Kyung Ho Kang vs. Pingyuan Liu

UFC 8-5-0 (1 NC) vs. 2-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-5-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
2-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
38
AgeΔ 5 yrs
33
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
25.5
Layoff (months)Δ 54.1 mo
79.6
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Pingyuan Liu is a submission threat — 1.02 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Kyung Ho Kang is a submission threat — 0.77 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Kyung Ho Kang owns the mat — in control 34% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kyung Ho Kang

Full career not yet synced for Kyung Ho Kang — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Pingyuan Liu

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 3 — regional circuit 134

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.58 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5493.13/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1392.36/min · norm 3.52
5813.32/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1762.99/min · norm 3.58
47.7%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
33.7%norm 43.4%
54.4%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
54.4%norm 56.6%
40.34/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
10.25/15 · norm 0.30

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

Kyung Ho Kang

Distance 83.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 6.5%)

Pingyuan Liu

Distance 85.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Kyung Ho Kang

Head 85.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.4%)

Pingyuan Liu

Head 83.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Kang L/AAccBantamweight med Liu L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 413 / 958 43.1% 39.0% 97 / 353 27.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 23 / 37 62.2% 68.7% 12 / 21 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 113 / 156 72.4% 70.2% 30 / 39 76.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 421 / 979 43.0% 34.9% 90 / 343 26.2% 34.9%
To the body 51 / 81 63.0% 66.8% 28 / 46 60.9% 66.8%
To the legs 77 / 91 84.6% 79.4% 21 / 24 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Kang L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Liu L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 446 / 1085 41.1% 39.3% 135 / 339 39.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 36 / 47 76.6% 70.4% 8 / 8 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 99 / 143 69.2% 72.4% 33 / 39 84.6% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 337 / 942 35.8% 34.9% 104 / 283 36.7% 34.9%
To the body 101 / 153 66.0% 66.0% 54 / 80 67.5% 66.0%
To the legs 143 / 180 79.4% 79.1% 18 / 23 too few to rate 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2350.0% acc · 1.97/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
120.0% acc · 0.25/15 · norm 1.12
2868.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
956.3% def · norm 66.7%
58:3633.5% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
7:0211.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
37:513:14 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
20:545:19 per 15 · norm 2:24
90.77/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
41.02/15 · norm 0.28

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