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'''Kim Ji-yeon'''<!-- Korean name consists of a family name (Kim) followed by a given name (Ji-yeon), as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. --> ({{lang-ko|김지연}}; born |
'''Kim Ji-yeon'''<!-- Korean name consists of a family name (Kim) followed by a given name (Ji-yeon), as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. --> ({{lang-ko|김지연}}; born October 18, 1992), often anglicized '''Ji Yeon Kim''', is a South Korean [[mixed martial artist]] (MMA). She was the [[Jewels (mixed martial arts)#Bantamweight championship|Jewels]]<ref name="JewelsBWC" /> and Gladiator women's bantamweight champion.<ref name="GladiatorBW" /> She competes in the [[Flyweight (MMA)|Women's Flyweight]] division of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]].<ref name="UFCProfile" /> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
Revision as of 00:36, 5 February 2023
Ji Yeon Kim | |
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Born | Kim Ji-yeon October 18, 1989 Inchon, South Korea[1] |
Other names | Fire Fist |
Nationality | South Korean |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 56.7 kg (125 lb; 8 st 13 lb) |
Division | Bantamweight (2013–2017) Flyweight (2018–present) |
Reach | 72[1] in (183 cm) |
Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States[2] |
Team | Impact Gym MOB Training Center[3] Syndicate MMA (2021–present)[2] |
Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[4] 3rd degree black belt in Hapkido[1] Black belt in Wushu[1] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 9 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 4 |
Losses | 6 |
By decision | 6 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김지연 (金志妍) |
Revised Romanization | Gim Ji-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chi-yŏn |
Kim Ji-yeon (Korean: 김지연; born October 18, 1992), often anglicized Ji Yeon Kim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist (MMA). She was the Jewels[5] and Gladiator women's bantamweight champion.[6] She competes in the Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[1]
Background
Kim was born and raised in Incheon, South Korea. She started training in the 8th grade after seeing a kickboxing match on television, which set off her desire for a career in combat sports.[1] She also wrestled in the junior middle school and high school in her native South Korea.[2]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Kim started her professional MMA career in 2013 and fought primarily in South Korea and Japan. Kim acquired a six-fight winning streak and became the Jewels[5] and Gladiator women's bantamweight champion prior to joining the UFC.[6]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Kim made her UFC debut on June 17, 2017. Kim faced Lucie Pudilová at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia in Singapore.[7] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8]
Kim next faced Justine Kish on January 27, 2018, at UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson.[9] She won the fight via split decision.[10]
Her third fight came on June 23, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Edwards against Melinda Fábián.[11] She won the fight via split decision.[12]
Kim faced Antonina Shevchenko, replacing injured Ashlee Evans-Smith, on November 30, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale.[13] At the weigh-ins, Kim weighed in at 130.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126. She was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent Shevchenko. The bout proceeded at catchweight.[14] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[15]
Kim faced Nadia Kassem on October 6, 2019 at UFC 243.[16] At the weigh-ins, Kim weighed in at 128 pounds, 2 pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126. Kim was fined 30% of her purse, which went to her opponent Kassem.[17] She won the fight via technical knockout in round two.[18]
Kim was scheduled to face Sabina Mazo on December 21, 2019 on UFC on ESPN+ 23.[19] However, on November 1, 2019, it was reported that Kim was forced to pull from the event due to undisclosed injury.[20]
Kim was scheduled to face Alexa Grasso on June 27, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker.[21] However, due to travel restrictions for both fighters due to COVID-19 pandemic, the bout was rescheduled on August 29, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 175.[22] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[23]
Kim was scheduled to face Poliana Botelho on May 1, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 23.[24] However, Kim pulled out of the fight on March 22 citing injury and was replaced by Mayra Bueno Silva.[25]
Kim faced Molly McCann on September 4, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 191.[26] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[27] The back-and-forth bout won both contestants the Fight of the Night bonus award.[28]
Kim was scheduled to face Poliana Botelho on January 22, 2022 at UFC 270,[29] but Botelho pulled out instead and the pairing was scrapped.[30][31]
