Denis Kang

MMA · Retired

35-16-2 (2 NC)RECORD

15KO / TKO WINS

14SUBMISSION WINS

6DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	17 Sep 1977
Nationality	Canadian
Birthplace	Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Middleweight
Team	American Top Team
Height	180 cm (5′11″)
Reach	196 cm (77″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	1998–2013
Status	Retired
Pro debut	2 Aug 1998
Last fight	Loss vs Melvin Manhoef, 31 Dec 2012

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Titles and honours

Former Spirit MC Heavyweight Champion
Spirit MC Grand Prix 2004 winner
PRIDE Bushido 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix runner-up
Fight of the Night (x1)

Background

Canadian middleweight of Korean and French descent, born in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, who won the Spirit MC heavyweight title in South Korea and reached the 2006 PRIDE welterweight Grand Prix final. He fought three times in the UFC in 2009.

Fight history

54 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Melvin Manhoef	TKO (knee to the body)	1	0:50	DREAM 18	31 Dec 2012	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Hae Suk Son	KO (punches)	1	4:57	Road FC 8	16 Jun 2012	Wonju, South Korea
Loss	Shungo Oyama	TKO (knees)	1	4:30	Road FC 5	3 Dec 2011	Seoul, South Korea
Loss	Seung Bae Whi	TKO (knees)	2	3:58	Road FC 3	24 Jul 2011	Seoul, South Korea	Catchweight (190 lb)
Loss	Jesse Taylor	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:57	Battlefield Fight League 8	28 May 2011	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Eun Soo Lee	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Road FC 2	16 Apr 2011	Seoul, South Korea	Light heavyweight bout
Draw	Paulo Filho	Draw (split)	3	5:00	Impact FC 2	18 Jul 2010	Sydney, Australia
Win	Dae Won Kim	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	1:49	W-1: Judgment Day	19 Jun 2010	Laval, Quebec, Canada
Loss	Michael Bisping	TKO (knees to body and punches)	2	4:24	UFC 105: Couture vs Vera	14 Nov 2009	Manchester, England, United Kingdom	Fight of the Night
Win	Xavier Foupa-Pokam	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 97: Redemption	18 Apr 2009	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	Alan Belcher	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	4:36	UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson	17 Jan 2009	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Win	Marvin Eastman	KO (punches)	1	0:48	Raw Combat: Redemption	25 Oct 2008	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Win	Jae Young Kim	KO (punches and stomp)	1	1:13	Spirit MC	30 Aug 2008	Seoul, South Korea	Defended the Spirit MC Heavyweight Championship
Loss	Gegard Mousasi	Submission (triangle choke)	1	3:10	DREAM 2	29 Apr 2008	Saitama, Japan	DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix opening round
Loss	Yoshihiro Akiyama	KO (punches)	1	4:45	Hero's 2007 in Korea	27 Oct 2007	Seoul, South Korea
Win	Jung Gyu Choi	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Spirit MC	11 Mar 2007	Seoul, South Korea	Defended the Spirit MC Heavyweight Championship
Loss	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (split)	3	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 13	5 Nov 2006	Yokohama, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix final
Win	Akihiro Gono	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 13	5 Nov 2006	Yokohama, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Amar Suloev	Submission (one-arm strangle)	1	4:10	PRIDE Bushido 12	26 Aug 2006	Nagoya, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Murilo Rua	KO (punches)	1	0:15	PRIDE Bushido 11	4 Jun 2006	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Albert Basconcelles	TKO (punches)	1	0:12	Spirit MC	22 Apr 2006	Seoul, South Korea	Heavyweight bout
Win	Mark Weir	TKO (submission to knees)	1	4:55	PRIDE Bushido 10	2 Apr 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Ron Fields	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:46	AFC 14	10 Dec 2005	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
No contest	Robert Villegas	No contest	1	0:00	Spirit MC	29 Oct 2005	Seoul, South Korea
Win	Andrei Semenov	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 8	17 Jul 2005	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Takahiro Oba	Submission (armbar)	1	4:24	PRIDE Bushido 6	3 Apr 2005	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Alexei Vezelozorov	Submission (choke)	1	1:17	M-1 MFC: Heavyweight GP	4 Dec 2004	Moscow, Russia
Win	Jin Ho Yang	TKO (punches)	1	0:49	Spirit MC	11 Sep 2004	Seoul, South Korea	Spirit MC Grand Prix final; won the Spirit MC Heavyweight Championship
Win	Jae Young Kim	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	1:38	Spirit MC	11 Sep 2004	Seoul, South Korea	Spirit MC Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Junpei Hamada	Submission (armbar)	1	2:35	Spirit MC	11 Sep 2004	Seoul, South Korea	Spirit MC Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Kobus Huisamen	TKO (punches)	1	1:06	Spirit MC	12 Jun 2004	Seoul, South Korea
Win	Hyun Chul Cho	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:06	Spirit MC	10 Apr 2004	Seoul, South Korea
Win	Hyung Jun Kim	TKO (punches)	1	1:13	Spirit MC	7 Feb 2004	Seoul, South Korea
Win	Jae Young Kim	TKO (punches)	1	0:38	Spirit MC	7 Feb 2004	Seoul, South Korea
Draw	Andrei Semenov	Draw	1	10:00	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. The World 7	5 Dec 2003	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	Stephan Potvin	TKO (punches)	3	2:22	TKO Major League MMA	6 Sep 2003	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Kaipo Kalama	Decision (majority)	3	3:00	SB 30: Collision Course	13 Jun 2003	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Brendan Seguin	Submission (armbar)	1	2:24	SB 30: Collision Course	13 Jun 2003	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Keith Rockel	KO (punch)	2	2:59	USMMA 3: Ring of Fury	3 May 2003	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Catchweight (195 lb)
Win	Chris Peak	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:57	World Freestyle Fighting 4	4 Apr 2003	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Loss	Jason Miller	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:41	Extreme Challenge 50	23 Feb 2003	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Loss	Joe Doerksen	Submission (triangle choke)	1	4:49	UCC 11: The Next Level	11 Oct 2002	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Pat Healy	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:42	Rumble in the Ring 7	20 Jul 2002	Auburn, Washington, USA
Win	Shane Biever	Submission (armlock)	1	3:03	World Freestyle Fighting 2	22 Jun 2002	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
No contest	Dennis Hallman	No contest (accidental headbutt)	2	3:15	World Freestyle Fighting 1	13 Apr 2002	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Loss	Marty Armendarez	TKO (punches)	3	3:45	IFC WC 15	31 Aug 2001	Oroville, California, USA
Loss	Osami Shibuya	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:52	Pancrase: Proof 3	13 May 2001	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (majority)	2	3:00	Pancrase: Trans 7	4 Dec 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Minoru Suzuki	TKO (back injury)	1	3:43	Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show	24 Sep 2000	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Lonnie Canida	TKO (punches)	1	4:06	Western Canada's Toughest	18 Mar 2000	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Loss	Joe Slick	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	5:53	Extreme Challenge 24	15 May 1999	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Loss	Jacen Flynn	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:07	Bas Rutten Invitational 2	24 Apr 1999	Littleton, Colorado, USA
Win	Fadi Habib	TKO (punches)	1	0:53	Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2	1 Nov 1998	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Eric Harcrow	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:15	Ultimate Warrior Challenge	2 Aug 1998	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Pro debut