Who won Kim vs McCann?
Molly McCann beat Ji Yeon Kim by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 36, on Saturday 4th September 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Molly McCann.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).
Kim vs McCann stats
Ji Yeon Kim stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Molly McCann made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.
Molly McCann marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.
Ji Yeon Kim's UFC record stood at 3-7-0, while Molly McCann's came in at 7-6-0.
The stats suggested McCann had an advantage in power over Kim, with a 40% knock out percentage over Kim's 22%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kim had a massive advantage over McCann, boasting a 33% submission rate over McCann's 0%.
Ji Yeon Kim was the older woman by 1 year, at 35 years old.
Kim had a height advantage of 3 inches over McCann. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.
Kim's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to McCann's, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 6 months earlier than McCann, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 2 less professional rounds, 46 to McCann's 48.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ji Yeon Kim had been fighting more than Molly McCann.
Going to this contest, Ji Yeon Kim had last fought 4 years, 3 months and 6 days ago, while Molly McCann's last outing had been 4 years, 4 months and 20 days ago.
Kim's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
McCann's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.
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