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Dooho Choi "The Korean Superboy"

Active #40 featherweight · age 35 · Orthodox · 5'10" 178 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 70" 178 cm
At a glance
  • 100% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 50% of wins finished in round 1
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1496
Global Elo 1547 ±39
Rank
#40
top 50% of division
UFC record
6-4-1
KO 6 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
-1
Δ90d -24 · Δ1y -3
Last fight
Sep 19, 2026
Loss by KO · R1

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

11 fights · tap & drag
Nov 22, 2014 — W vs Juan Manuel Puig Δ+30Nov 28, 2015 — W vs Sam Sicilia Δ+31Jul 8, 2016 — W vs Thiago Tavares Δ+34Dec 10, 2016 — L vs Cub Swanson Δ-26Jan 14, 2018 — L vs Jeremy Stephens Δ-35Dec 21, 2019 — L vs Charles Jourdain Δ-22Feb 4, 2023 — D vs Kyle Nelson Δ-4Jul 20, 2024 — W vs Bill Algeo Δ+20Dec 7, 2024 — W vs Nate Landwehr Δ+20May 16, 2026 — W vs Daniel Santos Δ+21Sep 19, 2026 — L vs Patricio Pitbull Δ-24 1425145014751500152515501575 201620182020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":293.5,"elo":1480,"date":"2014-11-22","opp":"Juan Manuel Puig","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":1,"x":151.8,"y":226.7,"elo":1511,"date":"2015-11-28","opp":"Sam Sicilia","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":2,"x":189,"y":154.2,"elo":1545,"date":"2016-07-08","opp":"Thiago Tavares","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":3,"x":214.9,"y":210.1,"elo":1519,"date":"2016-12-10","opp":"Cub Swanson","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":4,"x":281.5,"y":283.9,"elo":1484,"date":"2018-01-14","opp":"Jeremy Stephens","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":5,"x":399.2,"y":330.2,"elo":1462,"date":"2019-12-21","opp":"Charles Jourdain","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":6,"x":589.4,"y":338.3,"elo":1459,"date":"2023-02-04","opp":"Kyle Nelson","result":"D","delta":-4},{"i":7,"x":678.1,"y":295.2,"elo":1479,"date":"2024-07-20","opp":"Bill Algeo","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":8,"x":701.5,"y":253,"elo":1499,"date":"2024-12-07","opp":"Nate Landwehr","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":9,"x":789,"y":208.2,"elo":1520,"date":"2026-05-16","opp":"Daniel Santos","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":10,"x":810,"y":258.5,"elo":1496,"date":"2026-09-19","opp":"Patricio Pitbull","result":"L","delta":-24}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 19, 2026 Patricio Pitbull L -24
May 16, 2026 Daniel Santos W +21
Dec 7, 2024 Nate Landwehr W +20
Jul 20, 2024 Bill Algeo W +20
Feb 4, 2023 Kyle Nelson D -4
6 post-fight bonuses
  • Fight of the Night ×4
  • Performance of the Night ×2
$350,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Dooho Choi has earned 6. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
6 / 6
Finish rate
KO
6
100% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 6 (100%) 6 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
3 50%
R2
2 33%
R3
1 17%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 436 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
70% Head
  • Head 70%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 11%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
78% Distance
  • Distance 78%
  • Clinch 9%
  • Ground 12%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
75%
of losses by finish
3 of 4 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1519
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Daniel Santos
Elo 1598 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
5.7
+0.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 11 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1468
1470
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 27m
Avg fight time
7:52
Fights per year
0.9
Since last fight
28d
Bonuses
6
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Top featherweight

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Alexander Volkanovski C
#1 · Elo 1697
Movsar Evloev
#2 · Elo 1693
Aljamain Sterling
#3 · Elo 1683
Lerone Murphy
#4 · Elo 1649
Jean Silva
#5 · Elo 1636
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Dooho Choi on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.