Denis Kang

OctagonStats Rating 1508

7-6-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach77" (196 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornSep 17, 1977

Age49

DivisionMiddleweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.27

Str. Acc35%

SApM1.65

Str. Def67%

TD Avg2.51

TD Acc65%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.2

Recent form

L L W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

13 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 3 decision wins

Losses by method

3 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 1 decision losses

Finish rate57%

Times finished83%

StreakL2

Best streak5

Avg fight6:39

Octagon time1h 26m

Opp win%65%

ActiveApr. 03, 2005 – Dec. 31, 2012 (8y)

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Denis Kang is a 35-16-2 grappler (2 NC).

Denis debuted Apr. 03, 2005 vs Takahiro Oba (win). Longest win streak: 5. On a 2-fight losing skid. 8 years active (Apr. 03, 2005–Dec. 31, 2012).

Best wins: Andrei Semenov (U-DEC R2, Jul. 17, 2005); Amar Suloev (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Aug. 27, 2006); Akihiro Gono (U-DEC R2, Nov. 05, 2006).

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Wrestling-heavy game

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Dec. 31, 2012	DREAM 18	L Melvin Manhoef	KO/TKO Knee	1	0:50	0 1	0 4	0 0	0 0
Nov. 14, 2009	UFC 105: Couture vs Vera	L Michael Bisping	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:24	1 0	11 29	0 3	0 1
Apr. 18, 2009	UFC 97: Redemption	W Xavier Foupa-Pokam	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	31 23	5 0	1 0
Jan. 17, 2009	UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson	L Alan Belcher	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	4:36	0 0	26 9	3 0	1 1
Apr. 29, 2008	DREAM 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round	L Gegard Mousasi	SUB Triangle Choke	1	3:10	0 0	2 6	1 0	1 1
Oct. 28, 2007	K-1 Hero's Korea 2007	L Yoshihiro Akiyama	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:45	0 1	13 7	0 0	0 0
Nov. 05, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 13	L Kazuo Misaki	S-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	38 37	3 1	1 0
Nov. 05, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 13	W Akihiro Gono	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	27 24	1 0	0 0
Aug. 27, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 12	W Amar Suloev	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	4:10	0 0	15 6	1 0	2 0
Jun. 04, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 11	W Murilo Rua	KO/TKO Punches	1	0:15	1 0	9 0	0 0	0 0
Apr. 02, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 10	W Mark Weir	KO/TKO Knee	1	4:55	0 0	21 4	0 1	0 0
Jul. 17, 2005	PRIDE Bushido 8	W Andrei Semenov	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	29 17	1 3	1 0
Apr. 03, 2005	PRIDE Bushido 6	W Takahiro Oba	SUB Armbar	1	4:24	0 0	8 1	2 0	1 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.