JunYong Park “The Iron Turtle”
Middleweight · ORCA rating 64/100 · peak 67 · Volume striker · 9–4 in 13 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
JunYong Park holds an ORCA rating of 64 (peak 67), 27th of 96 active middleweights on the ORCA board. Striking offence is the strongest of the four families at 88, 21st of 96 active middleweights (total strikes landed per minute 94). Grappling defence trails at 50, with takedowns conceded per 15 minutes grading 15. 6 of 9 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Middleweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 88 | 21 of 96 | Total strikes landed per minute 94 |
| Striking defence | 54 | 40 of 96 | — |
| Grappling offence | 83 | 9 of 96 | — |
| Grappling defence | 50 | 53 of 96 | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 15 |
Strongest sub-grade: Total strikes landed per minute 94. Weakest: Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 15.
Profile
- Division
- Middleweight
- ORCA rating
- 64 (peak 67)
- Middleweight rank
- 27 of 96 active
- UFC record
- 9–4
- Pro record
- 19–7
- Graded UFC bouts
- 13
- Style
- Volume striker
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Korean Top Team - Seoul, South Korea
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.64
- Significant strike accuracy: 52%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.82
- Significant strike defence: 51%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 1.69
- Takedown accuracy: 43%
- Takedown defence: 48%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.84
Fight history
- 2025-10-25 · L vs Ikram Aliskerov · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
- 2025-06-21 · W vs Ismail Naurdiev · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
- 2024-10-12 · W vs Brad Tavares · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
- 2023-12-09 · L vs Andre Muniz · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
- 2023-07-15 · W vs Albert Duraev · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
- 2023-02-04 · W vs Denis Tiuliulin · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
- 2022-10-29 · W vs Joseph Holmes · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
- 2022-05-21 · W vs Eryk Anders · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
- 2021-10-23 · L vs Gregory Rodrigues · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
- 2021-05-08 · W vs Tafon Nchukwi · Decision - Majority · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
- 2020-10-17 · W vs John Phillips · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
- 2019-12-21 · W vs Marc-Andre Barriault · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
- 2019-08-31 · L vs Anthony Hernandez · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
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