Lightweight · Men

Jung Min Kang

“Dynamite”
South Korea Mos Multi Gym debut 2009
Holds 2 fighters
Form L L L L W
Elo 1,252 peak 1,478 · 5 Apr 2015 226 below it
Sherdog
8-10-2pro record
1W current streak
1,415best win, Elo
1,294average opponent
-- born 4 Jan 1986
70.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,075 Sub908 Dec985

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2018): 1,252 Elo, 8-10, aged 32, average opponent 1,294.

  1. Cody Carrillo then 1,283, 9-11, aged 33 9-15 after peaked 1,523 ▲
  2. Andrey Kopylov then 1,265, 8-12, aged 33 · Heavyweight 7-11 after peaked 1,402 ▲
  3. Fuyao Li then 1,243, 8-12 3-4 after peaked 1,347 ▲
  4. Isamu Sugiuchi then 1,171, 9-8, aged 31 2-2 after peaked 1,351 ▲
  5. Roy Bradshaw then 1,272, 8-11, aged 31 · Featherweight 1-15 after peaked 1,115 ▼
  6. Masayuki Okude then 1,276, 7-7, aged 30 9-4 after peaked 1,572 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Yoichiro Sato KO/TKO R1 · 30 Oct 2009 · Vale Tudo Japan 1,415
  2. Ji Ho Hwang KO/TKO R2 · 5 Apr 2015 · Top FC 1,405
  3. Jaypee Espinosa KO/TKO R2 · 12 Mar 2018 · Angel's Fighting Championship 1,266
  4. Yuki Ito KO/TKO R1 · 14 Jul 2013 · Fighting Network ZST 1,159
  5. Hisato Izawa Decision R2 · 23 Sep 2013 · Fighting Network ZST 1,134

Losses

The latest 5 of 10
  1. Ho Taek Oh KO/TKO R2 · 21 Jan 2017 · Top FC 1,185
  2. Sotaro Yamada Submission R1 · 7 Aug 2016 · Fighting Network ZST 1,428
  3. Adam Boussif Submission R2 · 22 May 2016 · Top FC 1,315
  4. Will Chope Decision R3 · 19 Mar 2016 · Top FC 1,510
  5. Dong Hyun Ma Submission R1 · 15 Aug 2015 · Top FC 1,398

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Yoichiro Sato 2 meetings · 2009, 2010 1–1

Fight history

20 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
20 12 Mar 201832.2 yrs W8-10-2 Jaypee Espinosa 7-2 · 33.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R28:58 1.00 1,133→1,252 +119 1,266 – Angel's Fighting 6: The Leap of Angel's Angel's Fighting Championship
19 21 Jan 201731.0 yrs L7-10-2 Ho Taek Oh 1-1-1 · 23.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R28:42 0.00 1,233→1,133 -99 1,185 – Top FC - TFC Dream 2: Lightweight Tournament Semifinals Top FC
18 7 Aug 201630.6 yrs L7-9-2 Sotaro Yamada 10-6-2 · 32.9 yrs Welterweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R12:29 0.00 1,287→1,233 -54 1,428 – Zst 53 / Swat! 155 Fighting Network ZST
17 22 May 201630.4 yrs L7-8-2 Adam Boussif 8-3 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R26:43 0.00 1,394→1,287 -107 1,315 – Top FC 11: Top FC vs Kunlun Fight Top FC
16 19 Mar 201630.2 yrs L7-7-2 Will Chope 30-9 · 25.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,371→1,394 +22 1,510 – Top FC 10: Min Gu vs. Yeong Gwang Top FC
15 15 Aug 201529.6 yrs L7-6-2 Dong Hyun Ma 13-6-4 · 26.9 yrs Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R14:07 0.00 1,478→1,371 -107 1,398 – Top FC 8: Heart of a Champion Top FC
14 5 Apr 201529.2 yrs W7-5-2 Ji Ho Hwang 7-3 · 26.1 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R29:06 1.00 1,386→1,478 +92 1,405 – Top FC 6: Unbreakable Dream Top FC
13 7 Feb 201529.1 yrs W6-5-2 Dong Young Lee 2-2 · 29.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKnee R12:08 1.00 1,356→1,386 +31 1,086 – Top Fighting Championship 5 Top FC
12 31 Aug 201428.7 yrs D5-5-2 Masayuki Hamagishi 14-3-6 · 31.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R310:00 0.50 1,317→1,356 +39 1,481 – ZST 42: SWAT! Fighting Network ZST
11 9 Aug 201428.6 yrs W5-5-1 Bum Chan Kang 4-4 · 29.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:51 1.00 1,273→1,317 +44 1,083 – Top FC 3: Jeonju Top FC
10 23 Sep 201327.7 yrs W4-5-1 Hisato Izawa 2-3 · 32.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.95 1,214→1,273 +59 1,134 – ZST 37: SWAT! Fighting Network ZST
9 14 Jul 201327.5 yrs W3-5-1 Yuki Ito 8-8-9 · 34.1 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:01 1.00 1,116→1,214 +98 1,159 – ZST 36: SWAT! Fighting Network ZST
8 7 Apr 201327.3 yrs L2-5-1 Naoyuki Kotani 29-10-7 · 31.3 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:45 0.00 1,122→1,116 -6 1,709 – ZST 35: SWAT! Fighting Network ZST
7 23 Nov 201226.9 yrs W2-4-1 Sen Nakadai 5-10-1 · 31.7 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunch R11:37 1.00 1,020→1,122 +102 1,078 – ZST 33: 10th Anniversary Fighting Network ZST
6 5 Feb 201226.1 yrs L1-4-1 Seok Mo Kim 2-4 · 25.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOLeg Kicks R27:38 0.00 1,124→1,020 -104 1,058 – Road FC 6: The Final Four Road Fighting Championship
5 22 Jan 201226.0 yrs D1-3-1 Koji Mori 3-1 · 22.7 yrs – -- R210:00 0.50 1,117→1,124 +7 1,145 – Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 9 Fighting Network RINGS
4 17 Apr 201125.3 yrs L1-3 Takasuke Kume 7-2-3 · 26.0 yrs – SubKimura R2 0.00 1,143→1,117 -26 1,443 – Shooto - Gig Central 22 Shooto
3 7 Aug 201024.6 yrs L1-2 Akihiro Murayama 9-5-5 · 30.4 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R3 0.00 1,247→1,143 -103 1,183 – Shooto - Gig Tokyo 5 Shooto
2 22 Mar 201024.2 yrs L1-1 Yoichiro Sato 6-2-1 · 24.7 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R12:13 0.00 1,314→1,247 -67 1,396 – Shooto - The Way of Shooto 2: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon Shooto
1 30 Oct 200923.8 yrs W1-0 Yoichiro Sato 5-1-1 · 24.3 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:48 1.00 1,174→1,314 +140 1,415 – Vale Tudo Japan 2009 Vale Tudo Japan