Dongi Yang
| Yang Dongi | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 7, 1984 |
| Other names | The Ox |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Judo, Taekwondo, Grappling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | South Korea |
| Team | Itaewon MMA |
| Rank |
Third degree black belt in Judo Second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do Fourth degree black belt in Yong Moo Do First degree Vzrosliy Razryad in Sambo |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Yang Dongi (born December 7, 1984), often anglicised to Dongi Yang or Dong-Yi Yang, is a South Korean mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Yang has formerly competed for Top FC, DEEP, World Victory Road,
Yang began his professional career in South Korea in a tournament. Yang won three successive fights (the first via triangle choke submission and the next two via TKO to punches).
Yang followed this up with a win at the Super Sambo Festival, again via TKO (punches).
Yang then joined the larger DEEP promotion. Here, Yang won two successive bouts, both via TKO (punches).
Yang then joined Sengoku and competed in their Sengoku Fourth Battle event. His opponent was Polish judoka Pawel Nastula. After 2:15 of the second round, Yang was victorious via TKO (exhaustion) The fight was slightly controversial due to Yang landing a knee in the clinch that earned him a yellow card. After this, Nastula was noticeably sluggish and would later complain of a groin problem. For "inexplicable reasons" the referee stopped the fight and gave a TKO verdict.
Yang then defeated two opponents; one in Japan and one in the Northern Mariana Islands. As was becoming a pattern in his career, Yang won both fights via TKO (punches).
In June 2010, Yang signed with the UFC, joining Chan Sung Jung as the members of Korean Top Team competing in Zuffa organizations.
Yang's UFC debut was at UFC 121 against The Ultimate Fighter competitor Chris Camozzi. Yang began the fight with a successful takedown, followed by ground-and-pound. After standing up, Camozzi was able to keep Yang at bay with kicks, before engaging in the clinch. However, Yang's thick neck and shoulders prevented effective attacks. Later, Camozzi was able to effectively time the advance of Yang. In the third, Yang began to swing wildly, to no avail. Camozzi was declared the winner via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
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