Kim faced Priscila Cachoeira on February 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 202.[32] She lost the bout via controversial[33][34][35] unanimous decision.[36] 14 out of 15 media scored Kim as the winner of the fight.[37] Along with Cachoeira, Kim was awarded the Fight of the Night bonus award; her second overall.[38]
Kim was scheduled to face Mariya Agapova at UFC 277 on July 30, 2022.[39] However, Agapova was forced out of the fight due to knee injury and she was replaced by Joselyne Edwards.[40] She lost the fight via split decision.[41]
Kim is scheduled to face Mandy Böhm on February 4, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 218.[42]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Molly McCann and Priscila Cachoeira[28][38]
- Jewels (mixed martial arts)
- Jewels Bantamweight Champion (One time) vs. Takayo Hashi[5]
- Gladiator
- Gladiator Bantamweight Champion (One time) vs. Miki Miyauchi[6]
Mixed martial arts record
17 matches | 9 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 0 |
By submission | 3 | 0 |
By decision | 4 | 6 |
Draws | 2 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 9–6–2 | Joselyne Edwards | Decision (split) | UFC 277 | July 30, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Bantamweight bout; Edwards missed weight (137.5 lb). |
Loss | 9–5–2 | Priscila Cachoeira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | February 26, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Loss | 9–4–2 | Molly McCann | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | September 4, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Loss | 9–3–2 | Alexa Grasso | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić | August 29, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 9–2–2 | Nadia Kassem | KO (punches to the body) | UFC 243 | October 6, 2019 | 2 | 4:59 | Melbourne, Australia | Catchweight (128 lb) bout; Kim missed weight. |
Loss | 8–2–2 | Antonina Shevchenko | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale | November 30, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (130.5 lb) bout; Kim missed weight. |
Win | 8–1–2 | Melinda Fábián | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Edwards | June 23, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
Win | 7–1–2 | Justine Kish | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson | January 27, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Flyweight debut. |
Loss | 6–1–2 | Lucie Pudilová | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | June 17, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
Win | 6–0–2 | Tao Li | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Top FC 13 | November 5, 2016 | 2 | 1:30 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Win | 5–0–2 | Jin Tang | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight: Cage Fight Series 5 / Top FC 11 | May 22, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | Catchweight (131 lb) bout. |
Win | 4–0–2 | Takayo Hashi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep Jewels 9 | August 29, 2015 | 3 | 5;00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the Jewels Women's Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 3–0–2 | Hatice Ozyurt | Submission (armbar) | Road FC 23 | May 2, 2015 | 2 | 1:14 | Seoul, South Korea | Catchweight (138.2 lb) bout; Ozyurt missed weight. |
Win | 2–0–2 | Miki Miyauchi | TKO (knees and punches) | Gladiator 81 | March 1, 2015 | 2 | 0:18 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the Gladiator Women’s Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 1–0–2 | Yukimi Kamikaze | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Road FC 18 | August 30, 2014 | 1 | 1:57 | Seoul, South Korea | Catchweight (132 lb) bout. |
Draw | 0–0–2 | Takayo Hashi | Draw (unanimous) | Road FC: Korea vs. Japan | March 9, 2014 | 2 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Draw | 0–0–1 | Shizuka Sugiyama | Draw (Majority) | Deep: Cage Impact 2013 | November 24, 2013 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Bantamweight debut. |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Ji Yeon Kim | UFC". UFC.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c John Hyon Ko (August 17, 2021). Ji Yeon Kim talks Molly McCann matchup, says bare-knuckle boxing likely in the future – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ji Yeon Kim ("Fire Fist") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ @champyoni (February 19, 2020). "팔꿈치 재활하면서 가볍게 운동 시작!!! 압박을 이겨내지 못하면 아무것도 얻을 수 없다" (in Korean). Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c "Mizuki Inoue, Ji Yeon Kim Win Title Bouts At Deep Jewels 9". Women's MMA Today. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ a b c "Women's MMA Report: Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg retain titles in a combined 60 seconds". MMAjunkie. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ King, John (2017-05-30). "Lucie Pudilova vs. Ji Yeon Kim official for UFC Singapore - The Sprawl MMA". The Sprawl MMA. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 111 results: Lucie Pudilova edges Ji Yeon Kim in curtain-jerker". MMAjunkie. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "Kim Ji-yeon to face Justine Kish at UFC on FOX 27 | The Fight Nation". The Fight Nation. 2017-12-14. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 27 results: Ji Yeon Kim takes split decision from stunned Justine Kish". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2018-05-28). "Women's Flyweight gevecht tussen Melinda Fabian en Ji Yeon Kim tijdens UFC Singapore". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 132 results: Ji Yeon Kim's power wins split-call over tactical Melinda Fabian". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2018-11-08). "Antonina Shevchenko gets new opponent at TUF 28 Finale with Ashlee Evans-Smith out". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- ^ "TUF 28 Finale weigh-in results: Dos Anjos vs. Usman set, but two miss". MMAjunkie. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "TUF 28 Finale results: Antonina Shevchenko picks apart Ji Yeon Kim in UFC debut". MMAjunkie. 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ DNA, MMA (23 July 2019). "Tuivasa vs. Spivak en Kassem vs. Kim toegevoegd aan UFC 243 in Melbourne" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "UFC 243 weigh-in results: Two miss weight, but Whittaker vs. Adesanya official". MMA Junkie. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2019-10-05). "UFC 243 Results: Ji Yeon Kim's Pressure Overwhelms Nadia Kassem". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ ATSteveDuncan (2019-10-17). "Sabina Mazo vs. Kim Ji-Yeon agregado a UFC Busan". MMA.uno , #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español. (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Report: Ji Yeon Kim Off UFC Fight Night Busan | Fightful MMA". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2020-03-13). "Alexa Grasso moves up to flyweight, faces Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Austin". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2020-06-13). "Ji Yeon Kim and Alexa Grasso re-booked for the August 29 event". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2022-06-11. (in Dutch)
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2020-08-29). "UFC Vegas 8 Results: Alexa Grasso Successful in Move to Flyweight, Beats Ji Yeon Kim". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-02-10). "Poliana Botelho treft Ji Yeon Kim tijdens UFC evenement op 1 mei". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Jamal Boussenaf (2021-03-22). "Poliana Botelho meets Mayra Bueno Silva on May 1". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Jamal Boussenaf (2021-05-17). "Molly McCann treft Ji Yeon Kim op 14 augustus". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2021-09-04). "UFC Vegas 36 Results: Molly McCann Defeats Ji Yeon Kim in Slugfest". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ a b "UFC Fight Night 191 bonuses: Tom Aspinall's first-round finish, Paddy Pimblett's debut TKO among extra $50k earners". MMA Junkie. 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-10-02). "Ji Yeon Kim vs. Poliana Botelho toegevoegd aan UFC 270 op 22 januari". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Staff (2021-11-26). "Ji Yeon Kim faces Poliana Botelho at UFC 270". asianmma.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2022-01-12). "Ji Yeon Kim faces Poliana Botelho at UFC 270". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2022-01-13). "Controversiële Cachoeira krijgt nieuwe kans van de UFC". Eurosport (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "UFC Vegas 49 - Ji Yeon Kim vs Priscilla Cachoeira: Judges slammed for robbery". Media Referee. 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Datta, Soumik. ""It's scientifically proven that they are a dumbass" - Dan Hooker says judges should be asked to explain their scoring in light of Priscila Cachoeira vs. Ji Yeon Kim decision". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Ji Yeon Kim robbed of victory by UFC Vegas 49 judges". Asian MMA. 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-02-26). "UFC Vegas 49: Priscila Cachoeira Employs Elbows to Secure Comeback Against Ji Yeon Kim". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
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- ^ "Ji Yeon Kim faces Mariya Agapova at UFC 277". asianmma.com. May 12, 2022.
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External links
- Living people
- 1989 births
- Flyweight mixed martial artists
- South Korean hapkido practitioners
- South Korean practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
- South Korean female mixed martial artists
- Bantamweight mixed martial artists
- South Korean sanshou practitioners
- Sportspeople from Incheon
- Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters
- Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou
- Mixed martial artists utilizing hapkido
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu