Dong Hyun Kim
18 UFC Fights | 72% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (38%)
Dong Hyun Kim UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Dong Hyun Kim is 13-4 in the UFC across 18 fights (1 no contest), with 4 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 8 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 22-4-1 (1 NC), 9-0 of it outside the UFC. Dong Hyun Kim competes at welterweight as a southpaw grappler, standing 6'2" with a 76" reach at 44 years old. The last bout was a loss to Colby Covington by decision in Jun 2017.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 89th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (2.2/fight).
Dong Hyun Kim's UFC win rate is 72% (13 of 18 fights), and 38% of those wins came by finish. Kim averages 2.2 takedowns per fight at 45% accuracy and stops 69% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 22-4-1 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 13-4 (1 NC)
- Height
- 6'2"
- Reach
- 76"
- Age
- 44
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Colby Covington · Decision · Jun 2017
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Dong Hyun Kim's Last 5 Fights
Kim is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Colby Covington · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · Jun 2017
- Win vs Tarec Saffiedine · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · Dec 2016
- Win vs Dominic Waters · KO/TKO · R1 3:11 · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal · Nov 2015
- Win vs Joshua Burkman · Submission · R3 2:13 · UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 2015
- Loss vs Tyron Woodley · KO/TKO · R1 1:01 · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le · Aug 2014
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Dong Hyun Kim vs Average
Dong Hyun Kim's UFC Fight History
18 UFC fights on record (13-4 (1 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Colby Covington | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | 2017-06-17 |
| W | Tarec Saffiedine | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey | 2016-12-30 |
| W | Dominic Waters | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:11 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal | 2015-11-28 |
| W | Joshua Burkman | Submission | R3 · 2:13 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | 2015-05-23 |
| L | Tyron Woodley | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:01 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le | 2014-08-23 |
| W | John Hathaway | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:02 | UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway | 2014-03-01 |
| W | Erick Silva | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:01 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields | 2013-10-09 |
| W | Siyar Bahadurzada | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann | 2013-03-02 |
| W | Paulo Thiago | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le | 2012-11-10 |
| L | Demian Maia | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:47 | UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 | 2012-07-07 |
| W | Sean Pierson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | 2011-12-30 |
| L | Carlos Condit | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:58 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | 2011-07-02 |
| W | Nate Diaz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 125: Resolution | 2011-01-01 |
| W | Amir Sadollah | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans | 2010-05-29 |
| W | TJ Grant | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 100 | 2009-07-11 |
| D/NC | Karo Parisyan | Other | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | 2009-01-31 |
| W | Matt Brown | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 88: Breakthrough | 2008-09-06 |
| W | Jason Tan | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:25 | UFC 84: Ill Will | 2008-05-24 |
How Kim Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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