Choi Mu-bae (14-8, 11) was born in Busan, South Korea on June 27, 1970. At the age of 33 years on February 15, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Yusuke Imamura, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Mu-bae's last fight was a heavyweight title fight against Hye Seok Son for Son's AFC Championship title on April 29, 2022. He stopped Son via KO and was crowned the new heavyweight world champion. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Choi Mu-bae's best fights have been against Giant Silva, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Katsuhisa Fujii, Dave Herman, Gary Goodridge, Yusuke Imamura and Soa Palelei.
Mu-bae has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Apr 29, 2022 51 years, 10 months 14-8 (11) | Hye Seok Son | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch Won AFC heavyweight title | |
21  | Nov 3, 2018 48 years, 4 months 13-8 (10) | 48 years 17-14 (14) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
20 | Aug 18, 2018 48 years, 1 months 13-7 (10) | Anding Ma | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Aug 12, 2017 47 years, 1 months 12-7 (9) | Jake Heun | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
18 | Dec 26, 2015 45 years, 5 months 12-6 (9) | Mighty Mo | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
17 | Oct 9, 2015 45 years, 3 months 12-5 (9) | Mighty Mo | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
16 | Jul 25, 2015 45 years 12-4 (9) | Yusuke Kawaguchi | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | May 2, 2015 44 years, 10 months 11-4 (8) | Lucas Tani | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Mar 23, 2013 42 years, 8 months 10-4 (7) | Toyohiko Monma | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
13  | Aug 2, 2009 39 years, 1 months 9-4 (6) | 37 years, 1 months 7-2 (5) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
12  | Jun 7, 2009 38 years, 11 months 9-3 (6) | 36 years, 9 months 9-16-1 (6) | Pancrase | HW | 2 | UD | WIN |
11  | Jan 4, 2009 38 years, 6 months 8-3 (6) | 24 years, 3 months 15-0 (15) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10  | Jun 8, 2008 37 years, 11 months 7-3 (5) | 30 years, 1 months 3-2 (2) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle armbar | |
9  | Mar 30, 2008 37 years, 9 months 7-2 (5) | 42 years, 2 months 23-15-1 (22) | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
8 | Dec 12, 2006 36 years, 5 months 6-2 (4) | Masayuki Kono | Pancrase | HW | 2 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
7 | Nov 5, 2005 35 years, 4 months 5-2 (4) | Sylvester Terkay | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
6  | Feb 20, 2005 34 years, 7 months 5-1 (4) | 24 years, 6 months 10-2 (10) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and knees | |
5  | Dec 31, 2004 34 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | 41 years, 5 months 1-3 (1) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
4 | Oct 24, 2004 34 years, 3 months 4-0 (3) | Soa Palelei | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Jun 27, 2004 34 years 3-0 (2) | Murad Ammaev | 1 | TKO | WIN Suplex and punches | ||
2  | May 23, 2004 33 years, 10 months 2-0 (1) | 33 years, 10 months 15-18-1 (14) | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Feb 15, 2004 33 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Yusuke Imamura | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
