-133
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Ho Kang
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
47.2%
+112
Under 1.5
52.8%
-112
035
Ishihara
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.7%
Exactly 0
88.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.0 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Ho Kang48.6%75.2%−26.6-350
Ishihara51.4%24.8%+26.6+290

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
66.4Striking62.3
Ho Kang +4.1
73.9Grappling19.1
Ho Kang +54.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Ho KangIshihara
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1495
1526
Divisional
1484
1477
Striking offense
1502
1521
Striking defense
1510
1518
Grappling offense
1453
1507
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
31 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'7"
73"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.39
Strikes landed / min
3.21
43%
Strike accuracy
45%
1.97
Strikes absorbed / min
3.50
59%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
67%
Takedown accuracy
17%
75%
Takedown defense
32%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
43%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
67%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kyung Ho Kang
  • LRicardo RamosS-DEC R3
    Close +2356mo before
  • WGuido CannettiSUB R1
    Close -2901y 1mo before
  • WMichinori TanakaS-DEC R3
    Close +1404y 5mo before
  • WShunichi ShimizuSUB R3
    Close -3255y 1mo before
  • LChico CamusU-DEC R3
    Close -2305y 5mo before
Teruto Ishihara
  • LPetr YanKO/TKO R1
    Close +4508mo before
  • LJose QuinonezU-DEC R3
    Close +1351y before
  • WRolando DyU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 5mo before
  • LGray MaynardU-DEC R3
    Close -3451y 7mo before
  • LArtem LobovU-DEC R3
    Close -2602y 3mo before
Ho Kang — win / loss by method
Record: 14-8-0, 1 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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 5 losses
W
14% of wins
L
63% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
8 (73%)Submission(17%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 3
0 (0%)DQ / other(17%) 1
Ishihara — win / loss by method
Record: 10-6-2

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
80% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
7win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Ho Kang
Ishihara
6
UFC fights
8
78.8 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
86.6 min · 10.8 avg
19y 3m
Career length
15y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Ho Kang
Ishihara
65W–15L · 81.3%
Overall
65W–30L · 68.4%
42W–10L · 80.8%
Wins
26W–9L · 74.3%
23W–5L · 82.1%
Losses
39W–21L · 65.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ho Kang
Ishihara
73W–40L · 64.6%
Overall
39W–13L · 75.0%
45W–27L · 62.5%
Wins
21W–12L · 63.6%
28W–13L · 68.3%
Losses
18W–1L · 94.7%
Distance striking
Ho Kang
Ishihara
3.50
Landed / min
4.28
31.5%
Accuracy
42.7%
68.1%
Defense
57.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.21
35.9%
Time at distance
60.5%
Grappling & control
Ho Kang
Ishihara
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
75.0%
Takedown defense
32.0%
1.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
64.8%
Control share
27.7%
Strike target map
Ho Kang
  • Head74%(140)div 63%
  • Body9%(16)div 21%
  • Legs17%(32)div 16%
Ishihara
  • Head56%(155)div 63%
  • Body18%(51)div 21%
  • Legs26%(72)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Kyung Ho Kang
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Teruto Ishihara
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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