Lim Hyun-gyu (14-7-1, 12) was born in Seoul, South Korea on January 16, 1985. At the age of 21 years on February 11, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Seong-Yeol Ahn, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On March 3, 2013, 28-year old Lim Hyun-gyu made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann against Marcelo Guimarães, winning the fight in the 2nd round via KO.
Hyun-gyu's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Igor Svirid at age 33 on November 18, 2018. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Lim Hyun-gyu's best fights have been against Marcelo Guimarães, Pascal Krauss, Takenori Sato, Ferrid Kheder, Lucio Linhares, Noboru Onishi and Brandon Magana.
Hyun-gyu has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Nov 18, 2018 33 years, 10 months 14-7-1 (12) | Igor Svirid | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Sep 23, 2017 32 years, 8 months 13-7-1 (12) | Daichi Abe | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Aug 20, 2016 31 years, 7 months 13-6-1 (12) | 24 years, 11 months 7-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
19  | May 16, 2015 30 years, 4 months 13-5-1 (12) | 27 years, 9 months 14-3 (7) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18 | Sep 20, 2014 29 years, 8 months 13-4-1 (12) | Takenori Sato | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
17 | Jan 4, 2014 28 years, 11 months 12-4-1 (11) | Tarec Saffiedine | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
16 | Aug 31, 2013 28 years, 7 months 12-3-1 (11) | Pascal Krauss | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Knee and punches |
15 | Mar 3, 2013 28 years, 1 months 11-3-1 (10) | Marcelo Guimarães | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Knee and punches |
14 | Jul 28, 2012 27 years, 6 months 10-3-1 (9) | Ryan Biglar | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
13 | Mar 3, 2012 27 years, 1 months 9-3-1 (8) | Takahiro Kawanaka | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
12  | Oct 29, 2011 26 years, 9 months 8-3-1 (7) | 36 years, 7 months 21-8 (18) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Aug 20, 2011 26 years, 7 months 7-3-1 (6) | Ross Ebanez | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Feb 12, 2010 25 years 6-3-1 (5) | Slade Adelbai | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Feb 21, 2009 24 years, 1 months 5-3-1 (4) | Dmitry Samoilov | M-1 | MD | 2 | UD | LOSS |
8 | Dec 14, 2008 23 years, 10 months 5-2-1 (4) | Max Fernandez | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Achilles lock | |
7 | Aug 29, 2008 23 years, 7 months 5-1-1 (4) | Brandon Magana | M-1 | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
6 | May 19, 2008 23 years, 4 months 4-1-1 (3) | Noboru Onishi | DEEP | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
5 | Apr 3, 2008 23 years, 2 months 3-1-1 (2) | Lucio Linhares | M-1 | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
4 | Mar 30, 2008 23 years, 2 months 2-1-1 (1) | Hiroshi Masabuchi | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Feb 3, 2007 22 years 1-1-1 (0) | Greg Soto | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
2 | Aug 19, 2006 21 years, 7 months 1-0-1 (0) | Jick-Yong Kim | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
1 | Feb 11, 2006 21 years 1-0 (0) | Seong-Yeol Ahn | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
