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SeungWoo Choi
Featherweight · “Sting”

SeungWoo Choi

11-8-0 UFC 4-7-0
One-Punch Power Hard To Take Down Gets Dropped KO-Prone
6'0"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
9:49Avg 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 63 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Mar 2025 · stats read 47 → nudged -3 inside the band · tag ko power: good (+3) · claims striking power +1, striking volume +2, striking technique +1, kicking +3 (+6) Accuracy — Weak, rated 17 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Striking D — Weak, rated 24 of 100 · claims striking defense -2 (-6) Durability — Weak, rated 15 of 100 · 138 MMA read him durable · Aug 2023, before his knockout loss on 2025-03-15 — stats lead, that read only steps · claims chin +1 (+2) Wrestling — Below avg, rated 33 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling decent · Jul 2024 · stats read 27 → nudged -4 inside the band · claims td offense -1 (-2) TD Defense — Above avg, rated 81 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Aug 2023 · stats read 50 → nudged -3 inside the band · tag getup: good (+4) · claims td defense +3, getup +2 (+6) Grappling — Below avg, rated 30 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling decent · Mar 2025 · stats read 14 → nudged -9 inside the band Control — Average, rated 54 of 100 · claims top control +1 (+4) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Vettori vs Dolidze Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 11, 2025 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Lemos vs Jandiroba Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 94) · July 15, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Zombie Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (UFC Singapore) · August 22, 2023 watch ↗
grappling decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Vettori vs Dolidze Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 11, 2025 watch ↗
wrestling decent
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Lemos vs Jandiroba Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 94) · July 15, 2024 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Zombie Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (UFC Singapore) · August 22, 2023 watch ↗
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 3 reads
grappling decent 1 read
wrestling decent 2 reads
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

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

One-Punch Power 5 knockdowns · 0.69 per 15 min
Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 81 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Aug 2023
Gets Dropped knocked down 7 times in 108 minutes of cage time
KO-Prone 3 of 7 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.56
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.16
Striking accuracy38.9%
Striking defense47.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.69
Takedowns / 15 min0.83
Takedown accuracy54.5%
Takedown defense70.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time18.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Insider info

4 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Kevin Vallejos clear UFC Fight Night Vettori vs Dolidze Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 11, 2025
strikinggood grapplingdecent wrestlingdecent

He calls the pick 'probably' done and says the opponent 'gets wrecked', a decisive call with no staking hedge attached.

Our words: a power-based striker with a dangerous head kick and an accumulating calf kick, hunting one big shot. His takedowns are just a pace-change tool to reset his own striking rather than a real grappling plan, and he gets back to his feet quickly whenever he is put down.

Strengthdangerous head kick and power hook
Strengthaccumulating calf kick
Weaknessgrappling is just a tactic to change pace, not a real threat
ko power · good
vs Steve Garcia clear UFC Fight Night Lemos vs Jandiroba Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 94) · July 15, 2024 · 1 read since
strikinggood wrestlingdecent

An explicit, unhedged declaration naming Garcia twice as his pick, reasoned on momentum and activity level, with a specific two-path mechanism (a knockout given Choi's suspect striking defense, or a wrestling edge if it goes to the ground). No hedge on the win, no wager caution.

A good striker who knocks people out with his head kick and power lead hook, plus a really good calf kick he works to accumulation. His striking defense is explicitly called a liability. Decent wrestling -- he'll weave in takedowns to change the pace and is really good at getting back to his feet or taking top position if put down himself. His 2-3 record in his last five is explicitly called misleading because of the quality of competition he has faced.

Strengthgood power -- head kick and lead hook are his two finishing tools
Strengthreally good calf kick worked to accumulation
Strengthreally good at getting back to his feet or taking top position if taken down
Weaknessstriking defense is a liability -- flagged by the analyst as a specific problem against a fighter like Garcia
getup · goodcompetition quality · tested
vs Jarno Errens coinflip UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Zombie Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (UFC Singapore) · August 22, 2023 · 2 reads since
strikinggood wrestlingdecent

The root-beer/relax idiom appears paired with direct advice to stay away from betting this one heavily, which by the idiom-plus-advice rule reads as coinflip rather than mere wager caution.

A good striker with real power and a sharp head kick, leaning heavily on big power hooks as close to a primary tool. His striking defense is a real hole, leaving him open to get hit cleanly, though he's durable enough that a single-shot knockout isn't expected. Decent wrestling used mostly to stay off the mat, with a solid takedown defense. His stated biggest problem is in-fight decision-making -- poor choices in close moments that turn winnable fights into losses or closer contests than they should be.

Strengthgood striker, real power, sharp head kick
Strengthdurable
Strengthdecent, mostly defensive wrestling
Strengthsolid takedown defense
Weaknessreal striking-defense hole (exact rung not forced -- see vocabulary-gap note)
Weaknesspoor in-fight decision-making in close moments
chin · durabletd defense · goodko power · good
vs Mike Trizano lean UFC 281 Full Card Preview, Prediction, & Analysis · November 8, 2022 · 3 reads since

Commitment at seg 13 names Trizano outright, but by his own description this is a 'small wager' underdog play and explicitly one of his least sure picks on the card. The entire supporting case for Trizano (boxing, wrestling, consistency, fight IQ) sits in segs 3-12, all tagged slug_b (Choi's letter) -- re-derived from content and the explicit naming, not the tag, since trusting the tag would file his own pick under Choi.

