Choi Mu-bae

Choi Mu-bae (Korean: 최무배, born June 27, 1970), often anglicised to Mu-bae Choi, is a South Korean former Heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler^[2] and professional mixed martial artist. A professional since 2004, he has competed for World Victory Road, the PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1 Hero's, and Pancrase. He holds notable victories over UFC veterans Soa Palelei and Dave Herman.

Choi Mu-bae
Born	(1970-06-27) June 27, 1970 (age 55) Busan, South Korea
Native name	최무배
Other names	The Heavy Tank of Busan,[1] Fuchinkan [2]
Nationality	South Korean
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	110.3 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Division	Super Heavyweight Heavyweight
Style	MMA, Greco-Roman wrestling, Hybrid martial arts
Team	Team Tackle KPW Korea
Mixed martial arts record
Total	22
Wins	14
By knockout	8
By submission	4
By decision	2
Losses	8
By knockout	4
By submission	1
By decision	3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Choi Mu-bae

Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing South Korea
1991 Asian Wrestling Championships
	1991 Asian Wrestling Championships	100 kg

Mixed martial arts

Choi made his mixed martial arts debut in 2004 at Pride FC when he defeated Yusuke Imamura, who was also a former wrestler.^[3]

He has a professional MMA record of 11–4 as of May 2, 2015. Choi was scheduled to fight in K-1 Dynamite!! USA in Los Angeles against "Mighty" Mo Siliga on June 2, 2007. Choi however pulled out of the event for undisclosed reasons.

Choi debuted in Sengoku at the Sengoku 3 event on June 8, 2008, losing against the Brazilian fighter Marcio Cruz.^[3]

As for his Japanese-language nickname Fuchin-kan, Fuchin means "unsinkable", and Kan simultaneously means "warship" and "[South] Korea".

Personal life

He was born in Busan, South Korea, on June 27, 1970.^[3]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

22 matches	14 wins	8 losses
By knockout	8	4
By submission	4	1
By decision	2	3

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	14–8	Hye Seok Son	KO (punch)	AFC 19	April 29, 2022	2	4:03	Seoul, South Korea	Won AFC Heavyweight Championship.
Loss	13–8	Kazuyuki Fujita	TKO (punches)	Road FC 050	November 3, 2018	1	1:55	Daejeon, South Korea	Openweight bout.
Win	13–7	Anding Ma	TKO (punches)	Road FC 049	August 18, 2018	1	4:09	Seoul, South Korea
Loss	12–7	Jake Heun	Decision (unanimous)	Road FC 27	August 12, 2017	3	5:00	Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Loss	12–6	Mighty Mo	TKO (punches)	Road FC 27	December 26, 2015	1	3:46	Shanghai, China	ROAD FC Openweight Tournament Quarterfinals.
Loss	12–5	Mighty Mo	KO (punch)	Road FC 26	October 9, 2015	1	0:37	Seoul, South Korea
Win	12–4	Yusuke Kawaguchi	TKO (punches)	Road FC 24	July 25, 2015	2	4:50	Tokyo, Japan
Win	11–4	Lucas Tani	TKO (punches)	Road FC 23	May 2, 2015	1	1:45	Seoul, South Korea
Win	10–4	Toyohiko Monma	KO (punch)	Revolution 1: The Return of Legend	March 23, 2013	1	0:26	Seoul, South Korea	Openweight bout.
Loss	9–4	Yoshihiro Nakao	Decision (unanimous)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9	August 2, 2009	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	9–3	Katsuhisa Fujii	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: Changing Tour 3	June 7, 2009	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8–3	Dave Herman	TKO (punches)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009	January 4, 2009	2	2:22	Saitama, Japan
Loss	7–3	Márcio Cruz	Submission (triangle armbar)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3	June 8, 2008	1	4:37	Saitama, Japan
Win	7–2	Gary Goodridge	KO (punch)	The Khan 1	March 30, 2008	2	N/A	Seoul, South Korea
Win	6–2	Masayuki Kono	Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Pancrase: Blow 10	December 12, 2006	2	1:36	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	5–2	Sylvester Terkay	Decision (unanimous)	Hero's 2005 in Seoul	November 5, 2005	2	5:00	Seoul, South Korea	Openweight bout.
Loss	5–1	Sergei Kharitonov	TKO (punches and knees)	PRIDE 29	February 20, 2005	1	3:24	Saitama, Japan
Win	5–0	Giant Silva	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	PRIDE Shockwave 2004	December 31, 2004	1	5:47	Saitama, Japan	Super Heavyweight bout; Mu-bae weighed in at 112.9 kg.
Win	4–0	Soa Palelei	Submission (rear-naked choke)	PRIDE 28	October 24, 2004	2	4:55	Saitama, Japan
Win	3–0	Murad Ammaev	TKO (suplex and punches)	Gladiator FC: Day 2	June 27, 2004	1	0:18	Seoul, South Korea
Win	2–0	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 3	May 23, 2004	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	1–0	Yusuke Imamura	Submission (rear-naked choke)	PRIDE Bushido 2	February 15, 2004	1	4:08	Yokohama, Japan

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