Taiei Kin

1-2-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach-

StanceOrthodox

BornJul 08, 1970

Age56

DivisionMiddleweight

BirthplaceAmagasaki, Hyogo, Japan

NationalityJapanese

TeamSeido kaikan

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.71

Str. Acc60%

SApM1.33

Str. Def52%

TD Avg0.00

TD Acc0%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L W L

Last 3 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

3 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

0 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 1 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate0%

Times finished100%

StreakL1

Best streak1

Avg fight4:22

Octagon time13m

Opp win%55%

ActiveAug. 05, 2006 – Jun. 15, 2008 (3y)

Career story

Taiei Kin is a 6-3-0 mixed martial artist.

Taiei debuted Aug. 05, 2006 vs Yoshihiro Akiyama (loss).

Best wins: Ikuhisa Minowa (U-DEC R2, Apr. 29, 2008).

Kin Taiei (Korean: 김태영, romanized: Kim Taeyong; born July 8, 1970) is a Korean-Japanese light heavyweight karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist competing in K-1 and DREAM. Before switching to MMA, According to Peter Aerts and Ernesto Hoost, Kin was the best fighter to come out of Asia during his time competing in K-1.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	Str	TD	Sub
Jun. 15, 2008	DREAM 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round	L Zelg Galesic	KO/TKO	1	1:05	1 4	0 1	0 0
Apr. 29, 2008	DREAM 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round	W Ikuhisa Minowa	U-DEC	2	5:00	43 17	0 6	0 0
Aug. 05, 2006	K-1 Hero's 6	L Yoshihiro Akiyama	SUB Armbar	1	2:01	5 3	0 1	0 1

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.