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Stats for Suckas: Dong Hyun Kim vs John Hathaway

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Let’s be honest: Every now and then it’s fun to get down into the nitty-gritty statistics and see if we can’t perform some MMAth. It helps us analyze future fights and make predictions based on previous history. Fans of all sports do it, so why can’t we? It can help us look for potential trends in a fighter as well. So, with thanks to Sherdog and FightMetric.com for the raw data, let’s examine the co-main event of the upcoming UFC – TUF China Finale: Dong Hyun Kim vs. John Hathaway.

Stats for Suckas: Dong Hyun Kim vs John Hathaway


Statistics

Dong Hyun Kim

John Hathaway

Age 32 26
Camp Busan Team M.A.D. London Shootfighters
Record 18-2-1, 1 N/C 17-1
Stance Southpaw Orthodox
Reach 76.0″ 75.5″
Win Percentage 7 (T)KOs (39%)
1 Submission (6%)
10 Decisions (56%)
5 (T)KOs (29%)
4 Submissions (24%)
8 Decisions (47%)
Loss Percentage 2 (T)KOs (100%) 1 Decision (100%)
Last (T)KO Victory Oct. 9th, 2013, over Erick Silva Jan. 17th, 2009, over Tom Egan
Last Submission Victory May 24th, 2006, over Mitsunori Tanimura Sep. 20th, 2008, over Jack Mason
Last Decision Victory Mar. 3rd, 2013, over Siyar Bahadurzada Sep. 29th, 2012, over John Maguire
Last (T)KO Loss July 7th, 2012, to Demian Maia N/A
Last Submission Loss N/A N/A
Last Decision Loss N/A Oct. 16th, 2010, to Mike Pyle
Submission Victories by Method RNC 1x (100%) RNC 2x (50%)
Punches 2x (50%)
Submission Losses by method N/A N/A
Most Takedowns in a Fight 6, on May 29th, 2010, against Amir Sadollah 5, on Jan. 17th, 2009, against Tom Egan
Most Guard Passes in a Fight 10, on May 24th, 2008, against Jason Tan 4, on Sep. 29th, 2012, against John Maguire
Decision Victories in the UFC 7 6
Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute 2.14 3.49
Striking Accuracy 54% 42%
Significant Strikes Absorbed Per Minute 1.53 1.73
Striking Defense 60% 61%
Average Takedown Attempts per 15 Min. 3.27 2.74
Takedown Accuracy 48% 48%
Takedown Defense Percentage 81% 61%
Average Submission per 15 Min. 0.74 0.96
Average Submission Completion Rate 8.28% 18.55%
Most Significant Strikes Landed in a Fight 77, on May 24th, 2008, against Jason Tan 84, on May 29th, 2010, against Diego Sanchez
Total Fight Time 4 hrs, 4 min, 50 sec 2 hrs, 48 min, 28 sec

Everything John Hathaway can do, Dong Hyun Kim can do better. He’s been doing it longer and has been able to not only get wins over tougher fighters, but finishes as well. Hathaway is going to put up a good effort, but I just don’t see him having what it takes to do anything against the Korean fighter. Expect Dong Hyun Kim to take this, likely by Decision.

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Justin Pierrot is MMASucka.com's resident musicologist and TUF aficionado. When not looking after his family or writing his weekly pieces, he's making music as Stormland or building Gundam models.

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