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Kang Ji Won vs Marcus Almeida

Kang Ji Won is 8-4-0; Marcus Almeida is 5-3-1. Marcus Almeida is 5 years older than Kang Ji Won. Marcus Almeida has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Kang Ji Won. Marcus Almeida is 2" · 5 cm taller than Kang Ji Won. They have met once: Kang Ji Won 0, Marcus Almeida 1.

Kang Ji Won
South Korea
Kang Ji Won
“Mighty Warrior” · 8-4-0
Win · Unanimous DecisionLoss · KnockoutLoss · Unanimous Decision
Met once
Marcus Almeida
Brazil
Marcus Almeida
“Buchecha” · 5-3-1
Loss · TKODraw · DrawLoss · Unanimous Decision
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Style & credentials

Kang Ji Won

No background on record

Marcus Almeida

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

81%
Head
70%
12%
Body
25%
8%
Leg
5%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Kang Ji Wonlast 2 fights
78%21%
Marcus Almeidalast 4 fights
42%9%49%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Kang Ji Won· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC Marcus Almeida· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.111.51
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kang Ji Won · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersMarcus Almeida · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.812.03
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kang Ji Won · Poor · better than 6% of UFC fightersMarcus Almeida · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.902.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kang Ji Won · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersMarcus Almeida · Good · better than 76% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
100%19%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kang Ji Won · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersMarcus Almeida · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kang Ji Won · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMarcus Almeida · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1488 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.11
Strikes landed / min
1.51
5.81
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.03
0.90 / 0.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.22 / 11.7
100%
Takedown accuracy
19%
0:20
Control time / fight
3:30
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.70

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Kang Ji Won2 fights · by range and by target
Range
95%Distance · 52
5%Clinch · 3
0%Ground · 0
Target
81%Head · 42
12%Body · 6
8%Leg · 4

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Marcus Almeida3 UFC fights · 59 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%15/57
12%7/13
5%3/4
Clinch
2%1/5
12%7/7
0%0/0
Ground
42%25/30
2%1/1
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Kang Ji WonMarcus Almeida

Frequently asked questions

Have Kang Ji Won and Marcus Almeida ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Winter Warriors (Fri, Dec 3, 2021), where Marcus Almeida won by Submission.

What are the records of Kang Ji Won and Marcus Almeida?

Kang Ji Won is 8-4-0 and Marcus Almeida is 5-3-1.

Who has the longer reach, Kang Ji Won or Marcus Almeida?

Marcus Almeida has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Kang Ji Won, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Kang Ji Won or Marcus Almeida?

Marcus Almeida is taller at 6'2" · 188 cm; Kang Ji Won stands 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Kang Ji Won or Marcus Almeida?

Marcus Almeida is 36 and Kang Ji Won is 31.

Who has more finishes, Kang Ji Won or Marcus Almeida?

Kang Ji Won has 9 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Marcus Almeida has 5 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).

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