Jae Young Kim
UFC DebutNickname“MMA Panda”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Seoul
- Born
- South Korea
- Camp
- Nova MMA
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Jae Young 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.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
668-417-21
.616 win rate
Winning-record opponents
31 of 45
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
48
45 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 48 bouts · 42 promotions · wins by 18 KO · 6 sub · 5 decM-1 · Spirit MC · Shooto · Spirit MC 5 · Black Combat +37
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yushin Okami38-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 30, 2024 |
| W | Jae Hyun Choi | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Black Combat | Oct 26, 2024 |
| W | Tesshin Isobe | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:32 | AFC 32 / Heat 54 | Jul 6, 2024 |
| L | Yushin Okami38-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Dec 2, 2023 |
| L | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R2 | 3:58 | AFC 18 | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| W | Sang Il Ahn4-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:46 | AFC 15 | Feb 26, 2021 |
| W | In Ho Cha5-7 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:58 | AFC 14 | Aug 17, 2020 |
| W | Youlong Luo | Submission | North-South Choke | R1 | 3:09 | AFC 13 | Nov 9, 2019 |
| L | Ivan Bogdanov18-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:17 | League S-70 | Aug 14, 2019 |
| L | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 0:58 | ACB 90 | Nov 10, 2018 | |
| W | Roland Cambal15-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:50 | ACB 84 | Apr 7, 2018 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 79 | Jan 27, 2018 | |
| W | Deyan Topalski16-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:03 | Top FC 15 | Jul 22, 2017 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Top FC 13 | Nov 5, 2016 | |
| W | Matt Horwich30-25-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:31 | Top FC 9 | Oct 24, 2015 |
| W | Ryan Bigler9-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:55 | Top FC 5 | Feb 7, 2015 |
| W | Moise Rimbon25-14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Top FC 4 | Nov 15, 2014 |
| W | Young Sam Son1-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:15 | Top FC 3 | Aug 9, 2014 |
| W | Ben Kelleher13-11 | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 0:23 | Top FC 2 | May 30, 2014 |
| W | Yoon Seob Kwak7-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | KOF | May 17, 2014 |
| W | Jun Yong Park19-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Top FC | Dec 8, 2013 |
| L | Dongi Yang14-4 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | Top FC 1 | Jun 29, 2013 |
| L | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 9 | Sep 15, 2012 |
| W | Submission | North-South Choke | R3 | 4:33 | Road FC 6 | Feb 5, 2012 | |
| L | Eun Soo Lee17-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 4 | Oct 3, 2011 |
| W | Sang Soo Lee18-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:15 | Road FC 3 | Jul 24, 2011 |
| L | Daniel Acacio30-19 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Jul 4, 2009 |
| L | Raphael Davis13-3 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 3:45 | M-1 | Apr 29, 2009 |
| W | Mikhail Zayats24-8 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R2 | 4:02 | M-1 | Feb 21, 2009 |
| L | Denis Kang35-16-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:31 | Spirit MC 18 | Aug 31, 2008 |
| W | Ryuichi Murata8-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches and Knees | R1 | 0:33 | Spirit MC 17 | Jun 29, 2008 |
| W | Jung Gyu Choi11-6 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 1:19 | Spirit MC 16 | Apr 27, 2008 |
| W | Soichi Nishida5-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:22 | Spirit MC 15 | Mar 1, 2008 |
| W | Gil Myung Chun4-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:13 | Spirit MC 12 | Aug 19, 2007 |
| W | Kelvin Fitial16-18-2 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:59 | Spirit MC 11 | Apr 22, 2007 |
| W | Minoru Kato2-11-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Spirit MC 10 | Nov 4, 2006 |
| L | Hector Lombard34-11-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:36 | Spirit MC 9 | Oct 8, 2006 |
| W | Charles Troglen0-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:21 | FF 5 | Jul 15, 2006 |
| L | Sang Soo Lee18-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Spirit MC 8 | Apr 22, 2006 |
| NC | Eun Soo Lee17-7 | No Contest | — | R0 | — | Spirit MC 6 | Jul 2, 2005 |
| W | Junpei Hamada9-18 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:50 | Deep | Apr 17, 2005 |
| L | Bo-ram Moon1-0 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | Spirit MC | Nov 20, 2004 |
| L | Denis Kang35-16-2 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:38 | Spirit MC 5 | Sep 11, 2004 |
| W | Choi Hu Bae0-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:18 | Spirit MC 5 | Sep 11, 2004 |
| W | Ok Ryong Seung1-2 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 3:10 | Spirit MC 4 | Jun 12, 2004 |
| NC | Hyun Soo Kim0-1 | No Contest | — | R1 | — | Spirit MC 3 | Apr 10, 2004 |
| L | Denis Kang35-16-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:38 | Spirit MC | Feb 7, 2004 |
| W | Junpei Hamada9-18 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 0:51 | Spirit MC | Feb 7, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.