Steve Garcia vs Seung Woo Choi preview
When is Garcia vs Choi?
Steve Garcia will square off against Seung Woo Choi during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).
Garcia vs Choi stats
Steve Garcia steps into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Seung Woo Choi will make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.
Steve Garcia's UFC record currently stands at 4-2-0, while Seung Woo Choi's comes in at 4-5-0.
The stats suggest Garcia has a large advantage in power over Choi, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Choi's 55%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Garcia and Choi will be pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.
Steve Garcia is the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.
Choi has a 1-inch reach advantage.
Garcia is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Choi, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 5 more professional rounds, 42 to Choi's 37.
Garcia vs Choi form
Steve Garcia has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Melquizael Costa at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Yilan Sha at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Chase Hooper at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had lost to Maheshate at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.
He was victorious against Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Choi has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he beat Jarno Errens at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mike Trizano at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.
Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Joshua Culibao at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.
Before that, he had lost to Alex Caceres at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
He had beaten Julian Erosa at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Steve Garcia has been fighting more than Seung Woo Choi.
Steve Garcia last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Seung Woo Choi's last outing was 8 months and 28 days ago.
Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.
Choi's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Garcia vs Choi?
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