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Sam Sicilia vs. Dooho Choi

UFC 5-7-0 vs. 6-4-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-7-0
UFC record
6-4-1
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
40
AgeΔ 5 yrs
35
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
67"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
116
Layoff (months)Δ 115 mo
1
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWD

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Dooho Choi carries real power — 0.87 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Sam Sicilia is a submission threat — 0.87 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.
Sam Sicilia owns the mat — in control 24% of cage time, vs a 16% Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sam Sicilia

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 710
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Dooho Choi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 63
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2552.46/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4365.03/min · norm 3.52
3683.55/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4064.69/min · norm 3.50
33.5%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
54.9%norm 44.7%
59.2%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
56.4%norm 54.8%
10.14/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
50.87/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Sam Sicilia

Distance 82.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 6.5%)

Dooho Choi

Distance 85.4% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Sam Sicilia

Head 84.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.9%)

Dooho Choi

Head 81.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Sicilia L/AAccFeatherweight med Choi L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 168 / 626 26.8% 40.5% 342 / 678 50.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 32 / 56 57.1% 70.5% 41 / 55 74.5% 70.5%
On the ground 55 / 79 69.6% 69.3% 53 / 61 86.9% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 175 / 641 27.3% 37.1% 306 / 645 47.4% 37.1%
To the body 50 / 81 61.7% 68.0% 80 / 91 87.9% 68.0%
To the legs 30 / 39 76.9% 80.3% 50 / 58 86.2% 80.3%

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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Sicilia L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Choi L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 318 / 832 38.2% 39.3% 320 / 826 38.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 25 / 41 61.0% 70.3% 57 / 66 86.4% 70.3%
On the ground 25 / 30 83.3% 69.4% 29 / 39 74.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 699 33.9% 35.9% 268 / 716 37.4% 35.9%
To the body 61 / 117 52.1% 68.0% 102 / 147 69.4% 68.0%
To the legs 70 / 87 80.5% 81.5% 36 / 68 52.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1043.5% acc · 1.45/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
753.8% acc · 1.21/15 · norm 1.17
1470.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1659.3% def · norm 61.5%
24:2923.6% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
15:2917.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
8:421:15 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
15:252:40 per 15 · norm 3:11
60.87/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
30.52/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sicilia has more cage time on record.