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Kyung Ho Kang
Kyung Ho Kang
11-7 · KOR
VS
Shunichi Shimizu
Shunichi Shimizu
25-8-9 · JPN
January 4, 2014 · Singapore, Singapore
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Kyung Ho Kang def. Shunichi Shimizu by SUB (Arm Triangle), R3 3:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ho Kang14/211/101:19
Shimizu1/30/301:02
R2
Ho Kang19/330/003:41
Shimizu1/20/200:38
R3 · 3:53
Ho Kang32/401/103:14
Shimizu0/10/100:08
Total
Ho Kang65/942/208:14
Shimizu2/60/601:48

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 probabilityShimizu
84.0%16.0%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
57%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.0 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 Shimizu. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ho Kang84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%13%
Submission48%57%
Decision25%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 65
Takedowns1.1 (0.12.8)act 2
Shimizu16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%12%
Submission9%55%
Decision5%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 2
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R160%
R25%
R35%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Ho Kang
63.7%-183
Shimizu
+18334.8%
Most takedownstie 11.1%
Ho Kang
85.9%-2876
Shimizu
+28763.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ho Kang
Expected: 40.0
40
Over 40
41.7%
+136
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.7%
-136
051101
Shimizu
Expected: 29.0
29
Over 29
41.3%
+136
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.4%
-136
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Ho Kang
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
47.1%
-1027
Exactly 1
48.3%
push
Under 1
4.6%
+1027
035
Shimizu
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
17.2%
Exactly 0
82.8%
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 7.0 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 Kang84.0%75.1%+8.9-325
Shimizu16.0%24.9%−8.9+295

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Ho KangShimizu
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1490
Pound-for-pound
1523
1490
Divisional
1523
1491
Striking offense
1500
1507
Striking defense
1500
1507
Grappling offense
1500
1502
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'5"
73"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.13
Strikes landed / min
30%
Strike accuracy
1.93
Strikes absorbed / min
54%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
67%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kyung Ho Kang
  • LChico CamusU-DEC R3
    Close -2304mo before
Shunichi Shimizu
No prior UFC fights.
Ho Kang — win / loss by method
Record: 11-7-0, 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
18% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
9% of wins
L
57% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(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
Shimizu — win / loss by method
Record: 25-8-9

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
16% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 3 losses
W
64% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
25win8loss9draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (16%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
16 (64%)Submission(38%) 3
5 (20%)Decision(50%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Ho Kang
Shimizu
2
UFC fights
0
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
19y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Ho Kang
Shimizu
12W–4L · 75.0%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ho Kang
Shimizu
73W–40L · 64.6%
Overall
159W–88L · 64.4%
45W–27L · 62.5%
Wins
110W–75L · 59.5%
28W–13L · 68.3%
Losses
49W–13L · 79.0%
Distance striking
Ho Kang
Shimizu
2.26
Landed / min
20.8%
Accuracy
68.3%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
22.1%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Ho Kang
Shimizu
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
67.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Ho Kang
  • Head74%(25)div 62%
  • Body18%(6)div 22%
  • Legs9%(3)div 16%
Shimizu
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Shunichi Shimizu

No UFC fights on record.

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