Kevin Vallejos vs.
SeungWoo Choi
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Kevin Vallejos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.67 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
SeungWoo Choi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.44 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kevin Vallejos
Distance 84.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 6.5%)
SeungWoo Choi
Distance 82.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kevin Vallejos
Head 78.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.8%)
SeungWoo Choi
Head 77.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vallejos L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Choi L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 121 / 290 | 41.7% | 40.9% | 270 / 815 | 33.1% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 70.8% | 67 / 99 | 67.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 69.2% | 47 / 73 | 64.4% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 108 / 269 | 40.1% | 37.2% | 230 / 761 | 30.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 36 / 54 | 66.7% | 68.2% | 84 / 134 | 62.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 70 / 92 | 76.1% | 80.7% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Vallejos L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Choi L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 99 / 238 | 41.6% | 39.2% | 240 / 519 | 46.2% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 40 / 51 | 78.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 61 / 74 | 82.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 59 / 176 | 33.5% | 35.9% | 211 / 461 | 45.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 24 / 36 | 66.7% | 67.9% | 66 / 104 | 63.5% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 17 / 30 | 56.7% | 81.5% | 64 / 79 | 81.0% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Choi has more cage time on record.