Rob Kimmons vs. Dongi Yang
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rob Kimmons
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Dongi Yang
Full career not yet synced for Dongi Yang — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rob Kimmons
Distance 44.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 38.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 10.3%)
Dongi Yang
Distance 79.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 18.2% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rob Kimmons
Head 77.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Dongi Yang
Head 82.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kimmons L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Yang L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 26 / 86 | 30.2% | 40.5% | 145 / 340 | 42.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 74 | 60.8% | 70.3% | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 69.1% | 64 / 78 | 82.1% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 61 / 150 | 40.7% | 38.9% | 157 / 354 | 44.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 71.7% | 31 / 38 | 81.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 31 / 36 | 86.1% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Kimmons L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Yang L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 126 | 38.9% | 39.5% | 167 / 496 | 33.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 125 | 74.4% | 70.9% | 27 / 44 | 61.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 100 / 142 | 70.4% | 69.0% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 270 | 49.3% | 37.9% | 90 / 391 | 23.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 94 / 107 | 87.9% | 71.3% | 50 / 83 | 60.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 58 / 72 | 80.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kimmons has more cage time on record.