Chan Sung Jung - Net Worth, Salary, Age, Height, Bio, Family, Career

Chan Sung Jung, also known as (The) Korean Zombie, is a South Korean MMA fighter, and kickboxer who currently competes in the UFC’s Featherweight division. The hunk, who has been a professional since 2007, has previously competed at WEC, Pancrase, World Victory Road, and DEEP.

He has a UFC record of 5-2-0 (win-loss-draw), with 7 of those fights earning him a fight bonus. He is currently ranked third in the UFC featherweight rankings.

Chan Sung Jung, a native of Pohang, South Korea, was born on March 17, 1987, under the sign of Pisces. He is of South Korean nationality and of Asian ethnicity.

Earnings and Net worth of Chan Sung Jung

Chan Sung Jung has had a good run as a professional MMA fighter for the past twelve years. His net worth is estimated to be $0.5 million as of 2019.

He has been associated with the UFC since 2011 and has earned a good living from the fights. His UFC earnings are listed below the table.

Earnings from a Date Event

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis, March 26, 2011 $65,000
UFC 140, December 10, 2011, $97,000
UFC on Fuel TV, May 15, 2012: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier $114,000
UFC 163 on August 3, 2013 $20,000
UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie, February 4, 2017, $95,000
UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez, November 10, 2018, $78,000
Moicano vs. Korean Zombie, UFC Fight Night, June 22, 2019, $101,000

In addition, he has competed in other events. According to reports, he earned $70,000 from WEC 48 and $5,000 from WEC 51.

In fact, there is no set salary for an MMA fighter. They are compensated for the show, a win bonus, a fight of the night bonus, and sponsorship.

He was previously endorsed by MMA clothing company and fighter sponsor Tri-Coasta. The company produced his signature “Korean Zombie” t-shirt, which spread like wildfire and was proudly worn by UFC president Dana White and longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The fighter left the company in 2012, claiming that the company owed him more than $20,000.

Father of two children

Chan Sung Jung has a wife. In 2014, he married his girlfriend, Park Sun-young, in a private ceremony.

Pros and Sunyoung are the couple’s two daughters. Chan frequently posts photos of himself with his daughters on his official social media accounts.

They announced their third child’s birth on December 21, 2017. They had their third child, a son, the following year, on July 31st.

The Early Years

Chan Sung Jung was born in Pohang, South Korea, and moved to Namyangju when he was in his mid-teens. Because of his small stature and rural origins, he was constantly bullied by his classmates, resulting in numerous fights.

When Jung’s aunt couldn’t stand seeing his plight any longer, she enrolled him in a nearby Hapkido gym. Jung also practiced kickboxing until his junior year of high school. He began training in judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and then Taekwondo after graduating from the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. This is how he got into MMA.

A career in the UFC

On March 26, 2011, Chan made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis, where he faced and defeated Leonard Garcia. Furthermore, he defeated Mark Hominick and Dustin Poirier in his next two fights.

At UFC 163, he was defeated by José Aldo on August 3, 2013. Recovering from a loss, he made a comeback at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie, defeating Dennis Bermudez; however, he lost the following fight to Yair Rodrguez. He defeated Renato Moicano at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie on June 22, 2019.