Fighter profile

Dooho Choi

“The Korean Superboy”

Featherweight · UFC record 6-4-1 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 19 Sep 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)86

Power90

Striking defense73

Takedown defense74

WrestlingProvisional measure80

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 19 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING75.1

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING80.6

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: 178 cm (5'10")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 35

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 21 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 19 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed19.3per round

Striking differential+1.4per round

Takedown attempts0.62per round

Takedown defense59.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 20.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 19.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +1.4
Striking accuracy: 54.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 56.4%
Knockdowns per round: 0.24
Target: head / body / leg: 70.2% / 18.4% / 11.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 78.4% / 9.4% / 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: 0.62
Takedowns landed per round: 0.33
Takedown accuracy: 53.8%
Takedown defense: 59.3%
Control time per round: 0:44
Submission attempts per round: 0.14
Reversals per round: 0.05

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 6-4-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 100.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 0 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 5 / 4
Average fight time: 8:38 (over 10 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

Dooho Choi — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Sep 2026	Patricio Pitbull	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:28	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Sat 16 May 2026	Daniel Santos	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 4:29	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
Sat 7 Dec 2024	Nate Landwehr	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R3 3:21	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Sat 20 Jul 2024	Bill Algeo	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:38	UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
Sat 4 Feb 2023	Kyle Nelson	D	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac

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Dooho Choi — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 21 Dec 2019	Charles Jourdain	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:32	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
Sun 14 Jan 2018	Jeremy Stephens	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 2:36	UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Sat 10 Dec 2016	Cub Swanson	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
Fri 8 Jul 2016	Thiago Tavares	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:42	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Sat 28 Nov 2015	Sam Sicilia	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:33	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal
Sat 22 Nov 2014	Juan Manuel Puig	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:18	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson

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