Featherweight

Kai Kamaka III

The Fighting Hawaiian

18-8-1

Age
31
Height
5'7"
Reach
5'9"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Xtreme Couture
Out of
USA
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 61
Finish rate
6%
Win rate
69%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
1
Dec
17

FightMetric

SLpM

5.40

SApM

2.71

Str Acc

64%

Str Def

57%

TD Avg

1.51

TD Acc

54%

TD Def

79%

Sub Avg

0.22

Tape read

Volume pressure striker

Fight IQ

61C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 27 career fights for Kai Kamaka III. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

B

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

Scouting report

Kai Kamaka III “The Fighting Hawaiian” is a 31-year-old Orthodox featherweight out of USA, camped at Xtreme Couture. The tape read: volume pressure striker. Career mark 18-8-1 — 0 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 17 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (61).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.51 TD/15 and 0.22 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 57% / 2.71 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility B (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 79% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (39, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Kamaka III yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

39 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 1.51 takedowns / 15 at 54% accuracy
  • 0.22 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins

Striking defense

69 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 57% striking defense · 2.71 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 8 defeats

Counter punching

46 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 64% accuracy on 5.40 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

62 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 57% · TD def 79% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.71 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

71 B

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 5.40 SLpM at 64% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.71 SApM

Takedown reaction

67 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 79% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 8 losses
  • 17 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.