Renders in the caption as 'sunroom Choice' (ASR mishear, confirmed by context). An all-offense striker with accuracy and power who rarely blocks or evades, meaning he absorbs shots as he comes forward but does not seem to mind. His takedown defense is inconsistent ('isn't absolutely terrible but kind of lacking') because his attention is focused almost entirely on offense.

Strengthpowerful, accurate striking
Strengthsome offensive wrestling ability
Strengthcomfortable absorbing shots to land his own
Weaknessalmost no defense, rarely blocks or evades
Weaknesstakedown defense described as lacking because of the all-offense focus

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
February 6, 2021 vs Youssef Zalal — 2.73/min (W) Feb '21 June 19, 2021 vs Julian Erosa — 8.04/min (W) — only 1.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '21 October 23, 2021 vs Alex Caceres — 3.87/min (L) Oct '21 June 11, 2022 vs Josh Culibao — 3.07/min (L) Jun '22 November 12, 2022 vs Michael Trizano — 5.36/min (L) — only 4.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '22 August 26, 2023 vs Jarno Errens — 3.73/min (W) Aug '23 July 20, 2024 vs Steve Garcia — 5.62/min (L) — only 1.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '24 March 15, 2025 vs Kevin Vallejos — 5.08/min (L) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '25

Fight history

11 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Kevin Vallejos 14-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · March 15, 2025
16/44Sig. strikes
14/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Steve Garcia 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:36 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · July 20, 2024
9/15Sig. strikes
15/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jarno Errens 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · August 26, 2023
56/115Sig. strikes
30/76Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
5:21Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Michael Trizano 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:51 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · November 12, 2022
26/73Sig. strikes
32/53Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:12Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Josh Culibao 9-1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · June 11, 2022
46/163Sig. strikes
51/111Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Caceres 18-12 walk-in Submission · R2 3:31 — UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori · October 23, 2021
33/98Sig. strikes
46/64Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Julian Erosa 25-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:37 — UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige · June 19, 2021
13/29Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Youssef Zalal 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · February 6, 2021
41/109Sig. strikes
23/47Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Suman Mokhtarian 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
95/187Sig. strikes
33/79Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
6:49Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gavin Tucker 10-1 walk-in Submission · R3 3:17 — UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · July 27, 2019
23/96Sig. strikes
37/62Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Movsar Evloev 10-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · April 20, 2019
26/58Sig. strikes
50/78Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:02Control
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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
11-8-0Pro record
Mob Training CenterGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 2
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 11
Top FC 6
Art of War 1
Kunlun Fight 1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Kevin Vallejos TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
March 15, 2025
UFC 1 3:09
L Steve Garcia TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
July 20, 2024
UFC 1 1:36
W Jarno Errens Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
August 26, 2023
UFC 3 5:00
L Michael Trizano KO (punches) UFC 281
November 12, 2022
UFC 1 4:51
L Joshua Culibao Decision (split) UFC 275
June 11, 2022
UFC 3 5:00
L Alex Caceres Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
October 23, 2021
UFC 2 3:31
W Julian Erosa TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige
June 19, 2021
UFC 1 1:37
W Youssef Zalal Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
February 6, 2021
UFC 3 5:00
W Suman Mokhtarian Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019
UFC 3 5:00
L Gavin Tucker Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 240
July 27, 2019
UFC 3 3:17
L Movsar Evloev Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
April 20, 2019
UFC 3 5:00
W Kim Jae-woong KO (punch) Top FC 16
December 9, 2017
Top FC 2 2:47
W Kil Young-bok TKO (punches) Top FC 15
July 22, 2017
Top FC 1 1:33
L Kim Jae-woong TKO (punches) Top FC 14
March 6, 2017
Top FC 1 0:36
W Lee Min-gu KO (punch) Top FC 12
September 11, 2016
Top FC 4 2:38
W Rocky Lee Decision (unanimous) Art of War 17
April 30, 2016
Art of War 2 5:00
W Oh Tae-seok KO (knee) Top FC 10
March 19, 2016
Top FC 1 1:55
W Nurzhan Tutkaev Decision (unanimous) Kunlun Fight: Cage Fight Series 4
November 4, 2015
Kunlun Fight 3 5:00
W Yoon Tae-seung TKO (cut) Top FC 8
August 15, 2015
Top FC 1 1:45

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Seung Woo Choi) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 134 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.6 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 38.9% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 47.0% avg 55.3%
Takedowns /15 min 0.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 54.5% avg 37.4%
Takedown defense 70.5% avg 60.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 18.2% avg 20.1%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 44.2%

Headshot of SeungWoo Choi by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized