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Da Woon Jung
Light Heavyweight · “Sseda”

Da Woon Jung

15-7-1 UFC 4-4-1
Hard To Take Down Positional Grappler
6'4"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
32Age
2KO wins
1Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
10:27Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 61 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Sep 2024 · stats read 45 → nudged -4 inside the band · tag ko power: good (+3) · claims striking power +1, striking volume -1, striking technique +2, kicking +1 (+5) Accuracy — Below avg, rated 29 of 100 · claims striking technique +2 (+4) Striking D — Weak, rated 22 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Below avg, rated 41 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Average, rated 60 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling good · Jan 2023 · stats read 52 → nudged -2 inside the band · claims td offense +2, clinch +1 (+5) TD Defense — Above avg, rated 75 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Jan 2023 · stats read 71 → nudged -1 inside the band · claims td defense +1 (+2) Grappling — Average, rated 51 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling good · Sep 2024 · stats read 36 → nudged -7 inside the band · claims ground and pound +1 (+1) Control — Average, rated 65 of 100 · claims top control +1, ground and pound +1 (+6) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Moicano vs Saint-Denis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Paris) · September 25, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC 293 Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis · September 6, 2023 watch ↗
  • good UFC Vegas 68 Full Card Breakdown (Road to UFC Finals) · January 31, 2023 watch ↗
grappling good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Moicano vs Saint-Denis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Paris) · September 25, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC Vegas 68 Full Card Breakdown (Road to UFC Finals) · January 31, 2023 watch ↗
wrestling good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Vegas 68 Full Card Breakdown (Road to UFC Finals) · January 31, 2023 watch ↗
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 3 reads
grappling good 2 reads
wrestling good 1 read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling, TD Defense, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Control · stats alone on Striking D, Durability.

Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 75 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Jan 2023
Positional Grappler average control — rates 65 of 100 · claims top control +1, ground and pound +1 (+6)
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.23
Striking accuracy40.7%
Striking defense49.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.48
Takedowns / 15 min1.59
Takedown accuracy47.6%
Takedown defense75.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.16
Control time22.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-3

Insider info

3 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Oumar Sy lean UFC Fight Night Moicano vs Saint-Denis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Paris) · September 25, 2024
strikinggood grapplinggood wrestlinggood

"Jung could get the win" is stated alongside the pick; he leans on the prospect (Sy) rather than calling it clean.

An athletic, powerful striker who is strong in the clinch with good elbows, backed by good grappling (powerful takedowns, good top pressure, solid ground-and-pound); the analyst flags him as inconsistent fight to fight.

Strengthgood power / athletic striking
Strengthgood clinch (elbows)
Strengthgood grappling (powerful takedowns, good top pressure, solid ground-and-pound)
Weaknessinconsistent performance level fight to fight
ko power · good
vs Carlos Ulberg clear UFC 293 Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis · September 6, 2023 · 1 read since
strikinggood grapplinggood wrestlinggood

He states plainly that Ulberg gets the better of the striking exchanges and will get the win, naming him once more as the pick with no hedge on the outcome itself. Uncertainty appears only in a small-sample caveat on Ulberg's takedown defense, which the board itself flags with a trailing question mark -- a qualifier on a supporting detail, not on the win.

A good striker who starts well at range and mixes punches, kicks, knees, and elbows together, with very solid elbows in the clinch that can cut an opponent open. The analyst's biggest concern is inconsistency -- in performance generally and in volume -- which he calls a real red flag. His best path to victory is identified as the grappling: powerful takedowns, good top pressure, and pretty good ground-and-pound against a kickboxer.

Strengthgood striking at range
Strengthmixes strikes well (punches/kicks/knees/elbows)
Strengthvery solid elbows in the clinch
Strengthpowerful takedowns
Strengthgood top pressure and ground-and-pound
Weaknessinconsistent -- performance and volume both flagged
vs Devin Clark coinflip UFC Vegas 68 Full Card Breakdown (Road to UFC Finals) · January 31, 2023 · 2 reads since
strikinggood grapplinggood wrestlinggood

Takes Jung as the stronger fighter in most of their fights, but says he will not bet this one, calls it a rough fight to pick, and notes Jung sometimes just does not show up.

Good in most areas: good grappling with excellent top pressure and ground-and-pound, good wrestling with powerful takedowns, and good takedown defense via a quick sprawl that lets him get back up. His boxing is good, and paired with a real height and reach advantage, that favors him heavily if the fight stays at range. His clinch elbows are also very good. His one real issue is inconsistency -- his level is said to vary wildly fight to fight, and that unpredictability is the main thing holding the pick back.

Strengthgood grappling with excellent top pressure and ground-and-pound
Strengthgood wrestling with powerful takedowns
Strengthgood takedown defense via a quick sprawl
Strengthgood boxing, aided by a real height and reach advantage
Strengthvery good clinch elbows
Weaknesshighly inconsistent fight to fight -- unclear which version of him shows up
td defense · good

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
December 21, 2019 vs Mike Rodriguez — 4.69/min (W) — only 1.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '19 October 24, 2020 vs Sam Alvey — 3.73/min (D) Oct '20 April 10, 2021 vs William Knight — 1.87/min (W) Apr '21 November 13, 2021 vs Kennedy Nzechukwu — 5.22/min (W) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '21 July 16, 2022 vs Dustin Jacoby — 4.35/min (L) — only 3.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '22 February 4, 2023 vs Devin Clark — 1.2/min (L) Feb '23 September 9, 2023 vs Carlos Ulberg — 3.91/min (L) Sep '23 September 28, 2024 vs Oumar Sy — 1.93/min (L) Sep '24

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Oumar Sy 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · September 28, 2024
29/117Sig. strikes
90/150Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Carlos Ulberg 8-1 walk-in Submission · R3 4:49 — UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · September 9, 2023
58/120Sig. strikes
81/154Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Devin Clark 13-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac · February 4, 2023
18/52Sig. strikes
39/70Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
5:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dustin Jacoby 17-5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:13 — UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · July 16, 2022
14/39Sig. strikes
14/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kennedy Nzechukwu 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:04 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · November 13, 2021
16/49Sig. strikes
6/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W William Knight 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · April 10, 2021
28/46Sig. strikes
17/29Absorbed
8/9Takedowns
12:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
D Sam Alvey 33-14 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · October 24, 2020
56/126Sig. strikes
59/166Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:25Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike Rodriguez 10-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:04 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
5/10Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Khadis Ibragimov 7-0 walk-in Submission · R3 1:59 — UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang · August 31, 2019
81/190Sig. strikes
88/167Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
15-7-1Pro record
Korean Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 11
Submission 2
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 9
HEAT 6
Top FC 4
Way of the Dragon 1
TFC 1
TFC Dream 1
Art of War 1
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Mickaël Groguhe TKO (punches) Top FC 22
July 11, 2026
Top FC 3 3:32
L Oumar Sy Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
September 28, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
L Carlos Ulberg Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 293
September 10, 2023
UFC 3 4:49
L Devin Clark Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
February 4, 2023
UFC 3 5:00
L Dustin Jacoby KO (punch) UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
July 16, 2022
UFC 1 3:13
W Kennedy Nzechukwu KO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez
November 13, 2021
UFC 1 3:04
W William Knight Decision (unanimous) UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland
April 10, 2021
UFC 3 5:00
D Sam Alvey Draw (split) UFC 254
October 24, 2020
UFC 3 5:00
W Mike Rodríguez KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019
UFC 1 1:04
W Khadis Ibragimov Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
August 31, 2019
UFC 3 2:00
W Saša Milinkovic TKO (elbows) HEAT 44
March 2, 2019
HEAT 3 0:58
W Abutalib Halilov TKO (elbows) Way of the Dragon 3
January 12, 2019
Way of the Dragon 2 3:10
W Yuto Nakajima TKO (punches) HEAT 43
September 17, 2018
HEAT 2 1:33
W Peterson Almeida TKO (punches and elbows) HEAT 42
May 27, 2018
HEAT 2 3:55
W Hulk KO (punches) HEAT 41
December 23, 2017
HEAT 1 2:20
W Ryo Sakai Decision (unanimous) TFC 15
July 22, 2017
TFC 3 5:00
W Lee Hyun-soo TKO (punches) TFC Dream 2
January 21, 2017
TFC Dream 1 1:54
W Shunsuke Inoue TKO (punches) HEAT 38
September 25, 2016
HEAT 2 3:26
W Handong Kong Submission (arm triangle choke) Art of War 18
July 30, 2016
Art of War 1 7:30
W Lucas Tani TKO (punches) HEAT 37
March 6, 2016
HEAT 3 2:24
L Roque Martinez Submission (kimura) Top FC 9
October 24, 2015
Top FC 1 4:30
L Lim Jun-soo Decision (majority) Top FC 8
August 15, 2015
Top FC 3 5:00
W Lee Hyung-chul TKO (punches) Top FC 7
May 29, 2015
Top FC 1 1:45

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Da Woon Jung) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.7% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 49.3% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.6 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 47.6% avg 38.4%
Takedown defense 75.9% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.5
Control time 22.1% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 63.4%

Headshot of Da Woon Jung by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized