Featherweight · “The Korean Superboy”
Dooho Choi
17-4-1 UFC 6-4-1
One-Punch Power
Finisher
Forward Pressure
KO-Prone
Gets Dropped
5'10"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
6KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:52Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
good
1 read
grappling
good
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Built on 86 minutes of tracked cage time across 11 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
One-Punch Power
5 knockdowns · 0.87 per 15 min
Finisher
100% of wins by knockout or submission (6 KO, 0 sub)
Forward Pressure
5.0 landed and 4.7 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
KO-Prone
3 of 4 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped
knocked down 4 times in 86 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.03
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.69
Striking accuracy54.9%
Striking defense56.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.87
Takedowns / 15 min1.21
Takedown accuracy53.8%
Takedown defense59.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.52
Control time17.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-1
Insider info
Daniel Santos favored — picked against Dooho Choi coinflip UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 10, 2026
strikinggood
grapplinggood
Picked against, though the analyst calls this explicitly his lowest-confidence pick on the entire card and admits to flip-flopping repeatedly.
Powerful striker whose combinations are typically built off a right-left-right foundation. Effective in the clinch, landing knees and trips there, and it's the range he's expected to favor since it neutralizes much of an opponent's spinning attacks while keeping him in his comfort zone. His grappling leans heavily toward top position -- strong control and heavy ground-and-pound from there. A genuinely elite finishing instinct, rated among the best the analyst has seen in the weight class, closing the distance decisively the moment an opponent is hurt.
Strengtheffective clinch work with knees and trips, his preferred, most comfortable range
Strengthstrong control and heavy ground-and-pound from top position
Strengthelite finishing instinct, rated among the best in the weight class
Striking trend
Fight history
L Patricio Pitbull 37-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:28 — UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · September 19, 2026
20/46Sig. strikes
38/75Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Daniel Santos 14-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:29 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa · May 16, 2026
72/138Sig. strikes
72/182Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nate Landwehr 18-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:21 — UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · December 7, 2024
78/116Sig. strikes
25/67Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
7:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bill Algeo 18-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:38 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · July 20, 2024
21/35Sig. strikes
17/49Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
D Kyle Nelson 13-5 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac · February 4, 2023
50/78Sig. strikes
20/58Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Charles Jourdain 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:32 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
42/94Sig. strikes
64/129Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jeremy Stephens 26-14 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:36 — UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · January 14, 2018
44/79Sig. strikes
49/133Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cub Swanson 23-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · December 10, 2016
77/160Sig. strikes
111/210Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Thiago Tavares 20-6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:42 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · July 8, 2016
4/7Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sam Sicilia 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:33 — UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal · November 28, 2015
18/26Sig. strikes
8/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Juan Manuel Puig 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:18 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson · November 22, 2014
10/15Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
13
Submission
2
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
10
DEEP
7
Gladiator
2
World Victory Road Presents
1
M-1 Selection
1
Grachan
1
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Daniel Santos | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
May 16, 2026 |
UFC | 2 | 4:29 |
| W | Nate Landwehr | TKO (elbows) | UFC 310
December 7, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 3:21 |
| W | Bill Algeo | TKO (submission to punch) | UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
July 20, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 3:38 |
| D | Kyle Nelson | Draw (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
February 4, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Charles Jourdain | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 4:32 |
| L | Jeremy Stephens | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
January 14, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 2:36 |
| L | Cub Swanson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 206
December 10, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Thiago Tavares | KO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
July 8, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 2:42 |
| W | Sam Sicilia | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal
November 28, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 1:33 |
| W | Juan Puig | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson
November 22, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 0:18 |
| W | Shoji Maruyama | TKO (punches) | DEEP: Cage Impact 2013 in Korakuen Hall
June 15, 2013 |
DEEP | 2 | 2:33 |
| W | Tatsunao Nagakura | TKO (corner stoppage) | DEEP: 61 Impact
February 16, 2013 |
DEEP | 2 | 4:14 |
| W | Kosuke Umeda | KO (punch) | DEEP: 59 Impact
August 18, 2012 |
DEEP | 1 | 2:49 |
| W | Mitsuhiro Ishida | KO (knee and punches) | DEEP: 56 Impact
December 17, 2011 |
DEEP | 1 | 1:33 |
| W | Nobuhiro Obiya | KO (flying knee) | DEEP: Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo
October 29, 2011 |
DEEP | 3 | 0:15 |
| W | Hisaki Hiraishi | Decision (unanimous) | Gladiator 23
September 3, 2011 |
Gladiator | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Atsuhiro Tsuboi | TKO (punches) | DEEP: clubDEEP Nagoya
September 5, 2010 |
DEEP | 1 | 4:53 |
| W | Yuichiro Ono | TKO (punches) | Gladiator 7
June 27, 2010 |
Gladiator | 1 | 0:26 |
| W | Ikuo Usuda | Decision (split) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 13
June 20, 2010 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Yusuke Kagiyama | Decision (split) | DEEP: Cage Impact 2010 in Osaka
June 6, 2010 |
DEEP | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Lee Jong-wha | TKO (punches) | M-1 Selection 2010: Asia Round 1
March 5, 2010 |
M-1 Selection | 1 | 3:20 |
| W | Takashi Matsuoka | Submission (armbar) | Grachan 3
November 29, 2009 |
Grachan | 1 | 1:05 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Choi Doo-ho) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.