Da Un Jung | |
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Born | Jung Da-un 7 December 1993 Taegu, South Korea |
Other names | Sseda |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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] |
Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [4] |
Years active | 2015–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 21 |
Wins | 15 |
By knockout | 11 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Jung Da-un (born 7 December 1993), anglicized as Da Un Jung, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2015, he has also formerly competed for HEAT where he was the Light heavyweight Champion.
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]
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 faced Devin Clark on February 4, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 218. [25] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [26]
Jung faced Carlos Ulberg on September 10, 2023, at UFC 293. [27] He lost the fight in round three via rear-naked choke. [28]
21 matches | 15 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 11 | 1 |
By submission | 2 | 2 |
By decision | 2 | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 15–5–1 | Carlos Ulberg | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 293 | September 10, 2023 | 3 | 4:49 | Sydney, Australia | |
Loss | 15–4–1 | Devin Clark | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak | February 4, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
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 | Lee Hyun-soo | 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 | Lim Jun-soo | Decision (majority) | Top FC 8 | August 15, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Win | 1–0 | Lee Hyung-chul | TKO (punches) | Top FC 7 | May 29, 2015 | 1 | 1:45 | Changwon, South Korea | Heavyweight debut. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | The King of Ssireum | Contestant | spin-off | [29] |
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