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“Super Korean” · 35-16-2
Loss · TKOWin · TKOLoss · TKO
RESULT
Unanimous Decision
ROUND 2 · 5:00
Welterweight2 rounds scheduled
Full card
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“The Magic Man” · 39-24-8
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Sunday, November 5, 2006Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan

Denis Kang defeated Akihiro Gono by Unanimous Decision in round 2 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of PRIDE: Bushido 13, held Sunday, November 5, 2006 at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama.

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Denis Kang vs Akihiro Gono

Insights

  • Denis Kang's last 5 fights were all wins that ended early.
  • Denis Kang lands 3.53 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 92% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Denis Kang

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team
Akihiro Gono

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

74%
Head
37%
22%
Body
29%
4%
Leg
34%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Denis Kanglast 3 fights
46%9%46%
Akihiro Gonolast 3 fights
82%10%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Denis Kang Akihiro Gono
Strikes landed / min
2.002.35
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denis Kang · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.793.34
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denis Kang · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.531.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denis Kang · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
67%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denis Kang · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
0%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denis Kang · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.900.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denis Kang · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.00
Strikes landed / min
2.35
1.79
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.34
3.53 / 5.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.57 / 2.0
67%
Takedown accuracy
80%
0%
Takedown defence
43%
5:50
Control time / fight
1:54
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.40

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

Denis Kang3 UFC fights · 68 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
34%23/97
10%7/13
1%1/3
Clinch
4%3/9
1%1/2
3%2/2
Ground
35%24/40
10%7/7
0%0/0
Akihiro Gono3 UFC fights · 90 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
28%25/70
20%18/30
34%31/46
Clinch
3%3/8
7%6/7
0%0/0
Ground
6%5/8
2%2/2
0%0/0

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

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Denis Kang31 of 35 ended early · 89%4 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

9 early stoppages have no logged time

Akihiro Gono22 of 46 ended early · 48%24 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

5 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Denis Kang5-0
  • W
    PRIDE Bushido 12· Aug 26, 2006
    Submission · R1 · 4:10 · Welterweight
  • W
    PRIDE: Bushido 11· Jun 4, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 0:15 · Welterweight
  • W
    Albert Vasconcelos
    Spirit MC 8· Apr 22, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 0:12 · Heavyweight
  • W
    PRIDE: Bushido 10· Apr 2, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 4:55 · Welterweight
  • W
    Ron Fields
    Absolute Fighting Championship· Dec 10, 2005
    Submission
Full record · 37 fights
  • NC
    Robert Villegas
    Spirit MC 7· Oct 29, 2005
    NC · R1 · 4:25
  • W
    PRIDE: Bushido 8· Jul 17, 2005
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Takahiro Oba
    PRIDE: Bushido 6· Apr 3, 2005
    Submission · R1 · 4:24 · Middleweight
  • W
    Alexey Veselovzorov
    M-1: Heavyweight Grand Prix 2004· Dec 4, 2004
    Submission · R1 · 1:17 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jin Ho Yang
    Spirit MC 5· Sep 11, 2004
    TKO · R1 · 0:49 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Spirit MC 5· Sep 11, 2004
    Submission · R1 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Junpei Hamada
    Spirit MC 5· Sep 11, 2004
    Submission · R1 · 2:35 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Kobus Huisamen
    Spirit MC 4· Jun 12, 2004
    TKO · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Hyun Chul Cho
    Spirit MC 3· Apr 10, 2004
    Submission · R1 · 2:06 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Hyung Jun Kim
    Spirit MC Interleague 1· Feb 7, 2004
    TKO · R1 · 1:13 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Spirit MC Interleague 1· Feb 7, 2004
    TKO · R1 · 0:38 · Heavyweight
  • D
    M-1: Russia vs. The World 7· Dec 5, 2003
    DEC · Middleweight
  • W
    Stephan Potvin
    TKO Major League MMA· Sep 6, 2003
    TKO · R3 · 2:22 · Middleweight
  • W
    Kaipo Kalama
    Superbrawl 30· Jun 13, 2003
    MD · Middleweight
  • W
    Brendan Seguin
    Superbrawl 30· Jun 13, 2003
    Submission · R1 · 2:24 · Middleweight
  • W
    Keith Rockel
    USMMA: Ring Of Fury 3· May 3, 2003
    TKO · R2 · 2:59 · Catchweight
  • W
    Chris Peak
    British Columbia Regional· Apr 4, 2003
    Submission
  • L
    Extreme Challenge 50· Feb 23, 2003
    Submission · R2 · 1:41 · Middleweight
  • L
    TKO Major League MMA· Oct 11, 2002
    Submission
  • W
    Washington Regional· Jul 20, 2002
    Submission
  • W
    Shane Biever
    British Columbia Regional· Jun 22, 2002
    Submission
  • NC
    British Columbia Regional· Apr 13, 2002
    NC · R2 · 3:15
  • L
    Marty Armendarez
    IFC: Warriors Challenge 15· Aug 31, 2001
    TKO · R1 · 3:52 · Middleweight
  • L
    Osami Shibuya
    Pancrase 95· May 13, 2001
    Submission · R3 · 3:45 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Keiichiro Yamamiya
    Pancrase 90· Dec 4, 2000
    MD · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Minoru Suzuki
    Pancrase 88· Sep 24, 2000
    TKO · R1 · 3:43 · Middleweight
  • W
    Lonnie Canida
    British Columbia Regional· Mar 18, 2000
    TKO
  • L
    Joe Slick
    Extreme Challenge· May 15, 1999
    Submission
  • L
    Jacen Flynn
    Bas Rutten Invitational 2· Apr 24, 1999
    Submission · R1 · 4:07 · Middleweight
  • W
    Tom Bolger
    Bas Rutten Invitational 2· Apr 24, 1999
    Submission · R1 · 1:55 · Middleweight
  • W
    TBA
    British Columbia Regional· Nov 1, 1998
    TKO
  • W
    TBA
    British Columbia Regional· Aug 2, 1998
    Submission
Akihiro Gono4-1
  • W
    PRIDE Bushido 12· Aug 26, 2006
    Submission · R2 · 4:24 · Welterweight
  • W
    PRIDE: Bushido 11· Jun 4, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Dae Won Kim
    PRIDE: Bushido 10· Apr 2, 2006
    Submission · R1 · 9:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    PRIDE: Bushido 9· Sep 25, 2005
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00
  • L
    PRIDE: Bushido 9· Sep 25, 2005
    TKO · R1 · 7:58 · Welterweight
Full record · 46 fights
  • W
    Crosley Gracie
    PRIDE: Bushido 7· May 22, 2005
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Pancrase 141· Nov 7, 2004
    TKO · R2 · 2:53 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Tsuyoshi Kurihara
    Pancrase 135· Jun 22, 2004
    TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    PRIDE: Bushido 2· Feb 15, 2004
    TKO · R1 · 9:04 · Middleweight
  • W
    Nilson de Castro
    Pancrase 127· Nov 30, 2003
    Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Daisuke Watanabe
    Pancrase 126· Oct 31, 2003
    TKO · R2 · 3:49 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Nilson de Castro
    Pancrase 124· Aug 31, 2003
    DQ · R1 · 0:29 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Flavio Luiz Moura
    Pancrase 119· May 18, 2003
    MD · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Chris Haseman
    ZST 2: The Battlefield 2· Mar 9, 2003
    MD · Heavyweight
  • D
    Pancrase 116· Feb 16, 2003
    DEC · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Keiichiro Yamamiya
    Pancrase 114· Dec 21, 2002
    TKO · R3 · 3:49 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    Osami Shibuya
    Pancrase 110· Aug 25, 2002
    DEC · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Kosei Kubota
    Pancrase 106· May 11, 2002
    Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Pancrase 102· Dec 1, 2001
    TKO · R3 · 0:52 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Keiichiro Yamamiya
    Pancrase 101· Oct 30, 2001
    Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    Dustin Denes
    Deep 2 Impact· Aug 18, 2001
    DRAW
  • W
    Daisuke Watanabe
    Pancrase 96· Jun 26, 2001
    TKO · R2 · 0:52 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    Shooto: To The Top 4· May 1, 2001
    DEC · Middleweight
  • W
    Shooto: To The Top 1· Jan 19, 2001
    TKO · R1 · 3:06 · Middleweight
  • W
    Masanori Suda
    Shooto: R.E.A.D. 12· Nov 12, 2000
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Andy Wang
    Shooto: R.E.A.D. 5· May 22, 2000
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • D
    Larry Papadopoulos
    Shooto: R.E.A.D. 1· Jan 14, 2000
    DEC · Middleweight
  • L
    Lance Gibson
    Superbrawl 13· Sep 7, 1999
    MD · Middleweight
  • L
    Shooto: 10th Anniversary· May 29, 1999
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • D
    Marcos Da Silva
    Shooto: Devilock Fighters· Jan 15, 1999
    DRAW · Middleweight
  • W
    Adriano de Souza
    Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6· Nov 27, 1998
    Submission · R1 · 2:46 · Welterweight
  • W
    Matt Rocca
    Shoot Boxing· Apr 26, 1998
    Submission · R1 · 3:12 · Welterweight
  • W
    Tatsuya Kurahashi
    Rings Japan· Mar 3, 1998
    Lightweight
  • L
    Larry Papadopoulos
    Shooto: Reconquista 4· Oct 12, 1997
    SD · Middleweight
  • D
    Shooto: Gig 1997· Jun 25, 1997
    DEC · Welterweight
  • W
    TBA
    Japan Regional· Mar 11, 1997
    DEC
  • W
    Masato Fujiwara
    Shooto: Reconquista 1· Jan 18, 1997
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • L
    Kazuhiro Kusayanagi
    Shooto: Let's Get Lost· Oct 4, 1996
    Submission · R4 · 2:52 · Middleweight
  • W
    Masanori Suda
    Shooto: Kawasaki Free Fight· Jul 28, 1996
    Submission · R4 · 0:33 · Middleweight
  • L
    Todd Bjornethun
    Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3· May 7, 1996
    Submission · R3 · 1:12 · Middleweight
  • W
    Yasushi Warita
    Japan Regional· Mar 30, 1996
    Submission
  • L
    Kazunari Murakami
    Japan Regional· Mar 30, 1996
    DEC
  • W
    Ryusei Doi
    Daidojuku: The Wars 3· Feb 17, 1996
    MD · Welterweight
  • L
    Japan Regional· Oct 13, 1995
    Submission
  • W
    Kazunari Murakami
    Japan Regional· Oct 13, 1995
    TKO
  • L
    Yasunori Okuda
    Japan Regional· Apr 23, 1994
    Submission
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Denis Kang vs Akihiro Gono?

Denis Kang defeated Akihiro Gono by Unanimous Decision in round 2 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of PRIDE: Bushido 13, held Sunday, November 5, 2006 at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama.

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