Dong Hyun Kim

Early life

Kim was born in Suwon, South Korea. He is of the Gimhae Kim clan. He moved to Daejeon when he was a primary school student, where he took up Inline speed skating. He began training in Judo when he was 14 years old, and trained in Taekwondo and Hapkido together in his late teens for his interest in martial arts. And later Kim began to practice Judo professionally at Yong-In University, which led him to reignite his MMA career. Kim began training at Wajyutsu Keisyukai, a renowned Japanese gym frequented by a number of top Japanese fighters. As one of the largest members of the gym, Kim became a regular sparring partner of middleweight Yushin Okami. At this time he competed in Sambo. He completed his mandatory military service in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps in 2001. Later he became a fighter for Spirit MC, but retired in 2004 for economic reasons. He mentioned during Law of the Jungle that he spent four months in Auckland, New Zealand working in 3 concurrent part-time roles (kitchenhand and sashimi chef/poissonnier, bricklayer and construction labourer). His job situation didn’t improve upon returning to Korea until his parents finally allowed him to train again. He has trained with Busan Team MAD since 2007. He teaches self defence classes. One of his students is Hani of Korean girl group EXID.

Career

Filmography

He is a regular guest on Korean variety and talk shows. He has appeared on more than seventy TV shows since 2010. On June 16, 2013, he featured as the 'Hulk' on Running Man episode 150 (SBS Sunday night show). On that episode he led the character that transformed into Hulk mode in Running Man Avengers. On March 22, 2015, Kim reappeared on Running Man in episode 239 as a guest. Kim was also featured along with fellow UFC fighter Yoshihiro Akiyama in the Korean boy band MYNAME's dramatic music video for their single "Baby I'm Sorry". On June 26, 2016, Kim returned as a guest on Running Man in episode 305. Kim is regular cast member of Great Escape Season 1 of 2018 and Season 2 of 2019. In 2019, he guest-starred on Not the Person You Used To Know, where he appeared as one of the friends of Hani of EXID.

In September 2018, he announced his marriage to Song Ha-ryul on several variety shows, and then revealed her pregnancy on the February 14, 2019, episode of Amazing Saturday.

Early career

Kim gained recognition after signing with the Japanese DEEP organization, earning a succession of wins before knocking out DEEP welterweight champion Hidehiko Hasegawa in a non-title bout in 2007. Kim and Hasegawa later fought to a controversial draw in a title fight at DEEP 32nd Impact, leaving defending champion Hasegawa with the title. Kim departed from DEEP to sign a contract with PRIDE Fighting Championships, but the UFC purchased and dismantled PRIDE before Kim could fight in the organization. Kim's performances attracted the attention of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) talent scouts, who offered him a contract. However, because the WEC is not televised in Korea, Kim's management pushed for and received a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which airs on Korean cable television.

Kim's original nickname is "Stun Gun", then a lot of Korean fans started calling him "Maemi", which means Cicada in Korean. The nickname was given to Kim from his fighting style where he likes to take his opponents to the ground, grapple with them and never let them escape like a Cicada on a tree.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kim made his UFC debut at UFC 84 against Jason Tan, methodically breaking down his opponent and ultimately winning by technical knockout in the third round. With his performance, Kim became the first Korean to win in the octagon. Kim's appearance drew considerable attention in Korea. One week before the event, a prime time, hour-long special about Kim was aired on Korean television. Though Kim's bout did not air on the UFC pay-per-view, it aired live on Korean television, and was then replayed twice more before the regular event coverage resumed.

He made his second octagon appearance at UFC 88, capturing a split decision over The Ultimate Fighter 7 alumnus Matt Brown. During this fight, Kim's conditioning was very poor due to jet lag, and visa problems prevented him from bringing a coach. In the first round, Kim threatened Brown with a standing rear-naked choke and took Brown's back on numerous occasions but became exhausted in the second. In the third, Kim used some effective ground-and-pound and cut Brown with an elbow. All three judges scored the bout 29–28, two in Kim's favor and one in Brown's favor. The decision was contested by the crowd in attendance with noticeable booing.

Kim returned to the octagon in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 31, 2009, as he faced off against fellow judo practitioner Karo Parisyan at UFC 94. With Frank Mir in his corner who served as his boxing coach prior to the fight. Kim lost to Parisyan on split decision although fans in attendance booed the decision, and former UFC champions Matt Hughes, Randy Couture and UFC president Dana White commented that they thought Kim won the fight. Afterwards, however, Parisyan tested positive for three banned pain killers: Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone and Oxymorphone, leading the Nevada Athletic Commission to declare the match a No Contest, and a nine month suspensuon for Parisyan. Later, on March 5, 2009, Kim signed a four fight extension with the UFC.

Kim defeated T. J. Grant at UFC 100, winning by a unanimous decision, threatening with a guillotine choke midway through the second round. He was scheduled to fight Dan Hardy on November 14, 2009, at UFC 105, but was forced to withdraw due to ligament injuries in his right knee incurred while sparring with Kazuhiro Nakamura and was subsequently replaced on the card by Mike Swick.

Kim was expected to face Chris Lytle on February 21, 2010, at UFC 110. However, Kim was forced off the card after suffering another knee injury. Brian Foster stepped in as his replacement.

Kim next faced The Ultimate Fighter season 7 winner, Amir Sadollah on May 29, 2010, at UFC 114 and won via unanimous decision, dominating Sadollah with far superior judo.

Kim was then expected to face fellow undefeated fighter John Hathaway at UFC 120, but was later replaced by Mike Pyle due to an elbow ligament injury incurred during his training.

Kim defeated The Ultimate Fighter season 5 winner, Nate Diaz on January 1, 2011, at UFC 125 via unanimous decision. Kim used his judo to control rounds 1 and 2. Diaz mounted a remarkable attack in Round 3, but it was not enough and Kim won a decision over Diaz. After the fight Kim called out then-current UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre, whom he considered a hero and role model as a mixed martial artist. Later on January 10, 2011, Kim signed a four fight extension with the UFC.

Kim lost to Carlos Condit on July 2, 2011, at UFC 132 via first-round KO due to a flying knee. This loss was the first of his professional MMA career.

Kim fought Sean Pierson on December 30, 2011, at UFC 141. Kim used superior striking to control Pierson throughout the fight and win a unanimous decision, even landing a leaping front-kick to the face in the second round that wobbled Pierson.

Kim lost to Demian Maia at UFC 148 on July 7, 2012 by TKO. The bout was stopped in forty-seven seconds in the first round by referee Mario Yamasaki, after Maia took Kim down and ended up in the mounted position. Many observers, including UFC commentator Joe Rogan, thought that Kim had broken a rib during the bout, but it was later revealed that he suffered a major muscle spasm while defending Maia's takedown attempts.

Kim faced Paulo Thiago on November 10, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV 6. He dominated Thiago on the ground for all three rounds, ending the bout with a wild display of ground and pound reminiscent of Kazushi Sakuraba. He won via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, and 30–27).

Kim fought Siyar Bahadurzada on March 3, 2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 8. He earned a unanimous victory.

Kim then faced Erick Silva on October 9, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 29. He won via knockout at 3:01 of the second round, earning him his first Knockout of the Night bonus award. Later on October 30, 2013, Kim signed a four fight extension with the UFC.

Kim faced John Hathaway on March 1, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale. Kim defeated Hathaway via third-round knockout, earning him his first Performance of the Night honors.

Kim was expected to face Hector Lombard on August 23, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 48. However, Lombard pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Tyron Woodley. Kim lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Kim faced Josh Burkman on May 23, 2015, at UFC 187. Kim won the fight via submission in the third round.

Kim was expected to face Jorge Masvidal on November 28, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 79. However, on November 14, it was announced that Masvidal would instead face Benson Henderson at the event after his scheduled opponent Thiago Alves pulled out of their fight. Kim instead faced Dominic Waters. Kim won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.

