Fighter profile

SeungWoo Choi

“Sting”

Featherweight · UFC record 4-7 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 15 Mar 2025

Power Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)73

Power83

Striking defense69

Takedown defense83

WrestlingProvisional measure77

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 15 Mar 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING71.9

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING66.5

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 188 cm (6'2")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 34

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 24 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 15 Mar 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.2per round

Striking differential+1.8per round

Takedown attempts0.46per round

Takedown defense70.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate25.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 16.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +1.8
Striking accuracy: 38.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 47.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.21
Target: head / body / leg: 59.9% / 21.9% / 18.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 70.3% / 17.4% / 12.2%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.46
Takedowns landed per round: 0.25
Takedown accuracy: 54.5%
Takedown defense: 70.5%
Control time per round: 0:49
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 4-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 25.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 2 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 5 / 7
Average fight time: 9:59 (over 9 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

SeungWoo Choi — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 15 Mar 2025	Kevin Vallejos	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:09	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Sat 20 Jul 2024	Steve Garcia	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:36	UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
Sat 26 Aug 2023	Jarno Errens	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 12 Nov 2022	Michael Trizano	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:51	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Sat 11 Jun 2022	Josh Culibao	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka

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SeungWoo Choi — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 23 Oct 2021	Alex Caceres	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:31	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Sat 19 Jun 2021	Julian Erosa	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:37	UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
Sat 6 Feb 2021	Youssef Zalal	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Sat 21 Dec 2019	Suman Mokhtarian	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 27 Jul 2019	Gavin Tucker	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 3:17	UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
Sat 20 Apr 2019	Movsar Evloev	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik

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