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Bantamweight

ChangHo Lee

2-1-0
Positional Grappler Durable
5'8"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
32Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:56Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 54 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Oct 2025 · stats read 42 → nudged -5 inside the band · claims striking power -1, striking volume +1, striking technique +1, kicking +1, pressure +1 (+2) Accuracy — Average, rated 68 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Striking D — Weak, rated 21 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Above avg, rated 75 of 100 · 138 MMA tag chin: durable · Oct 2025 · stats read 66 → nudged -3 inside the band · claims chin +2 (+4) Wrestling — Average, rated 68 of 100 · claims clinch +2 (+2) TD Defense — Below avg, rated 33 of 100 · tag getup: good (+4) · claims getup +1 (+2) Grappling — Average, rated 55 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling good · Oct 2025 · stats read 45 → nudged -4 inside the band · claims ground and pound +2 (+2) Control — Above avg, rated 77 of 100 · claims top control +2, ground and pound +2 (+11) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Garcia vs Onama Analysis, Breakdown and Predictions · October 28, 2025 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Emmett vs Murphy Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 31, 2025 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Whittaker vs Aliskerov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · June 19, 2024 watch ↗
grappling good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Garcia vs Onama Analysis, Breakdown and Predictions · October 28, 2025 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Garcia vs Onama Analysis, Breakdown and Predictions · October 28, 2025 watch ↗
durability not yet read
striking good 3 reads
grappling good 1 read
wrestling not yet read
cardio good 1 read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Durability, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Wrestling, TD Defense, Control · stats alone on Striking D.

Built on 38 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 77 of 100 · claims top control +2, ground and pound +2 (+11)
Durable above avg durability — rates 75 of 100 · 138 MMA tag chin: durable · Oct 2025
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.69
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.63
Striking accuracy65.3%
Striking defense35.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.71
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.39
Control time35.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Insider info

3 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Timmy Cuamba clear UFC Fight Night Garcia vs Onama Analysis, Breakdown and Predictions · October 28, 2025
strikinggood grapplinggood cardiogood

He starts to say Lee wins "all day," immediately walks the phrase back as too strong, and settles on a close decision -- a hedge on the margin, not on who his hand is raised for.

A good striker who closes distance well and lands knees crashing the pocket, strings together decent combinations, and is very durable -- takes clean shots and keeps coming. Effective in the clinch too, working knees there and striking well as it breaks apart. A good, well-rounded grappler: he grinds strong top position into heavy ground strikes, and locks in a body triangle almost immediately once he takes the back. Good pace and cardio round him out -- a problem everywhere, per the analyst, without being a true specialist in any one area. As of 2025-10-28 (his newest known read).

Strengthgood striker: crashes the pocket with knees, decent combinations
Strengthvery durable
Strengtheffective in the clinch, including striking on the break
Strengthgood, well-rounded grappler: strong top control, heavy ground attacks, quick body-triangle entries
Strengthgood pace and cardio
chin · durable
vs Cortavious Romious clear UFC Fight Night Emmett vs Murphy Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 31, 2025 · 1 read since
strikinggood

A direct, unhedged commitment to Lee built on one specific weakness he identifies in Romious (passivity once taken down) with nothing voiced against the win itself.

A well-rounded fighter the analyst says doesn't stand out in any one area but is fairly strong across the board: effective when striking out of the clinch, with his biggest asset being dominant top position and pressure once grappling, plus a strong pace and gas tank. He expects Lee to smother Romious given that Romious doesn't fight back much from underneath.

Strengthwell-rounded, good everywhere
Strengthgood clinch striking on the break
Strengthreally good top control and pressure
Strengthgood pace and cardio
vs Xiao Long lean UFC Fight Night Whittaker vs Aliskerov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · June 19, 2024 · 2 reads since
strikinggood

Primarily a grappler who is also a good, durable striker. His main path is heavy top pressure and ground and pound once he gets on top, and he hunts submissions (favorite is the high-elbow guillotine) when he ends up underneath. He lacks real one-shot power but is willing to work combinations. Took a clean flying knee in a prior fight and barely looked rattled, which the analyst uses as evidence of a durable chin.

Strengthgood combination striking
Strengthvery good top pressure once on top
Strengthheavy ground and pound
Strengthsweeps or works back to his feet rather than sitting on bottom
Strengthvery durable chin (absorbed a clean flying knee without being badly hurt)
Weaknesslimited hand power for a one-shot finish
Weaknesswill sometimes stay on his back too long before working
chin · durablegetup · good

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
June 22, 2024 vs Xiao Long — 5.6/min (W) Jun '24 April 5, 2025 vs Cortavious Romious — 5.0/min (W) Apr '25 November 1, 2025 vs Timmy Cuamba — 1.0/min (L) Nov '25

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Timmy Cuamba 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · November 1, 2025
15/26Sig. strikes
23/32Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
6:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cortavious Romious 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:48 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy · April 5, 2025
44/74Sig. strikes
11/24Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
5:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Xiao Long 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · June 22, 2024
84/119Sig. strikes
68/103Absorbed
2/9Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
2-1-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 3

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.7 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 2.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 65.3% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 35.8% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 2.7 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 33.3% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 50.0% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.5
Control time 35.7% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 48.2%