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Bantamweight · “Yoo-Jitsu”

SuYoung You

4-1-0
Hard To Hit Defensive Striker
5'6"Height
65"Reach
OrthodoxStance
30Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
13:04Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 17.8 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 77.4 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 83.6 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 64.9 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 83.6 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 53.8 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 83.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · March 8, 2026 watch ↗
grappling good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · March 8, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking decent 1 read
grappling good 1 read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

Built on 65 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Hit opponents land only 30% of what they throw
Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 84 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.93
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.68
Striking accuracy52.7%
Striking defense70.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min3.9
Takedown accuracy45.9%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.46
Control time41.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Elijah Smith favored — picked against SuYoung You lean UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · March 8, 2026
strikingdecent grapplinggood

Explicitly says this is far from a lock, leaning toward Smith mainly on the strength of his boxing and his ability to stuff takedowns.

You is a decent striker with good power and movement, including solid head movement, but he tends to throw single shots that leave him open to counters, meaning the striking here is more of a setup tool than the focus. His real strength is the grappling, with good takedowns he stays persistent on for second attempts, strong transitions, a good ability to take the back, and solid scrambling where he floats from position to position on top. The open question is whether he can actually impose that grappling offensively against Smith or ends up playing defense and looking for scrambles instead.

Strengthpower and head movement on the feet
Strengthpersistent takedown attempts with follow-ups
Strengthstrong transitions and back-taking
Strengthscrambling ability
Weaknessthrows single strikes that are exposed to counters
Weaknessstriking mainly a setup for the grappling

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
November 23, 2024 vs Baergeng Jieleyisi — 2.8/min (W) Nov '24 March 15, 2025 vs AJ Cunningham — 1.2/min (W) Mar '25 August 23, 2025 vs Xiao Long — 3.87/min (W) Aug '25 March 14, 2026 vs Elijah Smith — 0.49/min (L) Mar '26 October 17, 2026 vs Cody Chovancek — 0.35/min (W) Oct '26

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Cody Chovancek 0-0 walk-in Submission · R3 4:19 — UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott · October 17, 2026
5/7Sig. strikes
1/7Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
11:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Elijah Smith 2-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:04 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos · March 14, 2026
3/3Sig. strikes
16/27Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
2:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Xiao Long 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · August 23, 2025
58/110Sig. strikes
68/214Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W AJ Cunningham 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · March 15, 2025
18/32Sig. strikes
16/52Absorbed
5/10Takedowns
7:54Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Baergeng Jieleyisi 0-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo · November 23, 2024
42/87Sig. strikes
9/72Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
4:46Control
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

UFC bouts in this database
4-1-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 5

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 1.7 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 52.7% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 70.4% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 3.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 45.9% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 0.0% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.5
Control time 41.8% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 48.2%