Kang vs Liu

Who won Kang vs Liu?

Kyung Ho Kang beat Pingyuan Liu by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 23, on Saturday 21st December 2019 at Sajik Arena in Busan.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kyung Ho Kang.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Kang vs Liu stats

Kyung Ho Kang stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Pingyuan Liu made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Kyung Ho Kang's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Pingyuan Liu's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Liu had an advantage in power over Kang, with a 27% knock out percentage over Kang's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kang had a large advantage over Liu, boasting a 69% submission rate over Liu's 40%.

Kyung Ho Kang was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Kang had a height advantage of 3 inches over Liu. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kang was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Liu, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 61 to Liu's 41.

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