Denis Kang
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Denis Kang (17 de septiembre de 1977, San Pedro y Miquelón), es un luchador franco-canadiense de artes marciales mixtas descendiente de madre francesa y padre coreano, actualmente reside en Vancouver, Canadá, desde 1988. Anteriormente desde su niñez junto a su familia, también ha vivido en las Islas Canarias, España. Es considerado uno de los mejores por su peso y clase, además de ser campeón en cinturón negro en jujitsu brasileño que tuvo como maestro o instructor a Marcus Soares y que actualmente realiza comabtes en PRIDE Fighting Championships, que obtiene un expediente profesional dentro de la MMA de 25-7-1 del 2006. Además Denis habla dos idiomas, el francés su lengua materna y el inglés, también habla y domina el español y el portugués.
Récord en artes marciales mixtas [editar]
| Record | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33-12-1(2) | Triunfo |  Dae Won Kim |
Decisión | W-1: Judgment day | 2010-06-19 | 1 | 1:49 | Laval, Quebec |
| 32-12-1(2) | Derrota |  Michael Bisping |
TKO | UFC 105 | 2009-11-14 | 2 | 4:24 | Mánchester Reino Unido |
| 32–11–1(2) | Triunfo |  Xavier Foupa-Pokam |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 97: Redemption | 2009-04-18 | 3 | 5:00 |  Montreal, Canadá |
| 31–11–1(2) | Derrota |  Alan Belcher |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson | 2009-01-17 | 2 | 4:36 |  Dublín, Irlanda |
| 31–10–1(2) | Triunfo | Marvin Eastman |
KO (Punches) | Raw Combat: Redemption | 2008-10-25 | 1 | 0:48 | Calgary, Alberta, Canadá |
| 30–10–1(2) | Triunfo | Kim Jae Young |
KO | Spirit MC 18 – The Champions | 2008-08-30 | 1 | 1:13 | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 29–10–1(2) | Derrota |  Gegard Mousasi |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | DREAM.2 Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round | 2008-04-29 | 1 | 3:10 |  Saitama, Japón |
| 29–9–1(2) | Derrota | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
KO (Punch) | K-1 – OLYMPIA HERO'S 2007 in KOREA | 2007-10-27 | 1 | 4:45 | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 29–8–1(2) | Triunfo | Jung Gyu Choi |
Decision (Majority) | Spirit MC – Interleague 5 | 2007-03-11 | 3 | 5:00 | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 28–8–1(2) | Derrota | Kazuo Misaki |
Decision (Split) | PRIDE Bushido 13 | 2006-11-05 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japón |
| 28–7–1(2) | Triunfo | Akihiro Gono |
Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 13 | 2006-11-05 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japón |
| 27–7–1(2) | Triunfo | Amar Suloev |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | PRIDE Bushido 12 | 2006-08-26 | 2 | 4:10 | Nagoya, Japón |
| 26–7–1(2) | Triunfo |  Murilo Rua |
KO (Punches) | PRIDE Bushido 11 | 2006-06-04 | 1 | 0:15 | Saitama, Japón |
| 25–7–1(2) | Triunfo | Albert Basconcelles |
KO | Spirit MC 8 – Only One | 2006-04-22 | 1 | 0:12 | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 24–7–1(2) | Triunfo | Mark Weir |
Submission | PRIDE Bushido 10 | 2006-04-02 | 1 | 4:55 | Tokio, Japón |
| 23–7–1(2) | Triunfo | Ron Fields |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | AFC 14 – Absolute Fighting Championships 14 | 2005-12-10 | 1 | 2:46 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US |
| 22–7–1(2) | No Contest | Robert Villegas |
No Contest | Spirit MC 7 – Middleweight GP Final | 2005-10-29 | 1 | 0:00 | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 22–7–1(1) | Triunfo |  Andrei Semenov |
Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 8 | 2005-07-17 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japón |
| 21–7–1(1) | Triunfo | Takahiro Oba |
Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE Bushido 6 | 2005-04-03 | 1 | 4:24 | Yokohama, Japón |
| 20–7–1(1) | Triunfo | Alexei Vezelozorov |
Submission (Choke) | M-1 MFC – Heavyweight GP | 2004-12-04 | 1 | 1:17 | Moscú, Rusia |
| 19–7–1(1) | Triunfo | Jin Ho Yang |
TKO | Spirit MC 5 – 2004 GP Unlimited | 2004-09-11 | N/A | N/A | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 18–7–1(1) | Triunfo | Kim Jae Young |
Submission (Choke) | Spirit MC 5 – 2004 GP Unlimited | 2004-09-11 | N/A | N/A | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 17–7–1(1) | Triunfo | Jyunpei Hamada |
Submission (Armbar) | Spirit MC 5 – 2004 GP Unlimited | 2004-09-11 | N/A | N/A | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 16–7–1(1) | Triunfo |  Kobus Huisamen |
TKO | Spirit MC 4 – Revolution | 2004-06-12 | 1 | N/A | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 15–7–1(1) | Triunfo | Hyun Chul Cho |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Spirit MC 3 – I Will Be Back!!! | 2004-04-10 | 1 | 2:06 | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 14–7–1(1) | Triunfo | Hyung Jun Kim |
TKO (Punches) | Spirit MC – Interleague 1 | 2004-02-07 | 1 | 1:13 | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 13–7–1-(1) | Triunfo | Kim Jae Young |
TKO (Punches) | Spirit MC – Interleague 1 | 2004-02-07 | 1 | 0:38 | Seúl, Corea del Sur |
| 12–7–1(1) | Draw | Andrei Semenov |
Draw | M-1 MFC – Russia vs the World 7 | 2003-12-05 | 1 | 10:00 | San Petersburgo, Rusia |
| 12–7–0(1) | Triunfo | Stephan Potvin |
TKO | TKO 13 – Ultimate Rush | 2003-09-06 | 3 | N/A | Montreal, Quebec, Canadá |
| 11–7–0(1) | Triunfo | Kaipo Kalama |
Decision (Majority) | SB 30 – Collision Course | 2003-06-13 | 3 | 3:00 | Honolulu, Hawái, Estados Unidos |
| 10–7–0(1) | Triunfo | Brendan Seguin |
Submission (Armbar) | SB 30 – Collision Course | 2003-06-13 | 1 | 2:24 | Honolulu, Hawái, Estados Unidos |
| 9–7–0(1) | Triunfo | Keith Rockel |
KO | USMMA 3 – Ring of Fury | 2003-05-03 | 2 | 2:59 | Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 8–7–0(1) | Triunfo | Chris Peak |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | WFF 4 – Civil War | 2003-04-04 | 1 | 0:57 | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canadá |
| 7–7–0(1) | Derrota | Jason Miller |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | EC 50 – Extreme Challenge 50 | 2003-02-23 | 2 | 1:41 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US |
| 7–6–0(1) | Derrota | Joe Doerksen |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | UCC 11 – The Next Level | 2002-10-11 | 1 | 4:49 | Montreal, Quebec, Canadá |
| 7–5–0(1) | Triunfo | Pat Healy |
Submission (Guillotine) | RITR 7 – Rumble in the Ring 7 | 2002-07-20 | 1 | N/A | Auburn, Washington, US |
| 6–5–0(1) | Triunfo | Shane Biever |
Submission (Armlock) | WFF 2 – World Freestyle Fighting 2 | 2002-07-20 | 1 | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canadá |
| 5–5–0(1) | No Contest | Dennis Hallman |
No Contest | WFF 1 – World Freestyle Fighting 1 | 2002-04-13 | 2 | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canadá |
| 5–5 | Derrota | Marty Armendarez |
TKO (Punches) | Pancrase – Proof 3 | 2001-05-13 | 3 | 3:45 | Oroville, California, US |
| 5–4 | Derrota | Osami Shibuya |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | IFC WC 15 – Warriors Challenge 15 | 2001-08-31 | 1 | 3:52 | Tokio, Japan |
| 5–3 | Derrota | Keiichiro Yamamiya |
Decision (Majority) | Pancrase – Trans 7 | 2000-12-04 | 2 | 3:00 | Tokio, Japan |
| 5–2 | Triunfo | Minoru Suzuki |
Submission (Back Injury) | Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show | 2000-09-24 | 1 | 3:43 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 4–2 | Triunfo | Lonnie Canida |
TKO | WCT – Western Canada's Toughest | 2000-03-18 | N/A | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canadá |
| 3–2 | Derrota | Joe Slick |
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | EC 24 – Extreme Challenge 24 | 1999-05-15 | 1 | 5:53 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US |
| 3–1 | Derrota | Jacen Flynn |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | BRI 2 – Bas Rutten Invitational 2 | 1999-04-24 | 1 | 4:07 | Littleton, Colorado, EUA |
| 3–0 | Triunfo | Tom Bolger |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | BRI 2 – Bas Rutten Invitational 2 | 07–07–1996 | 1 | 1:55 | Littleton, Colorado, EUA |
| 2–0 | Triunfo | Fadi Habib |
TKO | UWC 2 – Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2 | 1998-11-01 | 1 | N/A | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadá |
| 1–0 | Triunfo | Eric Harcrow |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UWC – Ultimate Warrior Challenge | 1998-08-02 | 1 | N/A | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadá |
