Ji Yeon Kim

“Firefist”

OctagonStats Rating 1437

3-7-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 7" (170 cm)

Weight125 lbs. (57 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornOct 18, 1989

Age37

DivisionFlyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM5.37

Str. Acc36%

SApM5.41

Str. Def56%

TD Avg0.00

TD Acc0%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.1

Recent form

L L L L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

10 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

1 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 7 decision losses

Finish rate33%

Times finished0%

StreakL5

Best streak2

Avg fight14:11

Octagon time2h 21m

Opp win%64%

ActiveJun. 17, 2017 – May. 13, 2023 (7y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night2

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Ji Yeon Kim "Firefist" is a 9-7-2 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Ji debuted Jun. 17, 2017 vs Lucie Pudilova (loss). On a 5-fight losing skid. 7 years active (Jun. 17, 2017–May. 13, 2023).

Best wins: Justine Kish (S-DEC R3, Jan. 27, 2018); Nadia Kassem (KO/TKO Punch R2, Oct. 05, 2019); Melinda Fabian (S-DEC R3, Jun. 23, 2018).

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
May. 13, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida	L Mandy Bohm	S-DEC	3	1:55	0 0	10 17	0 2	1 1
Jul. 30, 2022	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2	L Joselyne Edwards	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	78 101	0 1	0 0
Feb. 26, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green	L Priscila Cachoeira	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	170 102	0 1	0 0
Sep. 04, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till	L Molly McCann	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	122 127	0 2	0 0
Aug. 29, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic	L Alexa Grasso	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	68 88	0 1	0 0
Oct. 05, 2019	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya	W Nadia Kassem	KO/TKO Punch	2	4:59	1 0	80 45	0 1	0 0
Nov. 30, 2018	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale	L Antonina Shevchenko	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	33 66	0 2	0 0
Jun. 23, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards	W Melinda Fabian	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	73 72	0 0	0 0
Jan. 27, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2	W Justine Kish	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	68 96	0 0	0 0
Jun. 17, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia	L Lucie Pudilova	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	60 53	0 0	0 2

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.