Kim was expected to face Neil Magny on August 20, 2016, at UFC 202. However, Kim was removed from the fight on July 12 and replaced by Lorenz Larkin.

Kim was expected to face Gunnar Nelson on November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 99. However, on October 21, it was announced that Nelson had pulled out due to an injury and the fight was off. In turn, Kim was removed from the card and was expected to be rescheduled for a future event.

Kim next faced Tarec Saffiedine on December 30, 2016, at UFC 207. He was awarded a victory by split decision.

Kim faced Colby Covington on June 17, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 111. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

After that, Kim retired from MMA.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • First spinning elbow knockout in UFC history vs. John Hathaway
  • Performance of the Night (One time) vs. John Hathaway
  • Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Erick Silva
  • UFC.com Awards
    • 2014: Knockout of the Year vs. John Hathaway
• World MMA Awards
  • Knockout of the Year (2014) nomination　vs. John Hathaway
• Bleacher Report
  • Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs. John Hathaway
  • 5 Best Foreign UFC Fighters #4 　the other 4 fighters: Alexander Gustafsson Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Rory MacDonald
• Fox Sports
  • Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs. John Hathaway
• MMA Junkie
  • Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs. John Hathaway
  • Knockout of the Month (2014 March)　vs. John Hathaway
  • Knockout of the Year #3 (2013)　vs. Erick Silva
• Sherdog
  • Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs. John Hathaway
• MMA Mania
  • Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs. John Hathaway
• LowKick MMA
  • Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs. John Hathaway
• MMA Fighting
  • Knockout of the Year #2 (2014)　vs. John Hathaway
• Bloody Elbow
  • Knockout of the Year #2 (2014)　vs. John Hathaway
• Sports Net
  • Knockout of the Year #3 (2014)　vs. John Hathaway
  • Knockout of the Year #7 (2013)　vs. Erick Silva

Grappling

• 2013 ADCC Korea 88 kg: 1st place

Entertainment

• 2018 6th Korean Art And Cultural Awards - Sportainer
• 2019 Korea First Brand Awards - Sportainer
• 2020 Brand Of The Year Awards - Sportainer
• 2020 2020 SBS Entertainment Awards - Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category

Filmography

Television shows

Web shows

Mixed martial arts record

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| |Kallang, Singapore | |- |Win |Tarec Saffiedine |Decision (split) |UFC 207 | |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |Dominic Waters |TKO (punches) |UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal | |Seoul, South Korea | |- |Win |Joshua Burkman |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |UFC 187 | |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | Tyron Woodley | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le | | Macau, SAR, China | |- | Win | John Hathaway | KO (spinning elbow) | The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway | | Macau, SAR, China

| | Barueri, Brazil

| | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | Paulo Thiago | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le | | Macau, SAR, China | |- | Loss | Demian Maia | TKO (rib injury) | UFC 148 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | Sean Pierson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 141 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | Carlos Condit | KO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 132 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | Nate Diaz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 125 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | Amir Sadollah | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 114 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | T. J. Grant | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 100 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | NC | Karo Parisyan | NC (overturned) | UFC 94 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

| | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- | Win | Jason Tan | TKO (elbows) | UFC 84 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Draw | Hidehiko Hasegawa | Draw | Deep: 32 Impact | | Tokyo, Japan

| | Tokyo, Japan

| | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | Hidenobu Koike | KO (punch) | Deep: 28 Impact | | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | Jun Ando | TKO (punches) | Deep: 27 Impact | | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | Kousei Kubota | KO (knee) | Deep: 26 Impact | | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 25 Impact | | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | Mitsunori Tanimura | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Deep: CMA Festival | | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | Hyung-Kwang Kim | Decision (unanimous) | Spirit MC 5: 2004 GP Unlimited | | Seoul, South Korea | |- | Win | Young-Ahm Noh | Decision (unanimous) | Spirit MC 3: I Will Be Back!!! | | Seoul, South Korea |

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