Tyron Woodley vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tyron Woodley
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.2 wins over .500
Dong Hyun Kim
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.42 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tyron Woodley
Distance 71.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 13.1% (norm 8.1%)
Dong Hyun Kim
Distance 54.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 33.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tyron Woodley
Head 73.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.4%)
Dong Hyun Kim
Head 85.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Woodley L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Kim L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 267 / 806 | 33.1% | 38.6% | 155 / 470 | 33.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 141 / 173 | 81.5% | 67.8% | 84 / 106 | 79.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 120 / 147 | 81.6% | 67.2% | 185 / 289 | 64.0% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 295 / 824 | 35.8% | 37.2% | 327 / 740 | 44.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 177 / 237 | 74.7% | 70.7% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 56 / 65 | 86.2% | 82.9% | 53 / 68 | 77.9% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Woodley L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Kim L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 378 / 1163 | 32.5% | 39.0% | 201 / 646 | 31.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 185 / 228 | 81.1% | 68.9% | 142 / 214 | 66.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 74 / 93 | 79.6% | 68.0% | 34 / 50 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 293 / 1007 | 29.1% | 35.6% | 189 / 636 | 29.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 261 / 360 | 72.5% | 69.6% | 109 / 166 | 65.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 83 / 117 | 70.9% | 82.1% | 79 / 108 | 73.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kim has more cage time on record.