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Jung Chan-Sung Born March 17, 1987 Other names The Korean Zombie, zombieyama Nationality South Korean Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] Weight 143.1 lb (64.9 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 14 Wins 11 By knockout 2 By submission 7 By decision 2 Losses 3 By knockout 1 By decision 2 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: March 26, 2011 Korean name 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.
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Mixed martial arts career
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.[3][1] In May the next year he participated in and won KOREA-FC's 8-man MMA tournament contested at 65kg.[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]
Sengoku
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]
World Extreme Cagefighting
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.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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.[17] In his post-fight interview, Jung stated he learned the move by watching Eddie Bravo videos on Youtube.[17]
Jung is expected to face Mark Hominick on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140.[18]
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Submission of the Night (Once)
- First (and only) twister submission in UFC (vs. Leonard Garcia)
- World Extreme Cagefighting
- Fight of the Night (Once)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Fight of the Year (2010) vs. Leonard Garcia on April 24[19]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 14 matches 11 wins 3 losses By knockout 2 1 By submission 7 0 By decision 2 2 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 11–3 
Leonard GarciaSubmission (Twister/Spine Crank) UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis March 26, 2011 2 4:59 Seattle, Washington, United States Submission of the Night Loss 10–3 George RoopKO (head kick) WEC 51 September 30, 2010 2 1:30 Broomfield, Colorado, United States Loss 10–2 Leonard GarciaDecision (split) WEC 48 April 24, 2010 3 5:00 Sacramento, California, United States Fight of the Night, Fight of the Year Win 10–1 Matt JaggersSubmission (triangle choke) Sengoku 9 August 2, 2009 2 1:25 Saitama, Japan Loss 9–1 
Masanori KaneharaDecision (unanimous) Sengoku 8 May 2, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 9–0 Shintaro IshiwatariSubmission (rear naked choke) Sengoku 7 March 20, 2009 1 4:29 Tokyo, Japan Win 8–0 Fanjin SonKO (punch) Deep: 39th Impact December 10, 2008 1 0:17 Tokyo, Japan Win 7–0 Michihiro OmigawaDecision (unanimous) Deep: Gladiator August 16, 2008 2 5:00 Okayama, Japan Win 6–0 
Jo Jung-HunDecision (unanimous) Korea FC: Tournament Series May 31, 2008 3 5:00 Gangwon, South Korea Win 5–0 Choi Dae-HanSubmission (triangle choke) Korea FC: Tournament Series May 31, 2008 1 3:38 Gangwon, South Korea Win 4–0 Choi Jung-BeomSubmission (armbar) Korea FC: Tournament Series May 31, 2008 1 2:15 Gangwon, South Korea Win 3–0 Lee Hyung-GeolTKO (punches) Pancrase: 2007 Korea Neo-Blood Tournament December 16, 2007 1 3:27 Busan, South Korea Win 2–0 Yoo In-SeokSubmission (rear naked choke) Pancrase: 2007 Korea Neo-Blood Tournament December 16, 2007 1 2:34 Busan, South Korea Win 1–0 Lee Hyung-GeolSubmission (armbar) Super Sambo Festival June 24, 2007 2 3:07 Gyeongju, South Korea Kickboxing record
15 Wins (11 (T)KO's, 4 decisions), 6 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time 2010-02-13 Loss 
PajonsukIt's Showtime 2010 Prague, Prague, Czech Republic DQ (Left spinning backfist KO) 1 2:05 References
- ^ a b c "Sherdog Fight Finder". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Chan-Sung-Jung-36155. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Loiseleur, Tony (2009-03-19). "On Weight". Sherdog.com. http://sherdog.com/news/news/everyone-on-weight-king-mo-kawamura-on-stage-16635. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ a b c d e "Jung Chan Sung profile" (in Japanese). Sengoku-official.com. http://www.sengoku-official.com/pc/fighters/j/jung_chansung/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Loiseleur, Tony (2009-03-19). "Preview: Sengoku 7th Battle". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/3/Preview-Sengoku-7th-Battle-16630. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ "Sengoku 'Seventh Battle' Play-by-Play". Sherdog.com. 2009-03-20. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/sengoku-seventh-battle-play-by-play-16634. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Sengoku-Eighth-Battle-Fight-Card-16846
- ^ "8.2『戦極～第九陣～』全カード決定! 吉田は参戦見送り!!" (in Japanese). 2009-07-07. http://www.kamipro.com/news/?id=1246964022. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ "Sengoku 'Ninth Battle' Play-by-Play". Sherdog.com. 2009-07-02. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/sengoku-ninth-battle-play-by-play-18865. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "WEC Signs "Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung to Six-Fight Deal". bloodyelbow.com. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/3/6/1360386/wec-signs-korean-zombie-chan-sung. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "Garcia replaces Swanson, meets Jung at WEC 48 on April 24". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Garcia-Replaces-Swanson-Meets-Jung-at-WEC-48-23489. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ "WEC 48 Faber vs Aldo Results: Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung Put On Fight of the Decade Marred by bad Decision for Garcia". bloodyelbow.com. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/4/24/1442647/wec-48-faber-vs-aldo-results. Retrieved 2010-25-04.
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Story-of-the-Year-Judging-in-MMA-29239
- ^ "KOREAN ZOMBIE VS. ROOP ON TAP FOR WEC 51". mmaweekly.com. 07-07-2010. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=12013&zoneid=13.
- ^ "Rani Yahya vs. "Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight for the Troops 2". bloodyelbow.com. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/11/5/1796297/rani-yahya-vs-korean-zombie-chan-sung-jung-at-ufc-fight-night-23#storyjump. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ^ ""Korean Zombie" forced out of UFC Fight Night 23; Yahya awaiting replacement". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22014/korean-zombie-forced-out-of-ufc-fight-night-23-yahya-awaiting-replacement.mma. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 24: Leonard Garcia vs Chan Sung Jung booked with Nam Phan injured". mmamania.com. March 16, 2011. http://www.mmamania.com/2011/3/16/2055079/ufc-fight-night-24-leonard-garcia-vs-chan-sung-jung-booked-with-nam.
- ^ a b "For UFC Fight Night 24's Jung, time was right for historic submission, instant pay raise". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/23006/for-ufc-fight-night-24s-jung-time-was-right-for-historic-submission-instant-pay-raise.mma. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ "Mark Hominick vs. Chan Sung Jung slated for UFC 140 in Toronto". mmajunkie.com. 2011-09-17. http://mmajunkie.com/news/25281/mark-hominick-vs-chan-sung-jung-slated-for-ufc-140-in-toronto.mma. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2011). "Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, CA): 1–40. ISSN 10839593.
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- South Korean sambo practitioners
- People from Pohang
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