Ji Yeon Kim (9-7-2, 5) was born in Incheon, South Korea on October 18, 1989. At the age of 24 years on November 24, 2013, she made her professional MMA debut against Shizuka Sugiyama, losing the fight via 2-round draw.
On June 17, 2017, 27-year old Ji Yeon Kim made her UFC debut on her 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia against Lucie Pudilová but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Kim's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Mandy Böhm at UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida at age 33 on May 13, 2023. She is on a 5-fight losing streak.
She has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ji Yeon Kim's best fights have been against Justine Kish, Melinda Fábián, Nadia Kassem and Takayo Hashi. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Ji Yeon Kim".
Kim has 7 losses on her MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Ji Yeon Kim Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | May 13, 2023 33 years, 6 months 9-7-2 (5) | Mandy Böhm | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
17 | Jul 30, 2022 32 years, 9 months 9-6-2 (5) | Joselyne Edwards | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
16 | Feb 26, 2022 32 years, 4 months 9-5-2 (5) | Priscila Cachoeira | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15 | Sep 4, 2021 31 years, 10 months 9-4-2 (5) | Molly McCann | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Aug 29, 2020 30 years, 10 months 9-3-2 (5) | Alexa Grasso | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13 | Oct 6, 2019 29 years, 11 months 9-2-2 (5) | Nadia Kassem | UFC | FL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches to the body |
12  | Nov 30, 2018 29 years, 1 months 8-2-2 (4) | 34 years 6-0 (2) | TUF | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
11 | Jun 23, 2018 28 years, 8 months 8-1-2 (4) | Melinda Fábián | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
10 | Jan 27, 2018 28 years, 3 months 7-1-2 (4) | Justine Kish | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
9 | Jun 17, 2017 27 years, 7 months 6-1-2 (4) | Lucie Pudilová | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
8 | Nov 5, 2016 27 years 6-0-2 (4) | Tao Li | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | May 22, 2016 26 years, 7 months 5-0-2 (3) | Jin Tang | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Aug 29, 2015 25 years, 10 months 4-0-2 (3) | Takayo Hashi | DEEP | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
5 | May 2, 2015 25 years, 6 months 3-0-2 (3) | Hatice Ozyurt | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
4 | Mar 1, 2015 25 years, 4 months 2-0-2 (2) | Miki Miyauchi | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches | |
3 | Aug 30, 2014 24 years, 10 months 1-0-2 (1) | Yukimi Kamikaze | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Mar 9, 2014 24 years, 4 months 0-0-2 (0) | Takayo Hashi | BT | 2 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
1 | Nov 24, 2013 24 years, 1 months 0-0-1 (0) | Shizuka Sugiyama | DEEP | BT | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority |
