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 as in favor of 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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out and 6 by submission.
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 at 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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