Alexa Grasso vs. Ji Yeon Kim

UFC 9-5-1 vs. 3-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-5-1
UFC record
3-7-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
33
AgeΔ 3 yrs
36
5'5"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
66"
ReachΔ 6"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
4.4
Layoff (months)Δ 34.5 mo
38.9
WLLDW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alexa Grasso is a submission threat — 0.67 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Ji Yeon Kim rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.
Alexa Grasso rarely shoots — 0.40 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alexa Grasso

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 95
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500

Ji Yeon Kim

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 37
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

9214.11/min · norm 3.91
Sig. strikes landed
7625.37/min · norm 3.91
8313.71/min · norm 3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed
7675.41/min · norm 3.81
41.1%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
36.7%norm 44.9%
58.7%norm 55.95%
Striking defense
56.1%norm 55.95%
20.13/15 · norm 0.09
Knockdowns
10.11/15 · norm 0.09

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

Alexa Grasso

Distance 89.7% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 4.9%)

Ji Yeon Kim

Distance 94.6% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 4.9%)

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

Alexa Grasso

Head 76.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 11.8% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 7.7%)

Ji Yeon Kim

Head 87.4% (norm 78.1%) · Body 8.0% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 7.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Grasso L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Kim L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 750 / 2010 37.3% 39.9% 694 / 1966 35.3% 39.9%
In the clinch 142 / 191 74.3% 73.3% 64 / 100 64.0% 73.3%
On the ground 29 / 39 74.4% 74.7% 4 / 12 too few to rate 74.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 570 / 1716 33.2% 34.9% 567 / 1816 31.2% 34.9%
To the body 174 / 264 65.9% 69.5% 115 / 167 68.9% 69.5%
To the legs 177 / 260 68.1% 82.6% 80 / 95 84.2% 82.6%

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 (Women's Flyweight: 46 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 46 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 Grasso L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Kim L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 709 / 1838 38.6% 38.8% 688 / 1624 42.4% 38.8%
In the clinch 76 / 114 66.7% 74.1% 64 / 100 64.0% 74.1%
On the ground 46 / 61 75.4% 73.4% 15 / 23 too few to rate 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 598 / 1692 35.3% 35.3% 453 / 1266 35.8% 35.3%
To the body 145 / 210 69.0% 69.0% 198 / 322 61.5% 69.0%
To the legs 88 / 111 79.3% 78.7% 116 / 159 73.0% 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
635.3% acc · 0.40/15 · norm 1.02
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.02
4054.8% def · norm 58.95%
Takedowns stopped
1050.0% def · norm 58.95%
21:159.5% of cage time · norm 19.15%
Control time
14:5710.5% of cage time · norm 19.15%
54:073:37 per 15 · norm 3:03
Time under control
20:372:10 per 15 · norm 3:03
100.67/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
10.11/15 · norm 0.32

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