Da Un Jung
Da Un Jung | |
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Born | Jung Da-un 7 December 1993 Daegu, South Korea |
Other names | Sseda |
Nationality | South Korean |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
Division | Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
Reach | 78.5 in (199 cm)[1] |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Seoul, South Korea |
Team | Korean Top Team [2][3] |
Years active | 2015–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 19 |
Wins | 15 |
By knockout | 11 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Da Un Jung[4] (born 7 December 1993), is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2015, he has also formerly competed for HEAT where he was the Light heavyweight Champion.
Mixed martial Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Starting his career in 2015, Jung compiled a 11–2 record fighting for various East Asian regional promotions, with his most memorable accomplishment being winning the HEAT Light Heavyweight Championship via TKO against Yuto Nakajima.[5]
Ultimate Fighting Championship[edit]
Jung made his UFC debut against fellow newcomer Khadis Ibragimov on August 31, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 157. He won the fight via standing guillotine in the third round.[6]
Jung faced Mike Rodríguez on December 21, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 165.[7] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[8]
Da Un Jung was scheduled to face Ed Herman on May 2, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman.[9] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that the event was postponed to a future date.[10] The bout with Herman was rescheduled for August 1, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 175.[11] However, Jung was removed from the bout on July 23 due to alleged travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13]
Jung faced Sam Alvey on October 24, 2020 at UFC 254.[14] After a back and forth battle, the fight was declared a draw.[15]
As the first bout of his new contract, Jung was scheduled to face Shamil Gamzatov on April 10, 2021 at UFC on ABC 2.[16][17] However, Gamzatov was removed from the bout on March 24 due to alleged Visa issues and replaced by William Knight.[18] Jung won the bout via unanimous decision.[19]
Jung was scheduled to face Kennedy Nzechukwu on October 16, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 195.[20] However, the bout was postponed to UFC Fight Night 197 on November 13, 2021 for unknown reasons.[21] Jung won the bout via knockout in round one.[22]
Jung faced Dustin Jacoby on July 16, 2022, at UFC on ABC 3.[23] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[24]
Jung is scheduled to face Devin Clark on February 4, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 218.[25]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
- HEAT
- HEAT Light Heavyweight Championship (one time) [5]
Mixed martial arts record[edit]
Professional record breakdown | ||
19 matches | 15 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 11 | 1 |
By submission | 2 | 1 |
By decision | 2 | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 15–3–1 | Dustin Jacoby | KO (punch) | UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez | July 16, 2022 | 1 | 3:13 | Elmont, New York, United States | |
Win | 15–2–1 | Kennedy Nzechukwu | KO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez | November 13, 2021 | 1 | 3:04 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 14–2–1 | William Knight | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland | April 10, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Draw | 13–2–1 | Sam Alvey | Draw (split) | UFC 254 | October 24, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Win | 13–2 | Mike Rodríguez | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | December 21, 2019 | 1 | 1:04 | Busan, South Korea | |
Win | 12–2 | Khadis Ibragimov | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | August 31, 2019 | 3 | 2:00 | Shenzhen, China | |
Win | 11–2 | Saša Milinkovic | TKO (elbows) | HEAT 44 | March 2, 2019 | 3 | 0:58 | Nagoya, Japan | Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 10–2 | Abutalib Halilov | TKO (elbows) | Way of The Dragon Championships 3 | January 12, 2019 | 2 | 3:10 | Taipei City, Taiwan | |
Win | 9–2 | Yuto Nakajima | TKO (punches) | HEAT 43 | September 17, 2018 | 2 | 1:33 | Kariya, Japan | Won the HEAT Light Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 8–2 | Peterson Almeida | TKO (punches and elbows) | HEAT 42 | May 27, 2018 | 2 | 3:55 | Kariya, Japan | |
