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Kyung Ho Kang
Kyung Ho Kang
12-7 · KOR
VS
Michinori Tanaka
Michinori Tanaka
10-0 · JPN
September 20, 2014 · Saitama, Japan
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Kyung Ho Kang def. Michinori Tanaka by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ho Kang4/60/003:31
Tanaka1/30/301:01
R2
Ho Kang6/160/000:59
Tanaka13/191/102:58
R3
Ho Kang11/440/000:56
Tanaka8/392/501:49
Total
Ho Kang21/660/005:26
Tanaka22/613/905:48

Scorecards

Ho Kang vs Tanaka

RdJunichiro KamijoKon PapaioannouThomas FanCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-109-109-109.2-9.9
R39-1010-910-99.5-9.5
Total28-2929-2829-2828.7-28.4

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 12 Ho Kang · 0 Tanaka

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ho Kang-Tanaka.

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 probabilityTanaka
31.1%68.9%
KO / TKO
12%
Submission
55%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 7.4 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 Tanaka. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ho Kang31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%17%
Submission20%63%
Decision6%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 21
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.3)act 0
Tanaka69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%9%
Submission35%51%
Decision27%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 22
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 3
Combined totals~47 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R157%
R25%
R35%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Ho Kang
47.6%+105
Tanaka
-10550.2%
Most takedownstie 31.7%
Ho Kang
35.3%-107
Tanaka
+10733.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ho Kang
Expected: 23.2
23
Over 23
41.5%
+134
Exactly 23
2.8%
push
Under 23
55.6%
-134
02958
Tanaka
Expected: 23.8
24
Over 24
40.7%
+139
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.6%
-139
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Ho Kang
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
54.2%
-119
Under 0.5
45.8%
+119
035
Tanaka
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
52.8%
-112
Under 0.5
47.2%
+112
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 7.4 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 Kang31.1%41.0%−9.9+140
Tanaka68.9%59.0%+9.9-150

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
68.8Striking78.5
Tanaka +9.7
84.2Grappling52.5
Ho Kang +31.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Ho KangTanaka
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1550
1508
Divisional
1550
1486
Striking offense
1492
1516
Striking defense
1511
1514
Grappling offense
1504
1509
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
27 yrs
Age
23 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'5"
73"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.26
Strikes landed / min
1.40
48%
Strike accuracy
57%
1.37
Strikes absorbed / min
0.13
54%
Strike defense
90%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.42
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
71%
Takedown accuracy
75%
100%
Takedown defense
0%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
33%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
259
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kyung Ho Kang
  • WShunichi ShimizuSUB R3
    Close -3259mo before
  • LChico CamusU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 1mo before
Michinori Tanaka
  • WRoland DelormeU-DEC R3
    Close -1503mo before
Ho Kang — win / loss by method
Record: 12-7-0, 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
17% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
8% of wins
L
57% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
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
Tanaka — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ho Kang
Tanaka
3
UFC fights
1
43.9 min · 14.6 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
19y 3m
Career length
15y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ho Kang
Tanaka
37W–12L · 75.5%
Overall
9W–2L · 81.8%
25W–8L · 75.8%
Wins
9W–2L · 81.8%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ho Kang
Tanaka
73W–40L · 64.6%
Overall
29W–9L · 76.3%
45W–27L · 62.5%
Wins
29W–9L · 76.3%
28W–13L · 68.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ho Kang
Tanaka
2.11
Landed / min
0.96
23.4%
Accuracy
40.0%
68.2%
Defense
94.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
23.7%
Time at distance
27.7%
Grappling & control
Ho Kang
Tanaka
3.42
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
72.1%
Control share
96.7%
Strike target map
Ho Kang
  • Head85%(84)div 63%
  • Body7%(7)div 21%
  • Legs8%(8)div 16%
Tanaka
  • Head90%(19)div 63%
  • Body5%(1)div 21%
  • Legs5%(1)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.

Michinori Tanaka
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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