| Chan-Sung Jung | |
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| Born | March 17, 1987 |
| Other names | The Korean Zombie |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Weight | 145.5 lb (66.0 kg)[2] |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 72 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Taekwondo, Hapkido, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Sambo[3] |
| Fighting out of | Pohang, South Korea |
| Team | Korean Top Team[3] |
| Rank | black belt in Taekwondo |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 정찬성 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Chan-seong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Ch‘an-sŏng |
Jung Chan-Sung (정찬성, born March 17, 1987), often anglicised to Chan-Sung Jung, is a South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championships. His nickname "The Korean Zombie" comes from his ability to continue to fight aggressively, even after taking heavy blows. He made his professional début in June 2007 and in December the same year he won a lightweight tournament arranged by Pancrase Korea. In 2008 he won both his fights for Japanese promotion Deep. He then entered the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand-Prix where he won his first-round fight but ended up getting eliminated from the tournament by the eventual winner Masanori Kanehara. He holds notable career victories over Michihiro Omigawa, Leonard Garcia, and former UFC featherweight title challenger Mark Hominick.
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Born in Pohang, South Korea in 1987, he was moved to Nam Yang Ju, a satelite city of Seoul when he was at mid teen age. There, as he was small and slim, he was bullied continuously by his classmate students.
Their harassments of a country bumpkin always precipitated to a fight, and the fights ended always with the defeats of Jung. His aunt could not withstand this situation, she took him to a nearby Hapkido gym.
Jung trained Hapkido before joining a kickboxing-gym at 18-years-old.[3] In June 2007 he won a Sambo tournament arranged by the Korean Sambo Association, and in December the same year he won the lightweight division of the Pancrase Korea Neo-Blood Tournament after defeating fellow South Koreans Yoo In Seok and Lee Hyung Geol.[1][3] In May the next year he participated in and won KOREA-FC's 8-man MMA tournament contested at 65 kg.[3]
On August 16, 2008 he defeated Michihiro Omigawa at Deep - Gladiator by unanimous decision. His next fight was against Fanjin Son at Deep - 39 Impact where he won by KO after 17 seconds.[1]
Jung then entered the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand-Prix and was matched up with Shintaro Ishiwatari in his first-round fight at Sengoku 7.[4] After slugging it out on the feet with Jung dropping Ishiwatari once, Jung hit Ishiwatari with a right hand forcing him to give up his back. From there Jung sunk in a rear naked choke forcing Ishiwatari to submit at 4:29 of the first round.[5] In his second-round fight at Sengoku 8 on May 2, 2009, he lost via unanimous decision to Masanori Kanehara officially eliminating him from the tournament.[6] The decision was considered questionable by some fans (especially given Sengoku's history of biased decisions against Korean fighters), who felt that Jung had done enough to deserve the decision. On June 7, 2009, it was announced Jung would face American Matt Jaggers at Sengoku 9 in a reserve bout for the tournament with the winner stepping in as a replacement should some of the remaining fighters be unable to continue.[7] Jung ended up winning the fight by triangle choke submission at 1:25 of the second round, but was not required to step in as a replacement.[8]
Chan Sung Jung then signed with World Extreme Cagefighting.[9] He made his American and WEC debut against Leonard Garcia (who replaced injured opponent Cub Swanson) on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48[10] losing by a controversial split decision. Many MMA publications and fans (including many in the Sacramento home crowd) opposed the decision, which has led again to questions about the accuracy of the fight judging.[11][12] However, the bout was declared the Fight of the Night, along side with Joe Rogan's thought of the bout being Fight of the Decade.
Jung next faced George Roop on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51.[13] He lost the fight via knockout due to a head kick in the second round, which resulted in Jung's first knockout in his MMA career and second consecutive loss.
Jung was expected to face Rani Yahya on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23.[14] However, Jung was forced from the card with an injury.[15]
A rematch with Garcia was scheduled for March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24, after Jung stepped in to replace an injured Nam Phan.[16] Jung was able to avenge the original loss after submitting Garcia with a twister in the final second of the second round. This was the first time in the history of the UFC that a twister submission ended a bout and the win earned Jung his first Submission of the Night bonus. This was later awarded for the Submission of the Year by the World MMA Awards.[17] In his post-fight interview, Jung stated he learned the move by watching Eddie Bravo videos on Youtube.[17]
Jung faced Mark Hominick on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Jung won the bout via KO at 0:07 of the first round.[18] The finish earned him Knockout of the Night honors.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 15 matches | 12 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By submission | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 12–3 | Mark Hominick | KO (punches) | UFC 140 | December 10, 2011 | 1 | 0:07 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Knockout of the Night |
| Win | 11–3 | Leonard Garcia | Submission (twister) | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis | March 26, 2011 | 2 | 4:59 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Submission of the Night; Won Submission of the Year 2011 |
| Loss | 10–3 | George Roop | KO (head kick) | WEC 51 | September 30, 2010 | 2 | 1:30 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 10–2 | Leonard Garcia | Decision (split) | WEC 48 | April 24, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | Fight of the Night; Won Fight of the Year 2010 |
| Win | 10–1 | Matt Jaggers | Submission (triangle choke) | Sengoku 9 | August 2, 2009 | 2 | 1:25 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–1 | Masanori Kanehara | Decision (unanimous) | Sengoku 8 | May 2, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9–0 | Shintaro Ishiwatari | Submission (rear naked choke) | Sengoku 7 | March 20, 2009 | 1 | 4:29 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8–0 | Fanjin Son | KO (punch) | Deep: 39th Impact | December 10, 2008 | 1 | 0:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7–0 | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: Gladiator | August 16, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Okayama, Japan | |
| Win | 6–0 | Jo Jung-Hun | Decision (unanimous) | Korea FC: Tournament Series | May 31, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Gangwon, South Korea | |
| Win | 5–0 | Choi Dae-Han | Submission (triangle choke) | Korea FC: Tournament Series | May 31, 2008 | 1 | 3:38 | Gangwon, South Korea | |
| Win | 4–0 | Choi Jung-Beom | Submission (armbar) | Korea FC: Tournament Series | May 31, 2008 | 1 | 2:15 | Gangwon, South Korea | |
| Win | 3–0 | Lee Hyung-Geol | TKO (punches) | Pancrase: 2007 Korea Neo-Blood Tournament | December 16, 2007 | 1 | 3:27 | Busan, South Korea | |
| Win | 2–0 | Yoo In-Seok | Submission (rear naked choke) | Pancrase: 2007 Korea Neo-Blood Tournament | December 16, 2007 | 1 | 2:34 | Busan, South Korea | |
| Win | 1–0 | Lee Hyung-Geol | Submission (armbar) | Super Sambo Festival | June 24, 2007 | 2 | 3:07 | Gyeongju, South Korea |
| 15 Wins (11 (T)KO's, 4 decisions), 6 Losses | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
| 2010-02-13 | Win | Pajonsuk | It's Showtime 2010 Prague, Prague, Czech Republic | DQ (Left spinning backfist KO) | 1 | 2:05 | |