Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Da Fighting Hawaiian”

Kai Kamaka III

18-7-15 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

Goes Long

5'7"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·31age

Last fightWDakota Hope·S-DEC·R3·this month

Fighter Context

2–2–1UFC·

0KO

0Sub

2Dec

13.9min/fight

69UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.27

Neutral

39%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.298

Strong

69%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

28%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

57%

Average

65%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

III

Blitzer

Body Attacker

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.40

Str. Accuracy59%

375UFC landed/632attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.5 vs avg5.67

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.20

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Below Avg9%ile0.27

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

43%

Body

43%

Leg

15%

By Position

Distance83%

Clinch14%

Ground3%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 15 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 34 rounds
Avg. Landed	27	27	27
Avg. Absorbed	26	29	30
Avg. Net	+1	-2	-3

Grappling

III

Control Wrestler

·183s ctrlActive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.51

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.81

TD Accuracy53%

7UFC landed/13attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense55%

11UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

div avg 52%

How They Lose

2UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision2 / 2

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision1 / 2

Loss Pattern

1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

0.7pts

W2 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

1UD

2SD

1MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

5 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=5

R2n=5

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

5.4

5.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.2

5.8

6.0

Diff

+0.2

-0.4

-0.7

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 5 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-29%L3

Last 5 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

III — 5 UFC Fights

Result

Method

5 fights

Dakota Hope

S-DEC R3Apr '26

-1

·105 SS (66%)·106 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·23s ctrl·1 kd taken

↵ 57mo layoff

Danny Chavez

M-DEC R3Jul '21

·48 SS (62%)·41 abs·0/3 td·1 td taken·213s ctrl

TJ Brown

S-DEC R3May '21

-21

·61 SS (48%)·82 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·338s ctrl·1 kd landed

Jonathan Pearce

KO/TKO R2 · 4:28Nov '20

-4

·47 SS (57%)·51 abs·1/3 td·5 td taken·33s ctrl·1 sub att

Tony Kelley

U-DEC R3Aug '20

·114 SS (62%)·114 abs·5/5 td·309s ctrl

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Da Fighting Hawaiian”

Kai Kamaka III

18-7-15 UFC

Form

5'7"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·31age

Last fightWDakota Hope·S-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

2–2–1UFC·

0KO

0Sub

2Dec

13.9min/fight

69UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.27

39%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.298

69%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

28%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

57%

65%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

III

Lightweight avg

BlitzerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min5.40

Str. Accuracy59%

375UFC landed/632attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.5 vs avg5.67

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.20

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Below Avg9%ile0.27

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

43%

Body

43%

Leg

15%

By Position

Dist83%

Clinch14%

Ground3%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=5	R2 n=5	R3 n=4
Landed	27	27	27
Absorbed	26	29	30
Net	+1	-2	-3

Grappling

III

Lightweight avg

Control Wrestler

183s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.51

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.81

TD Accuracy53%

7UFC landed/13attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense55%

11UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

0.7pts

W2 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

1UD

2SD

1MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=5

R2n=5

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

5.4

5.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.2

5.8

6.0

Diff

+0.2

-0.4

-0.7

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

III — UFC Fight Log

Dakota Hope

S-DEC·R3·Apr '26

105 SS (66%)·106 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·23s ctrl·1 kd taken

Danny Chavez

M-DEC·R3·Jul '21

48 SS (62%)·41 abs·0/3 td·1 td taken·213s ctrl

TJ Brown

S-DEC·R3·May '21

61 SS (48%)·82 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·338s ctrl·1 kd

Jonathan Pearce

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '20

47 SS (57%)·51 abs·1/3 td·5 td taken·33s ctrl·1 sub

Tony Kelley

U-DEC·R3·Aug '20

114 SS (62%)·114 abs·5/5 td·309s ctrl

Round 15 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

-3

n=5

n=4

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2

-3