Yoon Dong-sik | |
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Born |
Seoul, South Korea |
August 24, 1973
Nationality | South Korean |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14.1 st) |
Division |
Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
Team | Team Yoon |
Rank | 3rd dan black belt in Judo |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 9 |
By submission | 5 |
By decision | 4 |
Losses | 8 |
By knockout | 4 |
By decision | 4 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Medal record | ||
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Representing South Korea | ||
Men's Judo | ||
World Championships | ||
2001 Munich | -90 kg | |
Asian Games | ||
1994 Hiroshima | -78 kg | |
Asian Championships | ||
1997 Manila | -78 kg | |
2000 Osaka | -90 kg | |
1993 Macau | -71 kg | |
East Asian Games | ||
2001 Osaka | -90 kg |
Yoon Dong-sik | |
Hangul | 윤동식 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yun Dong-Sik |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Tong-sik |
Yoon Dong-Sik (윤동식, born August 24, 1972 in Seoul), often anglicised to Dong-Sik Yoon, is a South Korean judoka, and mixed martial artist.
Before competing in MMA, Yoon was a well-known judoka with over 50 international judo competitions under his belt and had a winning streak of 47 straight victories without conceding a single koka, with notable wins over World champions and Olympic gold-medalists such as Makoto Takimoto, Mark Huizinga,Jeon Ki-Young and Toshihiko Koga. Despite his impressive résumé, Yoon never competed in the Olympics; hence he was given a nickname Judo King Without a Crown.
Yoon made his MMA debut at PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 against legendary Japanese fighter Kazushi Sakuraba. It was a heavily anticipated matchup in both Japan and Korea due to the rivalry between the two nations and it was Sakuraba's comeback match after a ten month absence due to injuries. With a lack of MMA experience and knowledge, Yoon lost to Sakuraba only 38 seconds into the match. After the match, Yoon accepted the offer to join Sakuraba's Takada Dojo. Yoon tasted his first victory in MMA at the K-1 Dynamite!! USA event, where he scored a surprising submission win over heavily favored Dutch kickboxer Melvin Manhoef. Yoon went on to win his second consecutive fight at HERO'S by beating former Cage Rage champion Zelg Galesic by armbar after only 1 minute 29 seconds.