| Yang Dongi | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 7, 1984 |
| Other names | The Ox The Hammer[1] |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Height | 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (1.82 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Freestyle Wrestling, Judo, Taekwondo, Yong Moo Do, |
| Fighting out of | South Korea |
| Team | Korean Top Team |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Judo 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo 4th degree black belt in Yong Moo Do |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Yang Dongi (born December 7, 1984), often anglicised to Dongi Yang or Dong-Yi Yang, is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Yang mostly fought in Asia before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Yang began his professional career in South Korea in a tournament. Yang won three successive fights (the first via triangle choke submission and the next two via TKO to punches).
Yang followed this up with a win at the Super Sambo Festival, again via TKO (punches).
Yang then joined the larger DEEP promotion. Here, Yang won two successive bouts, both via TKO (punches).
Yang then joined Sengoku and competed in their Sengoku Fourth Battle event. His opponent was Polish judoka Pawel Nastula. After 2:15 of the second round, Yang was victorious via TKO (exhaustion)[2] The fight was slightly controversial due to Yang landing a knee in the clinch that earned him a yellow card. After this, Nastula was noticeably sluggish and would later complain of a groin problem. For "inexplicable reasons" the referee stopped the fight and gave a TKO verdict.[3]
Yang then defeated two opponents; one in Japan and one in the Northern Mariana Islands. As was becoming a pattern in his career, Yang won both fights via TKO (punches).
In June 2010, Yang signed with the UFC, joining Chan Sung Jung as the members of Korean Top Team competing in Zuffa organisations.[4] Yang, who has fought at heavyweight in the past, will fight in the UFC at middleweight.[5]
Yang's UFC debut was at UFC 121 against The Ultimate Fighter competitor Chris Camozzi.[6] Yang began the fight with a successful takedown, followed by ground-and-pound. After standing up, Camozzi was able to keep Yang at bay with kicks, before engaging in the clinch. However, Yang's thick neck and shoulders prevented effective attacks. Later, Camozzi was able to effectively time the advance of Yang. In the third, Yang began to swing wildly, to no avail. Camozzi was declared the winner via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).[7]
Yang next fight was against Rob Kimmons on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann.[8] Yang won the fight by TKO near the end of the second round, giving him his first UFC win.
Yang faced Court McGee on September 17, 2011 in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 25.[9] After a strong start, Yang succumbed to exhaustion and lost the fight via unanimous decision.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 12 matches | 10 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 10–2 | Court McGee | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger | September 17, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Rob Kimmons | TKO (punches) | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | March 3, 2010 | 2 | 4:47 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Loss | 9–1 | Chris Camozzi | Decision (split) | UFC 121 | October 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Bill Saures | TKO (punches) | Trench Warz 12: Battle Brawl | May 21, 2010 | 1 | 1:07 | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | Middleweight Debut |
| Win | 8–0 | Ryuta Noji | TKO (punches) | Heat 8 | December 14, 2008 | 2 | 3:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7–0 | Pawel Nastula | TKO (exhaustion) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4 | August 24, 2008 | 2 | 2:15 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 6–0 | Keigo Takamori | TKO (punches) | Deep: 31 Impact | August 5, 2007 | 1 | 1:57 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–0 | Junpei Hamada | TKO (punches) | Deep: CMA Festival 2 | July 23, 2007 | 1 | 3:56 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–0 | Chang Seob Lee | TKO (punches) | Super Sambo Festival | June 24, 2007 | 3 | 4:56 | Gyeongju, South Korea | |
| Win | 3–0 | Yun Seob Kwak | TKO (punches) | WXF: North Jeolla MMA Championships | June 2, 2007 | 2 | 2:35 | North Jeolla, South Korea | |
| Win | 2–0 | Dool Hee Lee | TKO (punches) | WXF: North Jeolla MMA Championships | June 2, 2007 | 1 | 1:36 | North Jeolla, South Korea | |
| Win | 1–0 | Hyung Kyo Lee | Submission (triangle choke) | WXF: North Jeolla MMA Championships | June 2, 2007 | 1 | 1:40 | North Jeolla, South Korea |