Jae Suk Lim
UFC DebutNickname“The Korean Icepick”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Jeongseon, Gangwon
- Born
- South Korea
- Camps
- Extreme Combat·CMA Korea
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Jae Suk Lim 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
283-160-20
.639 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
18 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 23 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 9 sub · 3 decG5 · Spirit MC 7 · NF 1 · Mach Dojo / Gladiator · Heat +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Hayato Sakurai38-13-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 5:21 | Mach Dojo / Gladiator | Sep 29, 2013 |
| L | Makoto Maeda9-11-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:24 | Heat | Oct 7, 2012 |
| W | Yoshihito Kuroki | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:59 | Gladiator | Apr 8, 2012 |
| W | Jung Hwan Cha14-6-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:24 | Spirit MC 17 | Jun 29, 2008 |
| L | Drew Fickett43-23 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:14 | Strikeforce | Mar 29, 2008 |
| W | Yoon Young Kim11-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:35 | Spirit MC 15 | Mar 1, 2008 |
| W | Daniel Pineda28-17 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:42 | EliteXC | Nov 10, 2007 |
| L | Steve Bruno15-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:52 | Spirit MC 11 | Apr 22, 2007 |
| W | Terence Aflague4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Spirit MC 10 | Nov 4, 2006 |
| L | Yuya Shirai24-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:17 | Spirit MC 9 | Oct 8, 2006 |
| W | Young Choi23-12-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:31 | Spirit MC 7 | Oct 29, 2005 |
| W | Jong Kwon Baek5-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:22 | Spirit MC 7 | Oct 29, 2005 |
| W | Hoon Jo1-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:00 | Spirit MC 6 | Jul 2, 2005 |
| L | Gi Han Kim | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | TFC | Jan 1, 2005 |
| W | Jong Man Kim23-11-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:41 | G5 | Sep 13, 2004 |
| W | Kyung Yang6-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | G5 | Sep 13, 2004 |
| W | Won Jin Eoh5-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | G5 | Sep 8, 2004 |
| W | Hak Yun Choi | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:14 | G5 | Sep 3, 2004 |
| W | Won Geun Kim | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:30 | G5 | Aug 28, 2004 |
| W | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 0:49 | NF 3 | Mar 20, 2004 | |
| L | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:07 | NF 2 | Dec 20, 2003 | |
| W | Jong Man Kim23-11-3 | Submission | Reverse Armbar | R1 | 4:55 | NF 1 | Aug 30, 2003 |
| W | Soon Suk Lee | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:47 | 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.