Kim Dong-hyun ( ko, 김동현, 金東炫; born November 17, 1981), anglicized as Dong Hyun Kim, is a retired South Korean

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who most notably fought in the

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division. He was signed by the UFC after fighting in the Japanese promotion

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and in the South Korean promotion Spirit MC. Kim is also prominent as a regular cast member in

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'' and ''

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.''

Early life

He was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, and moved to

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when he was a primary school student, where he was an inline speed skater. He began training in

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when he was 14 years old, and trained in

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and

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together in his late teens for his interest in martial arts. And later Kim began to practice

professionally at

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, which led him to reignite his MMA career. Kim began training at Wajyutsu Keisyukai, a renowned Japanese gym frequented by a number of top Japanese fighters. As one of the largest members of the gym, Kim became a regular sparring partner of middleweight

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.Kim Represents Korea in UFC Debut
Sherdog.com (2009-05-21) At this time he competed in Judo and

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. He served in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps in 2001 for his mandatory service. Later he became a fighter for Spirit MC, but declared his retirement in 2004 due to economic reasons. He mentioned during

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that before spending four months in

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working in 3 concurrent part-time roles (kitchenhand and sashimi chef/''poissonnier'', bricklayer and construction labourer). His job situation never improved upon returning to Korea, until his parents finally allowed him to train again. He trains wit
Busan Team MAD
since 2007. He teaches self defence classes. One of his students include Hani of Korean girl group

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Career

Filmography

He is also a regular guest in Korean variety shows and talk shows. He has attended more than seventy TV shows since 2010. On June 16, 2013, he featured as the 'Hulk' on Running Man episode 150 (SBS Sunday night show). On this episode he led the character that transformed to Hulk mode in Running Man Avengers. On March 22, 2015, Kim reappeared on Running Man in episode 239 as a guest. Kim was also featured along with fellow UFC fighter

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in the Korean boy band MYNAME's drama music video for their single "Baby I'm Sorry". On June 26, 2016, Kim returned as a guest on Running Man in episode 305. Kim is regular cast member of Great Escape Season 1 of 2018 and Season 2 of 2019. In 2019, he guest-starred on ''Not the Person You Used To Know'', where he appeared as one of the friends of Hani of EXID. In September, 2018, he announced his marriage to Song Ha-ryul in various variety shows, then revealed her pregnancy on February 14, 2019 episode of Amazing Saturday.

Early career

Kim gained recognition after signing with the Japanese

organization, earning a succession of wins before knocking out

welterweight champion Hidehiko Hasegawa in a non-title bout in 2007. Kim and Hasegawa later fought to a controversial draw in a title fight at DEEP 32nd Impact, leaving defending champion Hasegawa with the title. Kim departed from DEEP to sign a contract with PRIDE Fighting Championships, but the UFC purchased and dismantled PRIDE before Kim could fight in the organization. Kim's performances attracted the attention of

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(WEC) talent scouts, who offered him a contract. However, because the WEC is not televised in Korea, Kim's management pushed for and received a contract with the

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(UFC), which airs on Korean cable television. Kim's original nickname is "Stun Gun", then a lot of Korean fans started calling him "Maemi", which means

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in Korean. The nickname was given to Kim from his fighting style where he likes to take his opponents to the ground, grapple with them and never let them escape like a Cicada on a tree.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kim made his UFC debut at ''

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'' against

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, methodically breaking down his opponent and ultimately winning by technical knockout in the third round. With his performance, Kim became the first Korean to win in the octagon. Kim's appearance drew considerable attention in Korea. One week before the event, a prime time, hour-long special about Kim was aired on Korean television. Though Kim's bout did not air on the UFC pay-per-view, it aired live on Korean television, and was then replayed twice more before the regular event coverage resumed. He made his second octagon appearance at ''

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'', capturing a split decision over ''

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'' alumnus Matt Brown. During this fight, Kim's conditioning was very poor due to jet lag, and visa problems prevented him from bringing a coach. In the first round, Kim threatened Brown with a standing rear-naked choke and took Brown's back on numerous occasions but became exhausted in the second. In the third, Kim used some effective

