Sang Soo Lee
Sang Soo Lee is a South Korean Sambo practitioner, and Mixed Martial Artist who has faced Aleksander Emelianenko in both Sambo and MMA, losing both times. A rising Korean heavyweight fighter Sang Soo Lee began his career on a 5-0 win streak mostly in the Spirit MC league in South Korea. Since that time he has found mixed results, he split with Russian striker Roman Zentsov, and fell to rising Japanese prospect Kazuhisa Tazawa after an armbar 1:49 into the first round. Lee primarily now competes for South Korea at heavyweight in the M-1 Mixfight Challenge.
Lee's participation in Sambo reflects a growing increase in the popularity of the sport in South Korea, due to its similarities to Judo, Wrestling, and Boxing many Korean athletes have become involved in both MMA, and Sambo.
Mixed martial arts record
Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss |
12-6-0 |
Alexey Oleinik |
Submission (Ezekeil Choke) |
M-1 Challenge 12 - USA |
2 |
4:27 |
Tacoma, Washington |
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Win |
12-5-0 |
Ricardo Wondel |
TKO (Hand Injury) |
M-1 Challenge 11 - 2008 Challenge Finals |
1 |
2:41 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
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Loss |
11-5-0 |
Aleksander Emelianenko |
TKO (Strikes) |
M-1 Challenge 9 - Russia |
1 |
2:20 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
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Win |
11-4-0 |
Malik N'diaye |
Submission (Armbar) |
M-1 Challenge 8 - USA |
1 |
4:58 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Win |
10-4-0 |
Roman Zentsov |
Submission (Triangle Choke) |
M-1 Challenge 6 - Korea |
1 |
4:33 |
Seoul, South Korea |
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Win |
9-4-0 |
Katsuhisa Fujii |
TKO (Strikes) |
DEEP - Gladiator |
1 |
4:36 |
Okayama, Japan |
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Win |
8-4-0 |
Amazon Juninho |
Decision (Unanimous) |
Heat 7 |
3 |
5:00 |
Nagoya, Japan |
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Loss |
7-4-0 |
Kazuhisa Tazawa |
Submission (Armbar) |
Heat 6 |
1 |
1:49 |
Nagoya, Japan |
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Win |
7-3-0 |
Gotoku, Onda |
TKO (Strikes) |
Super Sambo Festival |
1 |
2:54 |
Gyeongju, South Korea |
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Loss |
6-3-0 |
Roman Zentsov |
Decision (Unanimous) |
M-1 MFC: Russia vs. Korea |
3 |
5:00 |
Seoul, South Korea |
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Loss |
6-2-0 |
Jarno Nurminen |
Decision (Unanimous) |
MARS - Bodog Fight |
3 |
5:00 |
Tokyo, Japan |
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Win |
6-1-0 |
Vitalius Shemetov |
Decision (Unanimous) |
MARS 4 - New Deal |
3 |
3:00 |
Tokyo, Japan |
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Loss |
5-1-0 |
Gotoku, Onda |
KO |
DEEP - CMA Festival |
2 |
1:01 |
Tokyo, Japan |
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Win |
5-0-0 |
Jae Young Kim |
Decision (Unanimous) |
Spirit MC - There's Only One |
3 |
5:00 |
Seoul, South Korea |
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Win |
4-0-0 |
Hong Il Park |
TKO (Strikes) |
Spirit MC - Middleweight GP |
1 |
1:26 |
Seoul, South Korea |
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Win |
3-0-0 |
Jung Tae Kim |
Submission (Armbar) |
Spirit MC - Interleague 2 |
1 |
4:41 |
Seoul, South Korea |
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Win |
2-0-0 |
Hans Olsen |
TKO (Punches) |
Spirit MC - Interleague 2 |
2 |
2:45 |
Seoul, South Korea |
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Win |
1-0-0 |
Ji Hoon Lee |
KO (Slam) |
Spirit MC - Interleague 2 |
1 |
0:31 |
Seoul, South Korea |
MMA Debut |
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