Bae Young Kwon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kwon.
Bae Young Kwon
권배용
Born March 17, 1981
Native name 권배용
Nationality South Korea
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Division Featherweight (145 lb)
Fighting out of South Korea
Team Team Posse
Years active 2009 - present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 13
Wins 9
By knockout 3
By submission 3
By decision 3
Losses 4
By knockout 1
By submission 0
By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Korean name
Hangul 권배용
Hanja 權培永
Revised Romanization Gwon Bae-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Kwŏn Pae-yŏng

Kwon Bae-young (Korean: 권배용, born March 17, 1981), usually anglicised to Bae Young Kwon, is a mixed martial artist from Buan in South Korea. He is currently rated as one of the best featherweight prospects in the country and fights for ROAD FC and ONE FC.[1]

MMA career

Kwon made his MMA debut at Shooto in Japan, defeating Keiji Sakuta by unanimous decision. His second fight was for M-1 and he defeated Tae Hwan Bae by TKO in the opening round. In total he fought three times for Shooto, winning two out of three fights.

In 2011 he signed for ROAD FC in Korea and defeated Kyung Ho Kang by triangle armbar in his first fight for the Korean promotion and the previously unbeaten Brian Choi by unanimous decision in his second fight.[2]

Kwon was originally scheduled to face URCC Featherweight Champion Eric Kelly at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes at the BritAma Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 11, 2012.[3] but Kelly was forced to pull out of the fight due to personal reasons and was replaced by URCC Lightweight Champion Honorio Banario.[4]

The fight went the distance and was very close with Kwon losing the decision, possibly because he was issued a yellow card for an illegal elbow. After Eric Kelly pulled out of his title match with Honorio Banario at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings Kwon was reportedly called up to replace him and to rematch Banario for the ONE FC 145 lbs belt. [5]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 9–4 Mu-Gyeom Choi Decision (split) Road FC - Road Fighting Championship 14 February 9, 2014 4 5:00 Seoul, South Korea
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–3 Kosuke Umeda KO (knee) Road FC - Road Fighting Championship 13 October 12, 2013 1 N/A Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–3 Michihiro Omigawa Decision (unanimous) Road FC - Road Fighting Championship 12 June 22, 2013 2 5:00 Gwandong, South Korea
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 7–3 Eric Kelly Decision (unanimous) ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors June 23, 2012 3 5:00 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–2 Honorio Banario Submission (rear-naked choke) ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes February 11, 2012 1 0:56 Jakarta, Indonesia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–2 Brian Choi Decision (unanimous) Road FC 5 - Night of Champions December 3, 2011 3 5:00 Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–2 Kyung Ho Kang Submission (triangle armbar) Road FC 2 - Alive April 16, 2011 1 4:05 Seoul, South Korea
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4–2 Tenkei Oda TKO (punches) Shooto - The Way of Shooto 6: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon Nov 19, 2010 1 1:03 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–1 Daisuke Ishizawa KO (punch) Shooto - Gig North 6 August 29, 2010 1 1:50 Hokkaido, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 3–1 Mark Striegl Decision (unanimous) PRO Fighting 4 - 180 August 1, 2010 3 5:00 Taipei, Taiwan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Kazuhiro Ito Technical Submission (rear naked choke) Shooto - Grapplingman 11 May 16, 2010 1 2:10 Hiroshima, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Tae Hwan Bae TKO (punches) M-1 Selection 2010 - Asia Round 1 March 5, 2010 1 1:38 Seoul, South Korea
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Keiji Sakuta Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 1 May 20, 2009 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan

References

  1. ↑ Goyder, James (December 18, 2011). "Interview With Outstanding Korean Featherweight Bae Young Kwon". Bloody Elbow.
  2. ↑ Tabuena, Anton (December 7, 2011). "Asian MMA Update: Kang, Colossa and Choi Lose at Road FC, Laursen vs. Magalhaes ONE FC Super-Fight Cancelled". Bloody Elbow.
  3. ↑ Goyder, James (January 4, 2012). "Ole Laursen vs Felipe Enomoto and Bae Young Kwon vs Eric Kelly Confirmed for ONE FC 2". MMA Mania.
  4. ↑ Ossis, Roderick (January 19, 2012). "Banario puts stake in OneFC fight card". Sun Star Baguio.
  5. ↑ "Two More Title Fights at ONE FC: 'Rise of the Kings as Zorobabel Moreira vs Kotetsu Boku is Confirmed and Honorio Banario vs Bae Young Kwon Rumoured". combat-asia.com. September 17, 2012.
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