Tae Kyun Kim
UFC DebutNickname“Ares”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ilsan, Gyeonggi
- Born
- South Korea
- Camp
- Monster House
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Tae Kyun 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
134-48-1
.736 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
10 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 14 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 4 sub · 3 decPFL · Black Combat 16 · UAE Warriors 47 · Brave CF 64 · Brave CF 53 / Octagon 22 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Adilet Nurmatov14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Black Combat 16 | Jan 31, 2026 |
| L | Movlid Khaybulaev24-0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 12, 2025 |
| W | Nathan Kelly11-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:53 | PFL | Apr 3, 2025 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:22 | UAE Warriors 47 | Jan 21, 2024 | |
| L | Roman Bogatov13-2 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Brave CF 64 | Oct 22, 2022 |
| W | Nurzhan Akishev17-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 53 / Octagon 22 | Aug 21, 2021 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:43 | Brave CF 47 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Brave CF 43 | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| W | Erick da Silva23-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 29 | Nov 15, 2019 |
| W | Shakhzod Shakhzod | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:58 | KMPC | Sep 7, 2019 |
| W | Sung Ho Hong | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Double G FC 1 | Nov 18, 2018 |
| W | Young Hoon Lee | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:09 | Top FC 18 | May 25, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 1:31 | Top FC 16 | Dec 9, 2017 | |
| W | Hyun Woo Park | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:47 | Top FC | Oct 27, 2017 |
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.
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