The Korean Zombie (17-8, 13) was born in Pohang, South Korea on March 17, 1987. At the age of 20 years on June 24, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Hyung-Geol Lee, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On March 26, 2011, 24-year old The Korean Zombie made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis against a 31-year old Leonard Garcia, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Zombie's last fight was a 3rd-round KO loss to Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie at age 36 on August 26, 2023. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of The Korean Zombie's best fights have been against Mark Hominick, Dennis Bermudez, Renato Moicano, Frankie Edgar, Leonard Garcia, Shintaro Ishiwatari and Dustin Poirier.
Zombie has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Aug 26, 2023 36 years, 5 months 17-8 (13) | 31 years, 8 months 24-7 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch |
24  | Apr 9, 2022 35 years 17-7 (13) | 33 years, 6 months 23-1 (14) | UFC | FT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC featherweight title |
23  | Jun 19, 2021 34 years, 3 months 17-6 (13) | 29 years, 10 months 15-3 (9) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN |
22  | Oct 18, 2020 33 years, 7 months 16-6 (13) | 29 years, 7 months 14-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Dec 21, 2019 32 years, 9 months 16-5 (13) | 38 years, 2 months 23-7-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Jun 22, 2019 32 years, 3 months 15-5 (12) | 30 years, 1 months 13-2-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Nov 10, 2018 31 years, 7 months 14-5 (11) | 26 years, 1 months 15-2 (10) | UFC | FT | 5 | KO | LOSS Elbow |
18  | Feb 4, 2017 29 years, 10 months 14-4 (11) | 30 years, 1 months 16-5 (7) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
17  | Aug 3, 2013 26 years, 4 months 13-4 (10) | 26 years, 10 months 22-1 (15) | UFC | FT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC featherweight title |
16  | May 15, 2012 25 years, 1 months 13-3 (10) | 23 years, 3 months 12-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 4 | CKO | WIN D'arce choke |
15  | Dec 10, 2011 24 years, 8 months 12-3 (10) | 29 years, 4 months 20-9 (15) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
14  | Mar 26, 2011 24 years 11-3 (9) | 31 years, 8 months 15-6-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Twister |
13  | Sep 30, 2010 23 years, 6 months 10-3 (8) | 28 years, 10 months 10-6-1 (5) | WEC | FT | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
12 | Apr 24, 2010 23 years, 1 months 10-2 (8) | 30 years, 9 months 13-5-1 (12) | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11 | Aug 2, 2009 22 years, 4 months 10-1 (8) | Matt Jaggers | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
10  | May 2, 2009 22 years, 1 months 9-1 (7) | 26 years, 5 months 12-4-5 (10) | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9  | Mar 20, 2009 22 years 9-0 (7) | 24 years 6-1-3 (4) | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Dec 10, 2008 21 years, 8 months 8-0 (6) | Fanjin Son | DEEP | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
7 | Aug 16, 2008 21 years, 4 months 7-0 (5) | Michihiro Omigawa | DEEP | FT | 2 | UD | WIN |
6 | May 31, 2008 21 years, 2 months 6-0 (5) | Jung-Hun Cho | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | May 31, 2008 21 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | Dae-Han Choi | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
4 | May 31, 2008 21 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Jung-Beom Choi | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Dec 16, 2007 20 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Hyung-Geol Lee | Pancrase | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Pancrase Korea Neo-Blood Tournament |
2 | Dec 16, 2007 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | In-Seok Yoo | Pancrase | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
1 | Jun 24, 2007 20 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Hyung-Geol Lee | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Reverse armbar |
