Dae Won Kim
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Born
- South Korea
- Camp
- CMA Korea
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Dae Won Kim makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
268-165-23
.619 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
15 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 18 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 3 sub · 4 decG5 · Deep · TFC · Heat · W-1 MMA 5 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yusuke Sakashita12-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:40 | Heat | Nov 29, 2015 |
| L | Denis Kang35-16-2 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:49 | W-1 MMA 5 | Jun 19, 2010 |
| L | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 4:08 | DREAM | May 11, 2008 |
| W | Marcelo Garcia0-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 0:20 | K-1 HERO's | Oct 28, 2007 |
| L | Joe Doerksen51-16 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:35 | Deep | Apr 13, 2007 |
| W | Yuya Shirai24-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:31 | Deep | Dec 20, 2006 |
| L | Akihiro Gono38-24-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 9:00 | PRIDE | Apr 2, 2006 |
| W | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 3, 2005 |
| W | Nobuyuki Shimakawa1-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | G-Shooto | May 11, 2005 |
| W | Gi Han Kim | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | TFC | Jan 1, 2005 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:52 | TFC | Jan 1, 2005 | |
| W | Jae Hyun Choi | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:10 | TFC | Jan 1, 2005 |
| L | Sim Kyum Kim8-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:45 | G5 | Sep 14, 2004 |
| W | Yoon Seob Kwak7-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:17 | G5 | Sep 14, 2004 |
| W | Chul Seo4-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | G5 | Sep 10, 2004 |
| W | Young Bin Jun2-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:40 | G5 | Sep 6, 2004 |
| W | Sung Ki Uhm | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:41 | G5 | Sep 2, 2004 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:13 | NF 1 | Aug 30, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.