Park Jun-yong (born 27 February 1991) is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Park Jun-yong | |
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Born | Seoul, South Korea | 27 February 1991
Other names | The Iron Turtle |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
Division | Middleweight Welterweight |
Reach | 73 in (185 cm)[1] |
Fighting out of | Seoul, South Korea |
Team | Korean Top Team [2][3] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 24 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 6 |
By decision | 7 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Mixed martial arts career
editEarly career
editStarting his career in 2013, Park compiled a 10–3 record, fighting mainly for a various regional Asian promotions, with his most memorable win being against future Professional Fighters League Welterweight champ, Ray Cooper III.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
editPark made his UFC debut during UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang, against Anthony Hernandez.[4] He lost this fight by anaconda choke.[5]
Park next faced Marc-André Barriault on December 21, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 165.[6] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[7]
Park was expected to face Trevin Giles on August 1, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 173.[8] However, Park was removed from the bout on July 23 due to alleged travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
Park faced John Phillips on October 17, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie.[11] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[12] Park landed 258 ground strikes during the fight, breaking the previous record of 251 ground strikes landed in a three-round fight set by Matt Riddle 11 years prior.[13][14][15]
Park faced Tafon Nchukwi on May 8, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 24.[16] He won the fight via majority decision.[17]
Park faced Gregory Rodrigues on October 23, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori.[18] He lost the fight via knockout in round two.[19] This fight earned him Fight of the Night award.[20]
Park faced Eryk Anders on May 21, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 206.[21] He won the bout via split decision.[22] 9 out of 11 media outlets scored the bout for Anders.[23]
Park faced Joseph Holmes on October 29, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 213.[24] He won the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.[25]
Park faced Denis Tiuliulin on February 4, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 218.[26] He won the fight via rear-naked choke in round one.[27]
Park next faced Albert Duraev at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva on July 15, 2023, winning the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round.[28]
Park faced André Muniz on December 9, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 233.[29] He lost the fight via split decision.[30] 10 out of 14 media outlets scored the bout for Park.[31]
Park was scheduled to face Brad Tavares on July 20, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 60.[32] However, the bout was scrapped after the weigh-ins when Park was not medically cleared to compete.[33] The bout was rescheduled to take place on October 12, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 244.[34] Park won the fight via split decision.[35]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Gregory Rodrigues[20]
- Most total head strikes landed in a fight in UFC Middleweight division history (254) (vs. John Phillips)[36]
- Yawara FC
- Yawara FC Middleweight Championship (One time)[37]
Mixed martial arts record
edit24 matches | 18 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 1 |
By submission | 6 | 2 |
By decision | 7 | 3 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 18–6 | Brad Tavares | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | October 12, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 17–6 | André Muniz | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez | December 9, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 17–5 | Albert Duraev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva | July 15, 2023 | 2 | 4:45 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 16–5 | Denis Tiuliulin | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | February 4, 2023 | 1 | 4:05 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 15–5 | Joseph Holmes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | October 29, 2022 | 2 | 3:04 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 14–5 | Eryk Anders | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | May 21, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 13–5 | Gregory Rodrigues | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori | October 23, 2021 | 2 | 3:13 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 13–4 | Tafon Nchukwi | Decision (majority) | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | May 8, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Nchukwi was deducted one point in round 2 due to repeated groin strikes. |
Win | 12–4 | John Phillips | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | October 17, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Win | 11–4 | Marc-André Barriault | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | December 21, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Busan, South Korea | |
Loss | 10–4 | Anthony Hernandez | Submission (anaconda choke) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | 31 August 2019 | 2 | 4:39 | Shenzhen, China | |