Win | 7–2 | Hulk | KO (punches) | HEAT 41 | December 23, 2017 | 1 | 2:20 | Nagoya, Japan | Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 6–2 | Ryo Sakai | Decision (unanimous) | TFC 15 | July 22, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Win | 5–2 | Hyun Soo Lee | TKO (punches) | TFC Dream 2 | January 21, 2017 | 1 | 1:54 | Gyeongsan, South Korea | Catchweight (220 lb) bout. |
Win | 4–2 | Shunsuke Inoue | TKO (punches) | HEAT 38 | September 25, 2016 | 2 | 3:26 | Nagoya, Japan | |
Win | 3–2 | Handong Kong | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Art of War 18 | July 30, 2016 | 1 | 7:30 | Beijing, China | Light Heavyweight debut. |
Win | 2–2 | Lucas Tani | TKO (punches) | HEAT 37 | March 6, 2016 | 3 | 2:24 | Nagoya, Japan | Openweight bout. |
Loss | 1–2 | Roque Martinez | Submission (kimura) | Top FC 9 | October 24, 2015 | 1 | 4:30 | Incheon, South Korea | |
Loss | 1–1 | Jun Soo Lim | Decision (majority) | Top FC 8 | August 15, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Win | 1–0 | Hyung Chul Lee | TKO (punches) | Top FC 7 | May 29, 2015 | 1 | 1:45 | Changwon, South Korea | Heavyweight debut. |
Filmography[edit]
Television show[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | The King of Ssireum | Contestant | spin-off | [26] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "UFC Signs South Korean fighters Jung Da-Un and Park Jun-Yong(鄭大印)". Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Korean Top Team Introduction". Sports. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Mixed martial arts show results Date: April 10, 2021" (PDF). boxing.nv.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-03.
- ^ a b c Sherdog.com. "Da Un Jung". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Hogerty, Dan. "UFC Shenzhen Results: Da Un Jung Submits Khadis Ibragimov After Taking Early Punishment". Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "Da Un Jung vs. Mike Rodriguez slated for UFC on ESPN+ 23 in South Korea". MMA Junkie. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2019-12-21). "UFC Busan Results: Da Un Jung Finishes Mike Rodriguez Early". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2020-02-20). "Ed Herman vs. Da Un Jung, Andrei Arlovski vs. Philipe Lins Added to UFC Oklahoma City". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2020-04-09). "Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ Redactie (2020-06-16). "Da Un Jung vs. Ed Herman opnieuw ingepland, ditmaal voor UFC evenement op 1 augustus". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ Nolan King (2020-07-23). "Kevin Holland replaces Jun Yong Park, meets Trevin Giles at UFC event on Aug. 1". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ Jay Pettry (2020-07-23). "UFC releases 'Brunson vs. Shahbazyan' bout lineup for Aug. 1 Fight Night". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2020-08-24). "Zuid-Koreaanse teamgenoten krijgen nieuwe partijen toegewezen in oktober". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ Doherty, Dan (2020-10-24). "UFC 254 Results: Sam Alvey and Da Un Jung Fight to Entertaining Draw". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ Redactie (2021-02-03). "Da Un Jung faces undefeated Shamil Gamzatov at UFC event on April 10". mma.dna.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Andrew Whitelaw (April 9, 2021). "Da Un Jung says change of opponent doesn't affect him ahead of UFC on ABC 2". asianmma.com.
- ^ Nolan King (2021-03-24). "William Knight out of UFC 260 due to COVID-19 protocols; Alonzo Menifield meets Fabio Cherant". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ Doherty, Dan (10 April 2021). "UFC Vegas 23 Results: Da Un Jung Stifles William Knight, Stays Undefeated". Cageside Press. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2021-08-31). "Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Da Un Jung toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 16 oktober". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ Staff (2021-10-07). "Fight pushed back". rotowire.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2021-11-13). "UFC Vegas 42: Da Un Jung Batters Kennedy Nzechukwu with Elbows". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Da Un Jung faces Dustin Jacoby on July 16th". Asian MMA. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "UFC on ABC 3 video: Dustin Jacoby lands clean, walk-off KO of Da-un Jung". MMA Junkie. 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Da Un Jung faces Devin Clark at UFC event in Seoul". Asian MMA. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Jo Tae-young (September 14, 2022). "씨름의 제왕' 1차 명단 공개…이만기 "이 사람 나온다고?" [The first list of 'The King of Ssireum' revealed... Mangi Lee "Is this person coming out?] (in Korean). E-Daily. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Naver.
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