Kyung Ho Kang
“Mr. Perfect”
Professional record
Last 5: LLWWL
Profile
- Age
- 39 (born September 9, 1987)
- Born in
- Busan
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Weight
- 135 lbs.
- Reach
- 73"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 8-5 (1 NC)
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC8
- Submission 4
- Decision 4
Losses in the UFC5
- Decision 5
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.13 top 63%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.32
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.97 top 34%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.8
Next fight
In the record book
About Kyung Ho Kang
Kyung Ho Kang "Mr. Perfect" is a bantamweight mixed martial artist, born in Busan, South Korea, on September 9, 1987. Kang stands 5' 9", has a 73" reach and fights from an orthodox stance.
Kang turned professional in 2007, debuting with Spirit MC. An 11-6 record outside the UFC came first. Kang made a UFC debut at UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann in March 2013 and had a no contest with Alex Caceres. In the UFC, Kang is 8-5 with 1 no contest across 14 fights.
A submission specialist, Kang has 4 UFC submission wins, most often by rear-naked choke.
Kang's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov in June 2024, where Kang lost to Muin Gafurov.
UFC fight history
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L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Jun 22, 2024
12Str 3TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
Nov 11, 2023
88Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 2:25
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Jun 17, 2023
22Str 1TD 1KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka
Jun 11, 2022
100Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
Nov 20, 2021
43Str 0TD 1KD -
W
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
Dec 21, 2019
20Str 3TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
Aug 17, 2019
50Str 3TD 1KD -
W
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 3:59
Feb 9, 2019
26Str 1TD 1KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Aug 4, 2018
65Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom · R1 4:53
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Jan 14, 2018
3Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
Sep 20, 2014
21Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount · R3 3:53
UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim
Jan 4, 2014
65Str 2TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
Aug 31, 2013
18Str 3TD 0KD -
NC
Overturned · Failed Drug Test by CaceresJunichiro Kamijo 28 - 29.Chris Watts 29 - 28.Charlie Keech 28 - 29. · R3 5:00
UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann
Mar 2, 2013
16Str 5TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Kyung Ho Kang is 19-11 (1 NC) across 31 professional fights in 9 promotions, since a pro debut on April 22, 2007 (Spirit MC). 17 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins19
- KO/TKO 2
- Submission 12
- Decision 5
Pro losses11
- KO/TKO 1
- Submission 1
- Decision 8
- Other 1
- Finish rate
- 74% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 3
- Current streak
- 2 losses
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 8-5 (1 NC) | 2013 |
| Road FC | 5-2 | 2011 |
| Spirit MC | 3-1 | 2007 |
| AOW | 1-0 | 2009 |
| Deep | 0-1 | 2009 |
| Gladiator | 0-1 | 2010 |
| Grachan | 1-0 | 2010 |
| KOF | 1-0 | 2010 |
| World Victory Road Presents | 0-1 | 2010 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L | Muin Gafurov | Jun 22, 2024 |
| L | John Castañeda | Nov 11, 2023 |
| W | Cristian Quiñónez | Jun 17, 2023 |
| W | Danaa Batgerel | Jun 11, 2022 |
| L | Rani Yahya | Nov 20, 2021 |
| W | Liu Pingyuan | Dec 21, 2019 |
| W | Brandon Davis | Aug 17, 2019 |
| W | Teruto Ishihara | Feb 9, 2019 |
| L | Ricardo Ramos | Aug 4, 2018 |
| W | Guido Cannetti | Jan 14, 2018 |
| W | Michinori Tanaka | Sep 20, 2014 |
| W | Shunichi Shimizu | Jan 4, 2014 |
| L | Chico Camus | Aug 31, 2013 |
| NC | Alex Caceres | Mar 2, 2013 |
| W | Andrew Leone | Jun 16, 2012 |
| W | Moon Jae-hoon | Jun 16, 2012 |
| W | Shoko Sato | Mar 24, 2012 |
| L | Andrew Leone | Feb 5, 2012 |
| W | Song Min-jung | Dec 3, 2011 |
| W | Lee Kil-woo | Jul 24, 2011 |
| L | Kwon Bae-young | Apr 16, 2011 |
| W | Kazutoshi Fujita | Nov 7, 2010 |
| L | Munehiro Kin | Oct 9, 2010 |
| W | Makoto Kamaya | Apr 24, 2010 |
| L | Shigeki Osawa | Mar 7, 2010 |
| L | Atsushi Yamamoto | Nov 10, 2009 |
| W | Ning Guangyou | Jul 18, 2009 |
| W | Kim Nam-sun | Jun 29, 2008 |
| L | Lee Kwang-hee | Jan 20, 2008 |
| W | Jang Duk-young | Oct 14, 2007 |
| W | So Jae-hyun | Apr 22, 2007 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Kyung Ho Kang's record?
Kyung Ho Kang's professional MMA record is 19 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, with 1 no contest.
How old is Kyung Ho Kang?
Kyung Ho Kang is 39 years old, born on September 9, 1987.
How tall is Kyung Ho Kang and what is their reach?
Kyung Ho Kang stands 5' 9" with a 73" reach.
Who did Kyung Ho Kang fight last?
Kyung Ho Kang lost to Muin Gafurov by Decision - Unanimous at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on Jun 22, 2024.
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