Seung Woo Choi (fighter)

Seung Woo Choi (Korean: 최승우; born November 3, 1992) is a Korean mixed martial artist (MMA). Choi was the former Top Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion (Two times) and 2010 Bronze medalist at Muay Thai World Championships. He currently competes in the featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Seung Woo Choi
Born (1992-11-03) November 3, 1992
Gangneung, South Korea[1]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight
Reach74.5 in (189 cm)[2]
StyleMuay Thai
Fighting out ofSeoul, South Korea
TeamMob Training Center
Years active2015–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total12
Wins9
By knockout5
By decision4
Losses3
By knockout1
By submission1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Choi started his professional MMA career since 2015 and fought under various promoters primary in Asia. He was the formal featherweight Top Fighting Championship champion (x2) and [3][4] He was signed by UFC after he won the second time the Top FC featherweight featherweight championship with amassed a record of 7-1.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Choi made his promotional debut on April 20, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik as a short notice replacement[6] against Movsar Evloev.[7] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8]

Choi faced Gavin Tucker on July 27, 2019 against at UFC 240.[9] He lost the fight via submission the third round.[10]

Choi next faced Suman Mokhtarian on December 21, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie.[11] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[12]

Choi was expected to face Youssef Zalal on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179,[13] but was pulled from the bout due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Ilia Topuria.[14]

Choi was scheduled to meet Steven Peterson on February 6, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 184.[15] In turn, Peterson pulled out on January 15 due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Collin Anglin.[16] In turn, Anglin was pulled from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Youssef Zalal.[17] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts
  • Top Fighting Championship
    • Top Fighting Championship] Featherweight Champion (Two times) vs. Min Gu Lee and Jae Woong Kim[3][4]

Muay Thai
  • South Korea Muay Thai national team fighter[4]
  • Muay Thai World Championships
    • 2010 Bronze medal at Muay Thai World Championships[4]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
12 matches 9 wins 3 losses
By knockout 5 1
By submission 0 1
By decision 4 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9–3 Youssef Zalal Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov February 6, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–3 Suman Mokhtarian Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie December 21, 2019 3 5:00 Busan, South Korea
Loss 7–3 Gavin Tucker Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 240 July 27, 2019 2 3:17 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss 7–2 Movsar Evloev Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik April 20, 2019 3 5:00 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 7–1 Jae Woong Kim KO (punch) Top FC 16 December 9, 2017 2 2:47 Seoul, South Korea Won the Top FC Featherweight Championship.
Win 6–1 Young Bok Kil TKO (punches) Top FC 15 July 22, 2017 1 1:33 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 5–1 Jae Woong Kim TKO (punches) Top FC 14 March 6, 2017 1 0:36 Seoul, South Korea Lost the Top FC Featherweight Championship.
Win 5–0 Min Gu Lee KO (punch) Top FC 12 September 11, 2016 4 2:38 Seoul, South Korea Won the Top FC Featherweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Rocky Lee Decision (unanimous) Art of War 17 April 30, 2016 2 5:00 Beijing, China Bantamweight debut.
Win 3–0 Tae Seok Oh KO (knee) Top FC 10 March 19, 2016 1 1:55 Seoul, South Korea Catchweight (154 lb) bout.
Win 2–0 Nurzhan Tutkaev Decision (unanimous) Kunlun Fight: Cage Fight Series 4 November 4, 2015 3 5:00 Astana, Kazakhstan Catchweight (150 lb) bout.
Win 1–0 Tae Seung Yoon TKO (cut) Top FC 8 August 15, 2015 1 1:45 Seoul, South Korea Featherweight debut.

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See also

References
  1. "Seungwoo Choi | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  2. "Seung Woo Choi（崔勝宇） | MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  3. Ko, John Hyon (2016-09-11). "TOP FC 12 results: Seung-Woo Choi takes featherweight title | The Fight Nation". Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  4. "Korean featherweight Choi Seung-Woo set to debut at UFC St. Petersburg". AsianMMA. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  5. Writer, Staff (2019-03-25). "UFC signs Top FC featherweight champ Choi Seung-Woo". Asia MMA. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  6. "Korean featherweight Choi Seung-Woo set to debut at UFC St. Petersburg". AsianMMA. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  7. DNA, MMA. "Seung Woo Choi maakt UFC debuut in St.Petersburg tegen Movsar Evloev". Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  8. Doherty, Dan (2019-04-20). "UFC St. Petersburg results: Movsar Evloev wins in UFC debut". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  9. Marcel Dorff (2019-06-04). "Gavin Tucker meets Seung Woo Choi during UFC 240 in Edmonton" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  10. Fortune, Ryan (2019-07-27). "UFC 240 Results: Gavin Tucker submits Seung Woo Choi in the third round". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  11. David Tees (2020-11-01). "Suman Mokhtarian faces Seung Woo Choi at UFC Fight Night Busan". fightful.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  12. Anderson, Jay (2019-12-21). "UFC Busan results: Seung Woo Choi earns unanimous decision over Suman Mokhtarian". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  13. David Tees (2020-08-17). "Youssef Zalal faces Seungwoo Choi at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen". fightful.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  14. "With Seung Woo Choi out, Youssef Zalal meets Ilia Topuria at UFC on ESPN+ 37". MMA Junkie. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  15. DNA, MMA (2020-11-25). "Seung Woo Choi treft Steven Peterson op 6 februari". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  16. Lee Seok-moo (2021-01-15). "'Sting' Choi Seung-Woo, the first Korean UFC fighter in 2021". edaily.co.kr. Retrieved 2021-01-15. (in Kanuri)
  17. DNA, MMA (2021-01-28). "BREAKING: Youssef Zalal vervangt Collin Anglin tegen Seung Woo Choi op 6 februari". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  18. Evanoff, Josh (2021-02-06). "UFC Vegas 18 Results: After Over a Year Away, Seung Woo Choi Defeats Youssef Zalal". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  19. Sherdog.com. "Seung Woo Choi MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
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