- Yoon Dong-Sik
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Yoon Dong-sik Born August 24, 1972
Seoul, South KoreaOther names The Korean Fedor, The Dong Bar Nationality South Korean Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14.1 st) Division Middleweight
Light HeavyweghtStyle Judo Team Team Yoon Rank black belt in Judo Mixed martial arts record Total 12 Wins 5 By submission 3 By decision 2 Losses 7 By knockout 2 By submission 1 By decision 4 Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Yoon Dong-Sik (윤동식, born August 24, 1972 in Seoul), often anglicised to Dong-Sik Yoon, is a South Korean judoka, and mixed martial artist currently competing in DREAM.
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Judo career
Before competing in MMA, Yoon was a well-known judoka with over 50 international judo competitions under his belt and had a winning streak of 47 straight victories without conceding a single koka, with notable wins over World champions and Olympic gold-medalists such as Makoto Takimoto, Mark Huizinga,[1] Jeon Ki-Young and Toshihiko Koga.[2] Despite his impressive résumé, Yoon never competed in the Olympics; hence he was given a nickname Judo King Without a Crown (비운의 유도왕/非運의柔道王).
Mixed martial arts career
Yoon made his MMA debut at PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 against legendary Japanese fighter Kazushi Sakuraba. It was a heavily anticipated matchup in both Japan and Korea due to the rivalry between the two nations and it was Sakuraba's comeback match after a ten month absence due to injuries. With a lack of MMA experience and knowledge, Yoon lost to Sakuraba only 38 seconds into the match.[3] After the match, Yoon accepted the offer to join Sakuraba's Takada Dojo.[4] Yoon tasted his first victory in MMA at the K-1 Dynamite!! USA event, where he scored a surprising submission win over heavily favored Dutch kickboxer Melvin Manhoef. Yoon went on to win his second consecutive fight at HERO'S by beating former Cage Rage champion Zelg Galesic by armbar after only 1 minute 29 seconds.[5]
On October 28, 2007 Yoon also beat Fabio Silva by armbar submission making that his third win in K-1 Hero's, his third victory in MMA, and his third consecutive win by armbar. His newfound propensity for finishing opponents with an armbar has led to fans and journalists dubbing the move the "Dongbar" when performed by Yoon.[6]
He was scheduled to face Paulo Filho on October 25, 2009 at DREAM.12,[7] however Filho withdrew at the last minute for unknown reasons. Yoon then faced last minute replacement Tarec Saffiedine and won via split decision.
Judo record
Medal record Competitor for 
South KoreaMen's Judo World Championships Bronze 2001 Munich -90 kg Asian Games Gold 1994 Hiroshima -78 kg Asian Championships Bronze 1993 Macau -71 kg Gold 1997 Manila -78 kg Gold 2000 Osaka -90 kg East Asian Games Gold 2001 Osaka -90 kg Yoon Dong-Sik Hangul 윤동식 Hanja 尹東植 Revised Romanization Yun Dong-Sik McCune–Reischauer Yun Tong-sik - 1992 World Youth Championships - 2nd place
- 1992 Italian Open - gold medal
- 1993 Asian Championships - 3rd place
- 1993 German Open - gold medal
- 1993 Paris Open - 2nd place
- 1993 Austrian Open - gold medal
- 1994 Austrian Open - gold medal
- 1994 Paris Open - gold medal
- 1994 Goodwill Games - gold medal
- 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima - gold medal
- 1995 Paris Open - gold medal
- 1996 German Open - gold medal
- 1998 British Open - gold medal
- 1999 Iranian Open - gold medal
- 2000 Asian Championships - gold medal
- 2001 East Asian Games - gold medal[8]
- 2001 World Championships - 3rd place
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 12 matches 5 wins 7 losses By knockout 0 2 By submission 3 1 By decision 2 4 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 5-7 
Tarec SaffiedineDecision (split) Dream 12 October 25, 2009 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan Loss 4-7 
Jesse TaylorTKO (ankle injury) Dream 10 July 20, 2009 1 1:02 Saitama, Japan Loss 4-6 
Andrews NakaharaTKO (punches) Dream 6 September 23, 2008 2 0:30 Saitama, Japan Loss 4-5 
Gegard MousasiDecision (unanimous) Dream 4 June 15, 2008 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan Win 4-4 
Shungo OyamaDecision (unanimous) Dream 2 April 29, 2008 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan Win 3-4 Fabio SilvaSubmission (armbar) Hero's 2007 in Korea October 28, 2007 1 6:12 Seoul, South Korea Win 2-4 
Zelg GalesicSubmission (armbar) Hero's 10 September 17, 2007 1 1:29 Yokohama, Japan Win 1-4 Melvin ManhoefSubmission (armbar) K-1 Dynamite!! USA HERO's June 2, 2007 2 1:17 California, USA Loss 0-4 Murilo BustamanteDecision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 13 November 5, 2006 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan Loss 0-3 Quinton JacksonDecision (unanimous) PRIDE 31 - Dreamers February 26, 2006 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan Loss 0-2 Makoto TakimotoDecision (unanimous) PRIDE 30 - Fully Loaded October 23, 2005 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan Loss 0-1 Kazushi SakurabaTKO (strikes) PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 April 23, 2005 1 0:38 Osaka, Japan References
- ^ JudoInside.com, Totals
- ^ PRIDE GP 2005 - 04/23/05: "A Renewed Sakuraba?"
- ^ (Japanese) PRIDE | 選手データ | ユン・ドンシク / YOON DONG SIK
- ^ [MD인터뷰] 윤동식 "'죽일 각오로 싸워라' 조언 안잊혀져" - 땡구의 블로그 - 야후! 블로그
- ^ (Japanese) 大会結果詳細
- ^ Heroic Blitz: Akiyama KOs Kang by John Lee (sherdog.com) October 29, 2007
- ^ "Melvin Manhoef vs. Zelg Galesic and Paulo Filho vs. Yoon Dong Sik set for DREAM.12". mmajunkie.com. 2009-10-09. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16433/melvin-manhoef-vs-zelg-galesic-and-paulo-filho-vs-yoon-dong-sik-set-for-dream-12.mma. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ JudoInside.com, Inside Factfile
External links
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Seoul
- South Korean judoka
- South Korean mixed martial artists
- Middleweight mixed martial artists
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- Asian Games medalists in judo
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