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Biography
Kwon Bae-yong (Korean: 권배용, born March 17, 1981), usually anglicised to Bae Yong Kwon, is a mixed martial artist from Buan in South Korea. He is currently rated as one of the best featherweight prospects in the country and fights for ROAD FC and ONE FC.
MMA career
Kwon made his MMA debut at Shooto in Japan, defeating Keiji Sakuta by unanimous decision. His second fight was for M-1 and he defeated Tae Hwan Bae by TKO in the opening round. In total he fought three times for Shooto, winning two out of three fights.
In 2011 he signed for ROAD FC in Korea and defeated Kyung Ho Kang by triangle armbar in his first fight for the Korean promotion and the previously unbeaten Brian Choi by unanimous decision in his second fight.
Kwon was originally scheduled to face URCC Featherweight Champion Eric Kelly at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes at the BritAma Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 11, 2012. but Kelly was forced to pull out of the fight due to personal reasons and was replaced by URCC Lightweight Champion Honorio Banario.
The fight went the distance and was very close with Kwon losing the decision, possibly because he was issued a yellow card for an illegal elbow. After Eric Kelly pulled out of his title match with Honorio Banario at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings Kwon was reportedly called up to replace him and to rematch Banario for the ONE FC 145 lbs belt.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 12 matches | 9 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9–4 | Mu-Gyeom Choi | Decision (split) | Road FC - Road Fighting Championship 14 | 000000002014-02-09-0000February 9, 2014 | 4 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | Road FC featherweight tournament final; For the inaugural Road FC featherweight Championship |
| Win | 9–3 | Kosuke Umeda | KO (knee) | Road FC - Road Fighting Championship 13 | 000000002013-10-12-0000October 12, 2013 | 1 | N/A | Gumi, South Korea | Road FC featherweight tournament semifinal |
| Win | 8–3 | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (unanimous) | Road FC - Road Fighting Championship 12 | 000000002013-06-22-0000June 22, 2013 | 2 | 5:00 | Wonju, South Korea | Road FC featherweight tournament quarterfinal |
| Loss | 7–3 | Eric Kelly | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors | 000000002012-06-23-0000June 23, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Win | 7–2 | Honorio Banario | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes | 000000002012-02-11-0000February 11, 2012 | 1 | 0:56 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Win | 6–2 | Brian Choi | Decision (unanimous) | Road FC 5 - Night of Champions | 000000002011-12-03-0000December 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | 5–2 | Kyung Ho Kang | Submission (triangle armbar) | Road FC 2 - Alive | 000000002011-04-16-0000April 16, 2011 | 1 | 4:05 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Tenkei Oda | TKO (punches) | Shooto - The Way of Shooto 6: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon | 000000002010-11-19-0000Nov 19, 2010 | 1 | 1:03 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–1 | Daisuke Ishizawa | KO (punch) | Shooto - Gig North 6 | 000000002010-08-29-0000August 29, 2010 | 1 | 1:50 | Hokkaido, Japan | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mark Striegl | Decision (unanimous) | PRO Fighting 4 - 180 | 000000002010-08-01-0000August 1, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Taipei, Taiwan | |
| Win | 3–0 | Kazuhiro Ito | Technical Submission (rear naked choke) | Shooto - Grapplingman 11 | 000000002010-05-16-0000May 16, 2010 | 1 | 2:10 | Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0 | Tae Hwan Bae | TKO (punches) | M-1 Selection 2010 - Asia Round 1 | 000000002010-03-05-0000March 5, 2010 | 1 | 1:38 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | 1–0 | Keiji Sakuta | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto 2009 Vol. 1 | 000000002009-05-20-0000May 20, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |