Denis Kang (35-16-2, 29) was born in Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon on September 17, 1977. At the age of 20 years on August 2, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Eric Harcrow, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 17, 2009, 31-year old Denis Kang made his UFC debut on his 45th professional MMA fight at UFC 93 against a 24-year old Alan Belcher but lost the fight via submission in the 2nd round.
Kang's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Melvin Manhoef at DREAM 18 at age 35 on December 31, 2012. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Denis Kang's best fights have been against Minoru Suzuki, Mark Weir, Murilo Rua, Amar Suloev, Xavier Foupa-Pokam, Andrei Semenov and Akihiro Gono.
Kang has 16 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55  | Dec 31, 2012 35 years, 3 months 35-16-2 (29) | 36 years, 7 months 26-9-1 (24) | DREAM | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee to the body |
54 | Jun 16, 2012 34 years, 8 months 35-15-2 (29) | Hae Suk Son | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
53  | Dec 3, 2011 34 years, 2 months 34-15-2 (28) | 37 years, 7 months 10-13 (7) | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knees | |
52 | Jul 24, 2011 33 years, 10 months 34-14-2 (28) | Seung Bae Whi | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knees | |
51  | May 28, 2011 33 years, 8 months 34-13-2 (28) | 28 years, 4 months 18-6 (12) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
50 | Apr 16, 2011 33 years, 6 months 34-12-2 (28) | Eun Soo Lee | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
49  | Jul 18, 2010 32 years, 10 months 33-12-2 (28) | 32 years, 1 months 20-1 (12) | HW | 3 | UD | DRAW Split | |
48 | Jun 19, 2010 32 years, 9 months 33-12-1 (28) | Dae Won Kim | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
47  | Nov 14, 2009 32 years, 1 months 32-12-1 (27) | 30 years, 8 months 17-2 (15) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knees to the body & punches |
46 | Apr 18, 2009 31 years, 7 months 32-11-1 (27) | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
45  | Jan 17, 2009 31 years, 4 months 31-11-1 (27) | 24 years, 8 months 13-5 (11) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
44  | Oct 25, 2008 31 years, 1 months 31-10-1 (27) | 37 years, 4 months 15-8-1 (6) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
43 | Aug 30, 2008 30 years, 11 months 30-10-1 (26) | Jae Young Kim | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches and stomp | |
42  | Apr 29, 2008 30 years, 7 months 29-10-1 (25) | 22 years, 8 months 20-2-1 (19) | Dream | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
41 | Oct 27, 2007 30 years, 1 months 29-9-1 (25) | Yoshihiro Akiyama | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
40 | Mar 11, 2007 29 years, 5 months 29-8-1 (25) | Jung Gyu Choi | HW | 3 | MD | WIN | |
39  | Nov 5, 2006 29 years, 1 months 28-8-1 (25) | 30 years, 6 months 17-7-2 (8) | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
38  | Nov 5, 2006 29 years, 1 months 28-7-1 (25) | 32 years 27-11-7 (13) | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
37  | Aug 26, 2006 28 years, 11 months 27-7-1 (25) | 30 years, 7 months 21-5 (17) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN One-arm strangle | |
36  | Jun 4, 2006 28 years, 8 months 26-7-1 (24) | 26 years 11-6-1 (9) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
35 | Apr 22, 2006 28 years, 7 months 25-7-1 (23) | Albert Basconcelles | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
34  | Apr 2, 2006 28 years, 6 months 24-7-1 (22) | 38 years, 6 months 17-9 (17) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to knees | |
33 | Dec 10, 2005 28 years, 2 months 23-7-1 (21) | Ron Fields | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
32 | Oct 29, 2005 28 years, 1 months 22-7-1 (20) | Robert Villegas | MD | 1 | NC | NC | |
31  | Jul 17, 2005 27 years, 10 months 22-7-1 (20) | 28 years, 1 months 27-5-2 (24) | MD | 2 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Apr 3, 2005 27 years, 6 months 21-7-1 (20) | Takahiro Oba | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
29 | Dec 4, 2004 27 years, 2 months 20-7-1 (19) | Alexei Vezelozorov | M-1 | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke |
28 | Sep 11, 2004 26 years, 11 months 19-7-1 (18) | Jin Ho Yang | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
27 | Sep 11, 2004 26 years, 11 months 18-7-1 (17) | Jae Young Kim | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
26 | Sep 11, 2004 26 years, 11 months 17-7-1 (16) | Junpei Hamada | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
25 | Jun 12, 2004 26 years, 8 months 16-7-1 (15) | Kobus Huisamen | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
24 | Apr 10, 2004 26 years, 6 months 15-7-1 (14) | Hyun Chul Cho | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
23 | Feb 7, 2004 26 years, 4 months 14-7-1 (13) | Hyung Jun Kim | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22 | Feb 7, 2004 26 years, 4 months 13-7-1 (12) | Jae Young Kim | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
21 | Dec 5, 2003 26 years, 2 months 12-7-1 (11) | 26 years, 5 months 23-4-1 (22) | M-1 | MD | 1 | UD | DRAW |
20 | Sep 6, 2003 25 years, 11 months 12-7 (11) | Stephan Potvin | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Jun 13, 2003 25 years, 8 months 11-7 (10) | Kaipo Kalama | MD | 3 | MD | WIN | |
18 | Jun 13, 2003 25 years, 8 months 10-7 (10) | Brendan Seguin | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
17 | May 3, 2003 25 years, 7 months 9-7 (9) | Keith Rockel | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
16 | Apr 4, 2003 25 years, 6 months 8-7 (8) | Chris Peak | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15  | Feb 23, 2003 25 years, 5 months 7-7 (7) | 22 years, 1 months 5-2 (4) | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
14  | Oct 11, 2002 25 years 7-6 (7) | 25 years 18-5 (18) | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
13  | Jul 20, 2002 24 years, 10 months 7-5 (7) | 19 years 3-1 (3) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
12 | Jul 20, 2002 24 years, 10 months 6-5 (6) | Shane Biever | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armlock | |
11  | Apr 13, 2002 24 years, 6 months 5-5 (5) | 26 years, 4 months 24-6 (18) | MD | 2 | NC | NC | |
10 | Aug 31, 2001 23 years, 11 months 5-5 (5) | Marty Armendarez | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
9 | May 13, 2001 23 years, 7 months 5-4 (5) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
8  | Dec 4, 2000 23 years, 2 months 5-3 (5) | 28 years, 4 months 22-13-5 (7) | Pancrase | LHW | 2 | MD | LOSS |
7  | Sep 24, 2000 23 years 5-2 (5) | 32 years, 3 months 26-19 (22) | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | WIN Back injury | |
6 | Mar 18, 2000 22 years, 6 months 4-2 (4) | Lonnie Canida | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | May 15, 1999 21 years, 7 months 3-2 (3) | Joe Slick | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | ||
4 | Apr 24, 1999 21 years, 7 months 3-1 (3) | Jacen Flynn | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
3 | Apr 24, 1999 21 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Tom Bolger | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
2 | Nov 1, 1998 21 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Fadi Habib | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Aug 2, 1998 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Eric Harcrow | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
