Chan Sung Jung

Overview

Four of his seven UFC wins ended in the first round, and the fastest took seven seconds. Chan Sung Jung, "The Korean Zombie," is a 7-5 UFC featherweight who has finished six of those seven wins, and he is 17-8-0 as a pro across all promotions.

The record has two halves. Early on and again in 2019, he stopped opponents quickly. Lately, the biggest names have stopped him. He carries a two-fight losing streak into his next bout, and both losses came by knockout.

UFC Career

His UFC debut ended with a submission of Leonard Garcia in round 2 at 4:59, a minute shy of the horn. Then came Mark Hominick at UFC 140 in December 2011: a knockout at 0:07 of round 1. Five months later he headlined a five-round fight against Dustin Poirier and submitted him in round 4 at 1:07.

The first major test was Jose Aldo in a five-round main event at UFC 163 in 2013. Jung lost by TKO in round 4 at 2:00.

He returned in 2017 with a first-round TKO of Dennis Bermudez. A fifth-round TKO loss to Yair Rodriguez came next, with the stoppage at 4:59, one second from the final bell.

In 2019 he put together his longest UFC win streak, three fights. Renato Moicano fell in 0:58 of round 1, and Frankie Edgar, an elite opponent by our model, went in round 1 at 3:18. Before that run he had beaten Bermudez, so he stopped three of the four opponents he faced from 2017 to 2019. The streak ended against another elite opponent, Brian Ortega, who beat him by unanimous decision over five rounds in 2020.

He bounced back with a five-round unanimous decision over Dan Ige in a 2021 main event, his only UFC win that went to the cards. It was his last win.

Alexander Volkanovski stopped him in round 4 at UFC 273 in 2022, and Max Holloway did it in round 3 at 0:23 in 2023. Both were elite opponents.

Four of his five UFC losses are knockouts, and three of the last four opponents who beat him were elite.

Fighting Style

Chan Sung Jung is a busy striker who lands at a higher rate than most UFC fighters. The volume comes with a cost. He absorbs more strikes than most, and his accuracy is below the UFC average.

He almost never shoots for takedowns, but he is very hard to take down. Opponents who want to wrestle him have had little success.

He is not only a knockout artist. Two of his UFC wins came by submission, including the Poirier fight in round 4.

His finishes tend to come early. Four of his six stoppage wins ended in round 1.

Notable Wins

• Frankie Edgar — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie (2019)
• Dustin Poirier — submission, round 4, UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier (2012)
• Mark Hominick — KO/TKO, round 1 at 0:07, UFC 140 (2011)
• Dan Ige — unanimous decision, UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige (2021)

Quick Facts

• Division: Featherweight
• UFC record: 7-5; professional record across all promotions: 17-8-0
• UFC debut: 2011
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'7" / 72"
• Team: Fight Ready - Scottsdale, AZ
• Born: South Korea