Breaking down Saturday's UFC Fight Night: Kim vs. Hathaway card By The Numbers...
This Saturday, UFC Fight Pass subscribers will get an Octagonside seat as Kim Dong Hyun faces off against John Hathaway in a welterweight showdown. But before the fights begin in Macao, let’s take a look at the card By The Numbers.
3 Wins in a row that welterweights John “The Hitman” Hathaway and “Stun Gun” Kim Dong Hyun are riding into their main event tangle
3.27 Successful takedowns per 15 minutes of fighting for Kim, 3rd highest among active UFC welterweights (min. 5 fights)
54 Percentage of the fight that Kim controls his opponent’s on the ground, 3rd largest control time in UFC welterweight history (min. 5 fights) - 2nd is Dennis Hallman, 1st is Roan Carneiro
1.53 Significant strikes absorbed per minute, best average among active UFC welterweights (min. 5 fights)
53.6 Percentage of Kim’s significant strikes that land, 2nd highest in welterweight history (min. 5 fights and 350 attempts) - 1st is Matt “The Immortal” Brown
49.7 Percentage of Kim’s significant strikes that land coming in ground & pound, 2nd highest in welterweight history - 1st is UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes
9.22 Total strikes landed per minute by Hathaway, 4th highest rate in UFC history (min. 5 fights)
1,010 Total strikes landed by Hathaway inside the Octagon in his 8 UFC fights, 7th most in welterweight history
705 Of the aforementioned strikes were on the ground, 4th most in the welterweight history
239 Total strikes landed by Hathaway at UFC 105 in his unanimous decision win over Paul Taylor
11 Total strikes absorbed by Hathaway in that same fight, 5th highest differential in UFC history
20 Successful takedowns completed by Hathaway inside the Octagon
100 Percentage of fights Hathaway has won in the UFC when he completes at least one takedown
519 Days since Hathaway last fought
1964 Days between Kim’s first and second KO wins in the UFC, which was Kim’s debut at UFC 84 and Kim’s last appearance at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields
100 Percentage of Shawn “The Savage” Jordan’s UFC wins by KO/TKO
19 Seconds it took for Mitrione to score his last knockout win inside the Octagon against Phil De Fries, 5th fastest knockout in UFC heavyweight history
52 Percentage of Mitrione’s significant striking accuracy, 3rd highest among active heavyweights (min. 5 fights, 350 sig. attempts)
+18.8 Mitrione’s lopsided striking accuracy to his opponents, highest in heavyweight history
161 UFC event which Jordan scored a Knockout of the Night over Pat Barry in 59 seconds
14 Stoppage victories in Jordan’s career, 1 win by decision
75 Percent of Jordan’s UFC/Strikeforce stoppage wins have happened between the 8th and 9th minute of the fight