Win | 10–3 | Matvey Ivanenko | TKO (punches) | Real Fight: Double Impact | December 8, 2018 | 3 | 0:58 | Khabarovsk, Russia | Won the Yawara FC Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 9–3 | Glenn Sparv | Decision (unanimous) | RFC Way of the Dragon 2: Taiwan Pro Combat Championship | July 7, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Taipei City, Taiwan | Return to Middleweight. |
Win | 8–3 | John Vake | TKO (punches) | Hex Fight Series 13 | March 23, 2018 | 2 | 1:33 | Melbourne, Australia | |
Win | 7–3 | Koji Shikuwa | TKO (punches) | HEAT 41 | December 23, 2017 | 3 | 1:57 | Nagoya, Japan | Middleweight bout. |
Win | 6–3 | Jung Se-yoon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Top FC 15 | July 22, 2017 | 1 | 2:25 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Win | 5–3 | Ray Cooper III | Submission (anaconda choke) | Pacific Xtreme Combat 56 | March 25, 2017 | 1 | N/A | Hagåtña, Guam | |
Win | 4–3 | Grigoriy Sirenko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MFP 204: International Pankration Tournament | November 5, 2016 | 1 | 2:23 | Vladivostok, Russia | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |
Loss | 3–3 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KZMMAF: Battle of Nomads 9 | August 7, 2016 | 2 | 1:51 | Hwasun, South Korea | Catchweight (176 lb) bout. |
Win | 3–2 | Oleg Olenichev | TKO (retirement) | Art of War 16 | January 16, 2016 | 1 | 10:00 | Beijing, China | |
Loss | 2–2 | Son Sung-won | Decision (split) | Top FC 9 | October 24, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Incheon, South Korea | |
Win | 2–1 | Kim Jae-woong | KO (knee) | Top FC 6 | April 5, 2015 | 2 | N/A | Seoul, South Korea | Middleweight bout. |
Win | 1–1 | Kim Yul | Decision (unanimous) | Top FC 5 | February 7, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Busan, South Korea | Welterweight debut. |
Loss | 0–1 | Kim Jae-young | Decision (unanimous) | Top FC: National League 1 | December 8, 2013 | 2 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | Middleweight debut. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "UFC Signs South Korean fighters Jung Da-Un and Park Jun-Yon". Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Korean Top Team Introduction". Sports. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Doherty, Dan (2019-08-31). "UFC Shenzhen Results: Anthony Hernandez Submits Tough Jun Yong Park朴勇俊". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "UFC Shenzhen Results: Anthony Hernandez Submits Tough Jun Yong Park". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ mmafighting.com (2019-09-27). "Jun Yong Park vs. Marc-Andre Barriault announced for UFC Busan". mmafighting. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ cagesidepress.com. "UFC Busan results". cagesidepress. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2020-06-15). "Trevin Giles signs on for Jun Yong Park matchup on UFC's Aug. 1 card". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ 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 (2020-10-17). "UFC Fight Island 6 Results: Jun Yong Park Shuts Out John Phillips, Sets Record". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ Dawson, Alan. "A South Korean fighter called Jun Yong Park shattered a UFC record during a merciless battering on Fight Island". Insider. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "Matt Riddle Responds After Jun Yong Park Breaks 11-Year Record | Fightful News". fightful.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ @espnmma (October 17, 2020). "Jun Yong Park's 258 ground strikes landed at #UFCFightIsland6 are a new three-round UFC record for ground strikes. He surpassed Matt Riddle's 251 ground strikes landed at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stevens in 2009, per UFC Stats" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2021-03-02). "BREAKING: Tafon Nchukwi vs. Jun Yong Park toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 8 mei". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Behunin, Alex (2021-05-08). "UFC Vegas 26 Results: Jun Yong Park Takes Tafon Nchukwi's Undefeated Record". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2021-08-10). "Jun Yong Park treft Gregory Rodrigues tijdens UFC evenement op 23 oktober". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2021-10-23). "UFC Vegas 41 Results: Gregory Rodrigues Stops Jun Yong Park in Second". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ a b Stafflanguage=en-US (2021-10-24). "UFC Fight Night 196 bonuses: Marvin Vettori gets extra $50,000 – but none for Paulo Costa". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "Jun Yon Park faces Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 210". Asian MMA. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ Damon Martin (May 21, 2022). "UFC Vegas 55 results: Jun Yong Park wins razor-close split decision over Eryk Anders in main card opener". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ MMA Decisions (2022-05-21). "Park vs Anders - UFC Fight Night 206 - MMA Decisions". mmadecisions.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Nolan King (2022-08-03). "UFC fights added to Oct. 29 event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Dewar, Val (2022-10-29). "UFC Vegas 63: Jun Yong Park Submits Joseph Holmes in Second". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Staff (2022-11-04). "Jun Yong Park set to face Denis Tiuliulin at UFC Seoul". Asian MMA. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ Dewar, Val (2023-02-04). "UFC Vegas 68: Jun-Yong Park Notches Third Straight Win with Submission of Denis Tiuliulin". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ Morehouse, Cade (2023-07-15). "UFC Vegas 77: Albert Duraev Shut Down, Submitted by Jun Yong Park". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Desk, ITN News (2023-09-28). "Andre Muniz to face Jun Yong Park at UFC China on December 9". www.itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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