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and cut Brown with an elbow. All three judges scored the bout 29–28, two in Kim's favor and one in Brown's favor. The decision was contested by the crowd in attendance with noticeable booing. Kim returned to the octagon in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 31, 2009, as he faced off against fellow judo practitioner

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at ''

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''. With

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in his corner who served as his boxing coach prior to the fight. Kim originally lost to Parisyan via split decision. Fans in attendance booed the decision, and former UFC champions Matt Hughes,

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and UFC president

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have commented that they thought Kim had won the fight. Afterwards, however, Parisyan tested positive for three banned pain killers:

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and

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. The

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declared the match a No Contest, and Parisyan was suspended for nine months. Later on March 5, 2009, Kim signed a four fight extension with the UFC. Kim defeated

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at ''

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'', winning by a unanimous decision, threatening with a guillotine choke midway through the second round. He was scheduled to fight

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on November 14, 2009, at

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, but was forced to withdraw due to ligament injuries of his right knee while sparring with

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and was subsequently replaced on the card by

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. Kim was expected to face

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on February 21, 2010, at

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. However, Kim was forced off the card after suffering knee injury again. Brian Foster stepped in as his replacement. Kim next faced ''

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'' season 7 winner,

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on May 29, 2010, at

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and won via unanimous decision, dominating Sadollah with far superior judo. Kim was then expected to face fellow undefeated fighter

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, though he was later replaced by Mike Pyle due to elbow ligament injury from training. Kim defeated

season 5 winner,

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on January 1, 2011, at

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via unanimous decision. Kim used his judo to control rounds 1 and 2. Diaz mounted a remarkable offense in Round 3, but it was not enough and Kim won a decision over Diaz. After the fight Kim called out current UFC welterweight champion,

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, whom he considers a hero and role model to himself as a mixed martial artist. Later on January 10, 2011, Kim signed a four fight extension with the UFC. Kim lost to

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on July 2, 2011, at

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via first-round KO due to a flying knee. This loss was the first of his professional MMA career. Kim fought

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on December 30, 2011, at

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. Kim used superior striking to control Pierson throughout the fight and win a unanimous decision, even landing a leaping front-kick to the face in the second round that wobbled Pierson. Kim lost to

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via TKO on July 7, 2012, at

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. The bout was stopped in forty-seven seconds in the first round by referee Mario Yamasaki, after Maia took Kim down and ended up in the mounted position. Many observers, including the UFC commentator

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, thought that Kim had broken a rib during the bout, but it was later revealed that he suffered a major muscle spasm while defending Maia's takedown attempts. Kim faced

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on November 10, 2012, at

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. He dominated Thiago on the ground for all three rounds, ending the bout with a wild display of ground and pound reminiscent of

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. He won via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, and 30–27). Kim fought

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on March 3, 2013, at

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. He earned a unanimous decision victory. Kim then faced

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on October 9, 2013, at

UFC Fight Night 29 ''UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 29'') was a mixed martial arts event held on October 9, 2013, at the Ginásio José Corrêa in Barueri, Brazil. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Background The e ...

. He won via knockout at 3:01 of the second round, earning him his first ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus award. Later on October 30, 2013, Kim signed a four fight extension with the UFC. Kim faced

on March 1, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale. Kim defeated Hathaway via third-round knockout, earning him his first ''Performance of the Night'' honors. Kim was expected to face

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on August 23, 2014, at

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. However, Lombard pulled out of the bout and was replaced by

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. Kim lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Kim faced

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on May 23, 2015, at

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. Kim won the fight via submission in the third round. Kim was expected to face Jorge Masvidal on November 28, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 79. However, on November 14, it was announced that Masvidal would instead face Benson Henderson at the event after his scheduled opponent Thiago Alves (fighter), Thiago Alves pulled out of their fight. Kim instead faced Dominic Waters. Kim won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. Kim was expected to face Neil Magny on August 20, 2016, at UFC 202. However, Kim was removed from the fight on July 12 and was replaced by Lorenz Larkin. Kim was expected to face Gunnar Nelson (fighter), Gunnar Nelson on November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 99. However, on October 21, it was announced that Nelson pulled out due to an injury and the fight was off. In turn, Kim was removed from the card and will be rescheduled for a future event. Kim faced Tarec Saffiedine on December 30, 2016, at UFC 207. Kim was awarded a split decision victory. Kim faced Colby Covington on June 17, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 111. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Since the time of his last fight, Kim retired from MMA.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

**Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs.

**First spinning elbow knockout in UFC history　vs.

**List of UFC bonus award recipients, Performance of the Night (One time)　vs.

**List of UFC bonus award recipients, Knockout of the Night (One time)　vs.

*World MMA Awards ** Knockout of the Year (2014) nomination　vs.

*Bleacher Report **Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs.

**5 Best Foreign UFC Fighters #4 　the other 4 fighters: Alexander Gustafsson
Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Rory MacDonald (fighter), Rory MacDonald *Tapology **MMA's Best Knockouts of the Year (2014)　vs.

**The Greatest MMA Knockouts of All Time #83　vs.

**MMA's Best Fights of the Year #19 (2014)　vs.

**MMA's Best Knockouts of the Year #20 (2013)　vs.

**MMA's Best Fights of the Year #44 (2011)　vs.

*Fox Sports **Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs.

*MMA Junkie **Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs.

**Knockout of the Month (2014 March)　vs.

**Knockout of the Year #3 (2013)　vs.

*Sherdog **Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs.

*MMA Mania **Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs.

*LowKick MMA **Knockout of the Year (2014)　vs.

*MMA Fighting **Knockout of the Year #2 (2014)　vs.

*Bloody Elbow **Knockout of the Year #2 (2014)　vs.

*Sports Net **Knockout of the Year #3 (2014)　vs.

**Knockout of the Year #7 (2013)　vs.

Grappling

* 2013 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, ADCC Korea 88 kg: 1st place

Entertainment

* 2018 6th Korean Art And Cultural Awards - Sportainer * 2019 Korea First Brand Awards - Sportainer * 2020 Brand Of The Year Awards - Sportainer * 2020 2020 SBS Entertainment Awards - Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category

Filmography

Television shows

Mixed martial arts record

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, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–0–1 (1) ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–0–1 (1) ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , NC , align=center, 11–0–1 (1) ,

, NC (overturned) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–0–1 , Matt Brown , Decision (split) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Atlanta, Georgia, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–0–1 ,

, TKO (elbows) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:25 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Draw , align=center, 9–0–1 , Hidehiko Hasegawa , Draw , 2007 in Deep#Deep: 32 Impact, Deep: 32 Impact , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 9–0 , Hidehiko Hasegawa , KO (slam and punches) , 2007 in Deep#Deep: 31 Impact, Deep: 31 Impact , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:57 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 8–0 , Yukiharu Maejima , KO (punches) , 2007 in Deep#Deep: CMA Festival 2, Deep: CMA Festival 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:11 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Hidenobu Koike , KO (punch) , 2007 in Deep#Deep: 28 Impact, Deep: 28 Impact , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:33 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Jun Ando , TKO (punches) , 2006 in Deep#Deep: 27 Impact, Deep: 27 Impact , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:44 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Kousei Kubota , KO (knee) , 2006 in Deep#Deep: 26 Impact, Deep: 26 Impact , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:46 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Tomoyoshi Iwamiya , Decision (unanimous) , 2006 in Deep#Deep: 25 Impact, Deep: 25 Impact , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Mitsunori Tanimura , Submission (rear-naked choke) , 2006 in Deep#Deep: CMA Festival, Deep: CMA Festival , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:28 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Hyung-Kwang Kim , Decision (unanimous) , Spirit MC 5: 2004 GP Unlimited , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Seoul, South Korea , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Young-Ahm Noh , Decision (unanimous) , Spirit MC 3: I Will Be Back!!! , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Seoul, South Korea ,

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