Nam Jin Jo
UFC DebutNickname“Crazy”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Busan, Yeongnam
- Born
- South Korea
- Camp
- Busan Team MAD
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Nam Jin Jo 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
258-143-16
.643 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
14 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 19 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 4 sub · 4 decLegend FC · Shooto · Sengoku · Spirit MC · Heat +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Takeshi Kasugai29-9-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:58 | Heat | Jul 15, 2017 |
| D | Heili Alateng17-10-2 | Draw | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 34 | Nov 19, 2016 |
| L | Min Jong Song13-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R4 | 5:00 | Road FC 26 | Oct 9, 2015 |
| W | Heili Alateng17-10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WBK 4 | Jun 5, 2015 |
| W | Min Jong Song13-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 16 | Jul 26, 2014 |
| W | Mikihito Yamagami | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 14 | Feb 9, 2014 |
| W | Ruel Catalan | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:05 | Legend FC | Apr 27, 2013 |
| L | Kentaro Watanabe12-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 23, 2012 |
| L | Taiyo Nakahara15-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Legend FC | Jun 16, 2012 |
| W | Shinichi Kojima14-7-5 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 10, 2012 |
| L | Honggang Yao27-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Legend FC | Jul 16, 2011 |
| W | Yohan Mulia Legowo | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:20 | Legend FC | Jan 27, 2011 |
| L | Kevin Belingon20-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Legend FC | Jun 24, 2010 |
| W | Michael Mortimer16-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:22 | Legend FC | Jan 11, 2010 |
| L | Shoko Sato38-17-2 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Nov 3, 2009 |
| W | Jae Hyun So12-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:06 | Sengoku | Mar 11, 2009 |
| W | Shin Hyuk Kang | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:29 | Sengoku | Mar 11, 2009 |
| L | Dae Hwan Kim15-12-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | Spirit MC | Nov 9, 2008 |
| W | Seong Guk Kim | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:59 | Spirit MC | Nov 9, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsPancrase · Spirit MC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Joon Il Shin | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:45 | Pancrase | Mar 11, 2007 |
| W | Woo Jin Kim | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Spirit MC | Oct 9, 2005 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
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- Dustin Poirier criticizes Conor McGregor’s game plan that led to UFC 329 injury: ‘It’s crazy to me’bloodyelbow · Jul 13, 2026