SeungWoo Choi
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling, TD Defense, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, Control.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Kevin Vallejos clear UFC Fight Night Vettori vs Dolidze Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 11, 2025
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.
vs Steve Garcia clear UFC Fight Night Lemos vs Jandiroba Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 94) · July 15, 2024 · 1 read since
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.
vs Jarno Errens coinflip UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Zombie Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (UFC Singapore) · August 22, 2023 · 2 reads since
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.
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.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Kevin Vallejos 14-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · March 15, 2025
L Steve Garcia 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:36 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · July 20, 2024
W Jarno Errens 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · August 26, 2023
L Michael Trizano 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:51 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · November 12, 2022
L Josh Culibao 9-1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · June 11, 2022
L Alex Caceres 18-12 walk-in Submission · R2 3:31 — UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori · October 23, 2021
W Julian Erosa 25-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:37 — UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige · June 19, 2021
W Youssef Zalal 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · February 6, 2021
W Suman Mokhtarian 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
L Gavin Tucker 10-1 walk-in Submission · R3 3:17 — UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · July 27, 2019
L Movsar Evloev 10-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · April 20, 2019
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Headshot of SeungWoo Choi by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized