Jung Chan Sung
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Jung Chan-Sung often anglicised to Chan-Sung Jung, is a South Korean
mixed martial artist
and kickboxer
currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championships. His nickname "The Korean Zombie
" comes from his ability to continue to fight aggressively, even after taking heavy blows. He made his professional début in June 2007 and in December the same year he won a lightweight tournament arranged by Pancrase Korea
. In 2008 he won both his fights for Japanese promotion Deep
. He then entered the 2009 Sengoku
Featherweight Grand-Prix where he won his first-round fight but ended up getting eliminated from the tournament by the eventual winner Masanori Kanehara
.
before joining a kickboxing-gym at 18-years-old. In June 2007 he won a Sambo
tournament arranged by the Korean Sambo Association, and in December the same year he won the lightweight division of the Pancrase Korea Neo-Blood Tournament after defeating fellow South Koreans Yoo In Seok and Lee Hyung Geol. In May the next year he participated in and won KOREA-FC's 8-man MMA tournament contested at 65kg.
On August 16, 2008 he defeated Michihiro Omigawa at Deep - Gladiator by unanimous decision. His next fight was against Fanjin Son at Deep - 39 Impact where he won by KO after 17 seconds.
Featherweight Grand-Prix and was matched up with Shintaro Ishiwatari in his first-round fight at Sengoku 7. After slugging it out on the feet with Jung dropping Ishiwatari once, Jung hit Ishiwatari with a right hand forcing him to give up his back. From there Jung sunk in a rear naked choke
forcing Ishiwatari to submit at 4:29 of the first round. In his second-round fight at Sengoku 8 on May 2, 2009, he lost via unanimous decision to Masanori Kanehara
officially eliminating him from the tournament. The decision was considered questionable by some fans (especially given Sengoku's history of biased decisions against Korean fighters), who felt that Jung had done enough to deserve the decision. On June 7, 2009, it was announced Jung would face American Matt Jaggers at Sengoku 9 in a reserve bout for the tournament with the winner stepping in as a replacement should some of the remaining fighters be unable to continue. Jung ended up winning the fight by triangle choke
submission at 1:25 of the second round, but was not required to step in as a replacement.
. He made his American and WEC debut against Leonard Garcia
(who replaced injured opponent Cub Swanson
) on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48
losing by a controversial split decision. Many MMA publications and fans (including many in the Sacramento
home crowd) opposed the decision, which has led again to questions about the accuracy of the fight judging. However, the bout was declared the Fight of the Night, along side with Joe Rogan's thought of the bout being Fight of the Decade.
Jung next faced George Roop
on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51
. He lost the fight via knockout due to a head kick in the second round, which resulted in Jung's first knockout in his MMA career and second consecutive loss.
on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23. However, Jung was forced from the card with an injury.
A rematch with Garcia was scheduled for March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24, after Jung stepped in to replace an injured Nam Phan
. Jung was able to avenge the original loss after submitting Garcia with a twister in the final second of the second round. This was the first time in the history of the UFC that a twister submission ended a bout and the win earned Jung his first Submission of the Night bonus. In his post-fight interview, Jung stated he learned the move by watching Eddie Bravo
videos on Youtube
.
Jung is expected to face Mark Hominick
on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140
.
| Win
|align=center| 11–3
|
Leonard Garcia
| Submission (Twister/Spine Crank)
| UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:59
|Seattle, Washington
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 10–3
| George Roop
| KO (head kick)
| WEC 51
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:30
|Broomfield, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 10–2
| Leonard Garcia
| Decision (split)
| WEC 48
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Sacramento, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–1
| Matt Jaggers
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Sengoku 9
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:25
|Saitama, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 9–1
|
Masanori Kanehara
| Decision (unanimous)
| Sengoku 8
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–0
| Shintaro Ishiwatari
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Sengoku 7
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:29
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–0
| Fanjin Son
| KO (punch)
| Deep: 39th Impact
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:17
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–0
| Michihiro Omigawa
| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep: Gladiator
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|Okayama, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
|
Jo Jung-Hun
| Decision (unanimous)
| Korea FC: Tournament Series
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Gangwon, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Choi Dae-Han
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Korea FC: Tournament Series
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:38
|Gangwon, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Choi Jung-Beom
| Submission (armbar)
| Korea FC: Tournament Series
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:15
|Gangwon, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Lee Hyung-Geol
| TKO (punches)
| Pancrase: 2007 Korea Neo-Blood Tournament
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:27
|Busan, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Yoo In-Seok
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Pancrase: 2007 Korea Neo-Blood Tournament
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:34
|Busan, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Lee Hyung-Geol
| Submission (armbar)
| Super Sambo Festival
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:07
|Gyeongju
, South Korea
|
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
and kickboxer
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championships. His nickname "The Korean Zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
" comes from his ability to continue to fight aggressively, even after taking heavy blows. He made his professional début in June 2007 and in December the same year he won a lightweight tournament arranged by Pancrase Korea
Pancrase
Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...
. In 2008 he won both his fights for Japanese promotion Deep
DEEP
Deep is a Japan- based mixed martial arts promoting and sanctioning organization. It is promoted by Shigeru Saeki who is also the former Public Relations Director of Pride Fighting Championships. Deep is considered second-tier Japanese promotion, as a feeder to larger shows like Dream. Their...
. He then entered the 2009 Sengoku
World Victory Road
World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...
Featherweight Grand-Prix where he won his first-round fight but ended up getting eliminated from the tournament by the eventual winner Masanori Kanehara
Masanori Kanehara
Masanori Kanehara is a Japanese mixed martial artist and the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand-Prix Champion and inaugural Sengoku Featherweight Champion.-Sengoku FWGP:...
.
Mixed martial arts career
Jung trained HapkidoHapkido
Hapkido is a dynamic and also eclectic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, techniques of other martial arts, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks...
before joining a kickboxing-gym at 18-years-old. In June 2007 he won a Sambo
Sambo (martial art)
Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...
tournament arranged by the Korean Sambo Association, and in December the same year he won the lightweight division of the Pancrase Korea Neo-Blood Tournament after defeating fellow South Koreans Yoo In Seok and Lee Hyung Geol. In May the next year he participated in and won KOREA-FC's 8-man MMA tournament contested at 65kg.
On August 16, 2008 he defeated Michihiro Omigawa at Deep - Gladiator by unanimous decision. His next fight was against Fanjin Son at Deep - 39 Impact where he won by KO after 17 seconds.
Sengoku
Jung then entered the 2009 SengokuWorld Victory Road
World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...
Featherweight Grand-Prix and was matched up with Shintaro Ishiwatari in his first-round fight at Sengoku 7. After slugging it out on the feet with Jung dropping Ishiwatari once, Jung hit Ishiwatari with a right hand forcing him to give up his back. From there Jung sunk in a rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
forcing Ishiwatari to submit at 4:29 of the first round. In his second-round fight at Sengoku 8 on May 2, 2009, he lost via unanimous decision to Masanori Kanehara
Masanori Kanehara
Masanori Kanehara is a Japanese mixed martial artist and the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand-Prix Champion and inaugural Sengoku Featherweight Champion.-Sengoku FWGP:...
officially eliminating him from the tournament. The decision was considered questionable by some fans (especially given Sengoku's history of biased decisions against Korean fighters), who felt that Jung had done enough to deserve the decision. On June 7, 2009, it was announced Jung would face American Matt Jaggers at Sengoku 9 in a reserve bout for the tournament with the winner stepping in as a replacement should some of the remaining fighters be unable to continue. Jung ended up winning the fight by triangle choke
Triangle choke
A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...
submission at 1:25 of the second round, but was not required to step in as a replacement.
World Extreme Cagefighting
Chan Sung Jung then signed with World Extreme CagefightingWorld Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
. He made his American and WEC debut against Leonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
(who replaced injured opponent Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
Kevin Luke Swanson is an American mixed martial artist . He is currently signed as a featherweight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-World Extreme Cagefighting:...
) on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48
WEC 48
UFC Presents: Aldo vs. Faber, also referred to as WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on April 24, 2010 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California...
losing by a controversial split decision. Many MMA publications and fans (including many in the Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
home crowd) opposed the decision, which has led again to questions about the accuracy of the fight judging. However, the bout was declared the Fight of the Night, along side with Joe Rogan's thought of the bout being Fight of the Decade.
Jung next faced George Roop
George Roop
George H. Roop is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir, winning his preliminary and first round fights...
on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51
WEC 51
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was the first that the WEC hosted in Colorado.-Background:...
. He lost the fight via knockout due to a head kick in the second round, which resulted in Jung's first knockout in his MMA career and second consecutive loss.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Jung was expected to face Rani YahyaRani Yahya
Rani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...
on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23. However, Jung was forced from the card with an injury.
A rematch with Garcia was scheduled for March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24, after Jung stepped in to replace an injured Nam Phan
Nam Phan
Nam Phan is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck...
. Jung was able to avenge the original loss after submitting Garcia with a twister in the final second of the second round. This was the first time in the history of the UFC that a twister submission ended a bout and the win earned Jung his first Submission of the Night bonus. In his post-fight interview, Jung stated he learned the move by watching Eddie Bravo
Eddie Bravo
Eddie Bravo is a Mexican-American practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who holds a second degree black belt under Jean-Jacques Machado...
videos on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
Jung is expected to face Mark Hominick
Mark Hominick
Mark Hominick is a Canadian mixed martial artist, former TKO Featherweight Champion, and current UFC fighter. Hominick is currently ranked as the #4 featherweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.-Mixed martial arts career:...
on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140
UFC 140
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 10, 2011 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.-Background:...
.
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUltimate Fighting ChampionshipThe Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
- Submission of the Night (Once)
- First (and only) twister submission in UFC (vs. Leonard Garcia)
- World Extreme CagefightingWorld Extreme CagefightingWorld Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
- Fight of the Night (Once)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Fight of the Year (2010) vs. Leonard Garcia on April 24
- World MMA Awards
- 2011 Submission of the Year vs. Leonard Garcia on March 26
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
|align=center| 11–3
|
Leonard GarciaLeonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
| Submission (Twister/Spine Crank)
| UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 26, 2011 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:59
|Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 10–3
|
George RoopGeorge Roop
George H. Roop is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir, winning his preliminary and first round fights...
| KO (head kick)
| WEC 51
WEC 51
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was the first that the WEC hosted in Colorado.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:30
|Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield, Colorado
The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city and county government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 10–2
|
Leonard GarciaLeonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
| Decision (split)
| WEC 48
WEC 48
UFC Presents: Aldo vs. Faber, also referred to as WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on April 24, 2010 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–1
|
Matt Jaggers| Submission (triangle choke)
| Sengoku 9
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:25
|Saitama, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 9–1
|
Masanori KaneharaMasanori Kanehara
Masanori Kanehara is a Japanese mixed martial artist and the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand-Prix Champion and inaugural Sengoku Featherweight Champion.-Sengoku FWGP:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Sengoku 8
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–0
|
Shintaro Ishiwatari| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Sengoku 7
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:29
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–0
|
Fanjin Son| KO (punch)
| Deep: 39th Impact
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:17
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–0
|
Michihiro OmigawaMichihiro Omigawa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and Judoka who trains out of Hidehiko Yoshida's dojo. He made it to the finals in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix losing to Masanori Kanehara.-Mixed martial arts career:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Deep: Gladiator
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|Okayama, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
|
Jo Jung-Hun| Decision (unanimous)
| Korea FC: Tournament Series
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Gangwon, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
|
Choi Dae-Han| Submission (triangle choke)
| Korea FC: Tournament Series
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:38
|Gangwon, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
|
Choi Jung-Beom| Submission (armbar)
| Korea FC: Tournament Series
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:15
|Gangwon, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
|
Lee Hyung-Geol| TKO (punches)
| Pancrase: 2007 Korea Neo-Blood Tournament
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:27
|Busan, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
|
Yoo In-Seok| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Pancrase: 2007 Korea Neo-Blood Tournament
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:34
|Busan, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
|
Lee Hyung-Geol| Submission (armbar)
| Super Sambo Festival
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:07
|Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Gyeongju is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. Gyeongju is southeast of Seoul, and east of the...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Kickboxing record
| 15 Wins (11 (T)KO's, 4 decisions), 6 Losses | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
| 2010-02-13 | Loss |  PajonsukPajonsuk Pajonsuk is a Thai middleweight Muay Thai-kickboxer fighting out of Superpro Samui in Koh Samui, Thailand. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium and x3 time world Muaythai champion... |
It's Showtime 2010 Prague, Prague, Czech Republic | DQ (Left spinning backfist KO) | 1 | 2:05 | |