| Kim Young-hyun | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1976 Jeollanam-do, South Korea |
| Other names | Goliath |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Weight | 315 lb (143 kg; 22.5 st) |
| Division | Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Ssireum |
| Fighting out of | Busan, South Korea |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
Kim Young-Hyun (born February 4, 1976 in Jeollanam-do), often anglicised to Young-Hyun Kim, is a South Korean ssireum wrestler, and later mixed martial artist and kickboxer.
Kim began his combat sports career in ssireum wrestling and held a record of 355 wins and 108 losses, including a victory over Choi Hong-man, and retired from the sport in 2005.[1]
He also holds a mixed martial arts record of 1 loss and 1 no-contest. His only MMA fight found on record is a no contest against Jae Young Kim at Spirit MC 3: I Will Be Back on April 10, 2004.[2]
He made his kickboxing debut at thr K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul in September 2007, where he defeated Japanese veteran Ryūshi Yanagisawa via decision in a super fight. His next bout then came against Danish karateka Nicholas Pettas at K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! on New Year's Eve 2007, and he lost the fight by technical knockout 41 seconds into the second round.
In June 2008, he took part in the K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei. In the first round, he defeated Thai fighter Saiseelek Nor-Seepun via decision after three rounds. In the semi-finals, he faced experienced Russian Ruslan Karaev and again lost by TKO.
| 2 Wins, 2 Losses (2 TKO), 0 Draws. | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
| 6/15/2008 | Loss | Ruslan Karaev | K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Round 1 | 0:50 | |
| 6/15/2008 | Win | Saiseelek Nor-Seepun | K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei | Decision | Round 3 | 9:00 | |
| 12/31/2007 | Loss | Nicholas Pettas | K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | Round 2 | 0:41 | |
| 09/29/2007 | Win | Ryūshi Yanagisawa | K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul | Decision | Round 3 | 9:00 | |