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Seokhyeon Ko
“The Korean Tyson”
South Korea
14-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- HAVAS Seoul
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1734
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- W
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- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Ko's wins come 8 by decision and 6 by KO/TKO, with no submissions, for a 43% finish rate. Decisions are his most common win, so he lives on the scorecards, though he has lit people up 6 times.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Ko beat Wellington Turman by unanimous decision. Before that, he lost to Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (12-2-0) by unanimous decision. Prior to that, he beat Phil Rowe (12-7-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Ko is a southpaw who lands 3.15 significant strikes a minute at 50% accuracy and absorbs 1.93. He defends 62% of strikes against him. He attempts 3 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 52%, but stops only 50% of opponents' attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 6 KO/TKO (43%)
- 8 Decision (57%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 43%
- Last fought
- 4 days ago
14 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 68-25
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1704
- Winvs Wellington Turman18-9-0 · Power Index 1590Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 7, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker
Fight stats
Stat Seokhyeon Ko Wellington Turman Sig. strikes 54/98 36/76 Takedowns 6/10 0/0 Control time 9:01 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 19 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 24 20 Round 3 sig. strikes 11 1 - Lossvs Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani12-2-0 · Power Index 1816Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 18, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman
Fight stats
Stat Seokhyeon Ko Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani Sig. strikes 66/168 52/152 Takedowns 0/4 3/4 Control time 1:47 2:09 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 25 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 17 15 Round 3 sig. strikes 24 22 - Winvs Phil Rowe12-7-0 · Power Index 1700Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 1, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama
Fight stats
Stat Seokhyeon Ko Phil Rowe Sig. strikes 36/42 4/7 Takedowns 4/4 0/0 Control time 13:10 0:07 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 1 Round 2 sig. strikes 11 0 Round 3 sig. strikes 12 3 - Winvs Oban Elliott12-5-0 · Power Index 1663Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 21, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr.
Fight stats
Stat Seokhyeon Ko Oban Elliott Sig. strikes 33/61 10/31 Takedowns 6/9 0/2 Control time 10:15 1:44 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 15 3 Round 3 sig. strikes 10 3 - Winvs Igor Cavalcanti14-2-0 · Power Index 1752Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 05:00Sep 3, 2024 · Dana White's Contender Series 70
Fight stats
Stat Seokhyeon Ko Igor Cavalcanti Sig. strikes 54/104 50/117 Takedowns 2/6 1/2 Control time 6:06 0:54 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 24 25 Round 2 sig. strikes 14 22 Round 3 sig. strikes 16 3
Career Stats
Based on 5 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.15
- Striking accuracy
- 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.93
- Striking defense
- 62%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.00
- Takedown accuracy
- 52%
- Takedown defense
- 50%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.30