Featherweight
3 Rounds
SeungWoo Choi won · U-DEC
UFC Event·Saturday, February 6, 2021·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupSeungWoo Choi: Well-roundedvsYoussef Zalal: Submission grappler
Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.
Model Prediction: SeungWoo Choi wins(62.6%)
Actual result: SeungWoo Choi wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Youssef Zalal enters on a 5-fight win streak.
- Youssef Zalal has 17pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- SeungWoo Choi has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Youssef Zalal (52.9%).
Tale of the Tape
SeungWoo Choi
Red Corner
VS
Youssef Zalal
Blue Corner
+175
(36%)
Vegas Odds
-230
(70%)
33
Age
29
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
6'0"
Height
5'10"
187.96 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
SeungWoo ChoiL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Josh Culibao · Jun 22L
KOvs Michael Trizano · Nov 22W
vs Jarno Errens · Aug 23L
KOvs Steve Garcia · Jul 24L
KOvs Kevin Vallejos · Mar 25Youssef ZalalW5 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Billy Quarantillo · Mar 24W
SUBvs Jarno Errens · Aug 24W
SUBvs Jack Shore · Nov 24W
vs Calvin Kattar · Feb 25W
SUBvs Josh Emmett · Oct 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
SeungWoo ChoiMetricYoussef Zalal
3.56
Strikes / min
2.78
3.16
Strikes absorbed / min
1.79
47%
Strike defense
64%
0.83
TDs / 15 min
1.84
70%
Takedown defense
55%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.40evenly matched on net striking+0.99
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
SeungWoo ChoiYoussef Zalal
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
SeungWoo Choi(8 fights)Youssef Zalal(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-13.313.3
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+49.6-49.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+49.1-49.1
SeungWoo Choi
StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights8
Youssef Zalal
StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights10