Overview
Jung Won Lee, nicknamed “Reversal,” is a South Korean bantamweight representing P-Boy MMA with a 2–1 professional record.
Although Jung Won Lee has only three professional fights, his overall MMA experience stretches much further back. He competed in Road FC’s amateur Central League system as early as 2016, compiling a documented 2–1 amateur record before eventually making his professional debut seven years later.
Jung Won Lee’s professional career has also been unusually international. Both of his victories came in the Philippines under the UGB banner, where he demonstrated two different finishing skills: a rear-naked choke against Jason Vergara and ground-and-pound against Jio Garduque. His first professional loss came after returning to South Korea in 2024, when Jong Pil Kim stopped him in the second round at Ring Championship 04.
With three professional fights and three different types of competitive experience—submission, ground-and-pound and a striking stoppage loss—Lee remains a relatively undeveloped but intriguing fighter in the Korean bantamweight scene.
Early Life & Background
There is very little verified public information regarding Jung Won Lee’s childhood, date of birth, education or introduction to martial arts. Tapology currently does not list his age or birth date.
His competitive MMA background, however, can be traced to Road FC Central League 28 on February 27, 2016.
Jung Won Lee began his documented amateur career by submitting Sung Ryeon Lee with an armbar. Two months later, he returned at Road FC Central League 29 and defeated Hyung Bin Cho by unanimous decision over two rounds.
That gave Lee a 2–0 amateur start.
His third documented amateur appearance came against Jin Gyu Jung at Road FC Central League 31 in August 2016. Lee suffered a doctor-stoppage TKO at the end of the second round, finishing that portion of his documented amateur career at 2–1.
Interestingly, Tapology lists Lee’s team during his amateur career as Team Posse, while his current professional affiliation is P-Boy MMA.
After those 2016 appearances, there is a lengthy gap in Lee’s documented MMA record. He would not make his professional debut until 2023.
Fighting Style
Jung Won Lee’s nickname, “Reversal,” fits a fighter whose strongest documented results have come through grappling and transitional offense.
Both his amateur and professional records show submission ability.
Lee submitted Sung Ryeon Lee by armbar as an amateur and then secured a rear-naked choke in his professional debut. That gives him documented submission finishes from different positions and with different techniques.
His second professional victory showed another aspect of his ground game.
Against Jio Garduque, Lee didn’t need a submission. Instead, he finished the Filipino fighter with ground-and-pound at 2:11 of the second round.
The combination suggests Lee is most dangerous when he can create grappling exchanges, gain advantageous positions and transition between submission attacks and strikes.
There is still considerably less information available about his technical striking.
His loss to Jong Pil Kim provides the clearest warning sign. Kim stopped Lee with punches and knees only 33 seconds into the second round, demonstrating that Lee can be vulnerable when opponents are able to establish sustained striking offense.
With only three professional fights, however, it is still too early to define Lee exclusively as a grappler.
Professional Career
Professional Debut — Jason Vergara
Nearly seven years after his last documented amateur appearance, Jung Won Lee made his professional debut at UGB 41: Bad Blood on April 29, 2023 in Quezon City, Philippines.
He faced Jason Vergara at bantamweight.
Lee successfully brought his grappling experience into professional competition, securing a rear-naked choke at 1:17 of Round 2.
The victory gave Reversal a successful professional debut and his second documented submission finish across his amateur and professional career.
Jio Garduque
Lee returned to the Philippines seven months later at UGB 43 on November 24, 2023.
This time, he moved slightly above the traditional bantamweight limit, weighing 140 pounds for his matchup against Jio Garduque.
Once again, the fight reached the second round.
Rather than hunting for another submission, Lee generated damage from top position and stopped Garduque with ground-and-pound at 2:11.
The victory improved Lee to 2–0, with both victories coming by finish.
Ring Championship 04 — Jong Pil Kim
Jung Won Lee returned to South Korea for his third professional fight on April 6, 2024, competing at Ring Championship 04 in Seoul.
His opponent, Jong Pil Kim, was also undefeated at 2–0.
That made the matchup an early test between two developing Korean fighters.
After making it through the opening round, Lee ran into trouble almost immediately in the second.
Kim connected with punches and knees, forcing the stoppage only 33 seconds into Round 2.
The loss dropped Lee to 2–1 and ended his undefeated professional start.
As of August 2026, it remains Lee’s most recent recorded professional MMA appearance.
Career Highlights
- 2–1 professional MMA record
- 100% finishing rate in professional victories
- One professional submission victory
- One professional TKO victory
- Rear-naked choke victory over Jason Vergara
- Ground-and-pound TKO over Jio Garduque
- Began professional career 2–0 with two finishes
- Documented 2–1 amateur record
- Amateur armbar victory
- Developed through the Road FC Central League
- Both professional victories came internationally in the Philippines
- Has competed at bantamweight and featherweight/catchweight
- Currently represents P-Boy MMA
Summary & Trajectory
Jung Won Lee remains one of the more difficult fighters to evaluate because there simply isn’t a large professional sample yet.
What exists is encouraging.
Jung Won Lee’s amateur career demonstrated a grappling foundation, including an armbar victory and a decision win. Seven years later, those skills translated successfully into professional MMA.
He submitted Jason Vergara in his debut and then showed that he could generate damaging offense from the same general area of the fight by stopping Jio Garduque with ground-and-pound.
Two professional fights produced two finishes.
His first significant setback came against another undefeated Korean prospect in Jong Pil Kim. Lee survived the opening round but was stopped by punches and knees early in the second, raising questions about how his striking defense will hold up as the level of competition increases.
The bigger concern may simply be activity.
Jung Won Lee’s amateur appearances came in 2016, his professional debut didn’t arrive until 2023, and he has not recorded another professional fight since April 2024. That makes it difficult to know how much Lee has developed since his loss to Kim.
At 2–1, Reversal has shown enough to remain interesting, but his next appearance will tell us considerably more about where he fits within South Korea’s bantamweight landscape.
Jung Won Lee has a promising grappling foundation, with both of his professional victories ending inside the distance. His ability to transition from submissions to damaging ground-and-pound gives him a legitimate offensive identity.
The Jong Pil Kim loss showed there is still work to do defensively, while his inactivity makes his current level difficult to judge. At only 2–1, Lee remains a developing fighter worth monitoring rather than an established Korean bantamweight prospect.
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