Featherweight

Dooho Choi

The Korean Superboy

17-4-1

Age
35
Height
5'10"
Reach
5'10"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Busan Team M.A.D.
Out of
South Korea
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 67
Finish rate
6%
Win rate
81%

Career methods

KO/TKO
9
Sub
1
Dec
7

FightMetric

SLpM

4.67

SApM

6.40

Str Acc

61%

Str Def

50%

TD Avg

1.43

TD Acc

54%

TD Def

79%

Sub Avg

0.61

Tape read

Power striker — porous pocket

Fight IQ

67C+

Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

D

Counter

B

Reaction

proxy

D

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C+

Chin

B

What they do well

  • Counter punching

    Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live.

Where they leak

  • Striking defense

    Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Timing & reaction

    Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

Scouting report

Dooho Choi “The Korean Superboy” is a 35-year-old Orthodox featherweight out of South Korea, camped at Busan Team M.A.D.. The tape read: power striker — porous pocket. Career mark 17-4-1 — 9 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 7 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (67).

What works. Counter punching is the standout at 73 (B). Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live. Ground game D on 1.43 TD/15 and 0.61 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 50% / 6.40 SApM. Counter punching B; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 79% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Striking defense is the soft spot (38, D). Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window. Opponents who draw them into the pocket and throw with bad intentions have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (6 bouts): W 4881997 (KO/TKO R2) · W 3821549 (KO/TKO R3) · W 4076472 (KO/TKO R2) · D 4408436 (Draw R3) · L Jourdain (KO/TKO R2). Form index positive over the last 5. 1 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.

Ground game

45 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 1.43 takedowns / 15 at 54% accuracy
  • 0.61 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins

Striking defense

38 D

Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.

  • 50% striking defense · 6.40 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 4 defeats

Counter punching

73 B

Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live.

  • 61% accuracy on 4.67 SLpM
  • 1.50 knockdowns / 15 · 9 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

49 D

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 50% · TD def 79% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 6.40 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

60 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 4.67 SLpM at 61% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 6.40 SApM

Takedown reaction

67 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 79% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

72 B

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 4 losses
  • 7 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
May 17, 2026Fighter 4881997WKO/TKO2 4:2972/138
Dec 8, 2024Fighter 3821549WKO/TKO3 3:2178/116
Jul 21, 2024Fighter 4076472WKO/TKO2 3:3821/35
Feb 5, 2023Fighter 4408436DDraw3 5:0050/78
Dec 21, 2019Charles JourdainLKO/TKO2 4:3242/94
Jan 15, 2018Fighter 2335673LKO/TKO2 2:3644/79