Featherweight
3 Rounds
Steve Garcia won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, July 20, 2024·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupSteve Garcia: Elusive strikervsSeungWoo Choi: Well-rounded
The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.
Model Prediction: Steve Garcia wins(76.3%)
Actual result: Steve Garcia wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Steve Garcia enters on a 5-fight win streak.
- Steve Garcia is a KO finisher (88% of wins). SeungWoo Choi has lost 60% of fights by KO.
- Steve Garcia has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Steve Garcia has 18pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Steve Garcia (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Steve Garcia
Red Corner
VS
SeungWoo Choi
Blue Corner
-175
(64%)
Vegas Odds
+145
(41%)
33
Age
33
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
6'0"
190.5 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Steve GarciaW5 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke · Apr 23W
KOvs Melquizael Costa · Dec 23W
KOvs Kyle Nelson · Sep 24W
vs Calvin Kattar · Jul 25W
KOvs David Onama · Nov 25SeungWoo Choi
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Alex Caceres · Oct 21L
vs Josh Culibao · Jun 22L
KOvs Michael Trizano · Nov 22W
vs Jarno Errens · Aug 23L
KOvs Kevin Vallejos · Mar 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Steve GarciaMetricSeungWoo Choi
5.39
Strikes / min
3.56
2.12
Strikes absorbed / min
3.16
59%
Strike defense
47%
0.86
TDs / 15 min
0.83
88%
Takedown defense
70%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+3.27Δ 2.87 — meaningful gap+0.40
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Steve GarciaSeungWoo Choi
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Steve Garcia(10 fights)SeungWoo Choi(8 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+34.3-34.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-105.0105.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
Steve Garcia
StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights10
SeungWoo Choi
StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights8