All MMA fightersJi Yeon Kim
“Fire Fist”
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Profile
| Full name | Kim Ji-yeon |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Fire Fist |
| Date of birth | 18 Oct 1989 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Birthplace | Incheon, South Korea |
| Lives in | Las Vegas, United States |
| Division | Women's Flyweight |
| Team | Syndicate MMA |
| Height | 170 cm (5′7″) |
| Reach | 183 cm (72″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 24 Nov 2013 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Mandy Böhm, 13 May 2023 |
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Titles and honours
- Former Jewels Women's Bantamweight Champion
- Former Gladiator Women's Bantamweight Champion
- Fight of the Night (x2)
Background
South Korean fighter from Incheon who won bantamweight titles with Gladiator and Jewels in Japan before joining the UFC in 2017. She later competed at flyweight and trained at Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas.
Fight history
18 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mandy Böhm | Technical decision (split) | 3 | 1:55 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | 13 May 2023 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Accidental foul ended the bout; Kim deducted points for striking after the bell and an illegal knee |
| Loss | Joselyne Edwards | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | 30 Jul 2022 | Dallas, Texas, USA | Bantamweight bout |
| Loss | Priscila Cachoeira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | 26 Feb 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Fight of the Night |
| Loss | Molly McCann | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | 4 Sep 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Fight of the Night |
| Loss | Alexa Grasso | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic | 29 Aug 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Nadia Kassem | KO (punch to the body) | 2 | 4:59 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | 5 Oct 2019 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Catchweight (128 lb) |
| Loss | Antonina Shevchenko | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale | 30 Nov 2018 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Catchweight (130.5 lb) |
| Win | Melinda Fábián | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | 23 Jun 2018 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | Justine Kish | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 | 27 Jan 2018 | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Flyweight debut |
| Loss | Lucie Pudilová | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | 17 Jun 2017 | Kallang, Singapore | UFC debut |
| Win | Tao Li | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:30 | Top FC 13 | 5 Nov 2016 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | Jin Tang | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Top FC 11 | 22 May 2016 | Seoul, South Korea | Catchweight (131 lb) |
| Win | Takayo Hashi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Deep Jewels 9 | 29 Aug 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the Jewels Women's Bantamweight Championship |
| Win | Hatice Özyurt | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:14 | Road FC 23 | 2 May 2015 | Seoul, South Korea | Catchweight (138.2 lb) |
| Win | Miki Miyauchi | TKO (knees and punches) | 2 | 0:18 | Gladiator 81 | 1 Mar 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the Gladiator Women's Bantamweight Championship |
| Win | Yukimi Kamikaze | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:57 | Road FC 18 | 30 Aug 2014 | Seoul, South Korea | Catchweight (132 lb) |
| Draw | Takayo Hashi | Draw (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Road FC: Korea vs. Japan | 9 Mar 2014 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Draw | Shizuka Sugiyama | Draw (majority) | 2 | 5:00 | Deep: Cage Impact 2013 | 24 Nov 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | Pro debut |