Dooho Choi

Overview

Six UFC wins, six knockouts, zero decisions. Dooho Choi, "The Korean Superboy," has never needed the judges to win a fight, and he has never won one without ending it.

The Gumi MMA featherweight from South Korea sits at 6-4-1 in the UFC and 17-5-1 across all promotions. The contrast is the story: his finishing is perfect, but so far it has come with a chin that has cost him three of his four UFC losses.

Win by knockout or get knocked out. The decisions barely show up.

UFC Career

Choi debuted in November 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson and needed just 18 seconds to stop Juan Manuel Puig. A first-round TKO of Sam Sicilia followed in 2015, and a first-round TKO of Thiago Tavares on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale card in 2016 made it three straight. All three ended inside the first round.

The step up came at UFC 206 against Cub Swanson, an opponent our model rates as strong. Choi lost a unanimous decision, the only decision loss of his UFC career. In January 2018 he headlined UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi and was stopped by Jeremy Stephens in the second round. Charles Jourdain stopped him in round two in December 2019.

Then came a long gap. His next appearance was in February 2023, a majority-decision draw with Kyle Nelson, the only fight in his UFC run that went the distance and didn't produce a loss.

The best stretch followed. Choi stopped Bill Algeo in round two in July 2024, finished Nate Landwehr in round three at UFC 310, and beat Daniel Santos by second-round TKO in 2026. That is three knockouts in a row and his longest win streak in the UFC.

It ended at UFC 331, where Patricio Pitbull stopped him in the first round at 3:28. He carries that loss into his next fight.

Fighting Style

Dooho Choi is a busy, accurate striker who is hard to hit cleanly. He lands at a high rate and connects with a large share of what he throws. He also defends well against strikes, though he still takes more damage than most fighters, and three of his four losses have come by knockout.

He rarely shoots for takedowns, but he is tough to take down. Submission attempts are about what you would expect from a typical UFC fighter, and none of his wins have come by submission.

All six of his UFC wins have come by knockout or TKO. Three of those came in the first round, two in the second and one in the third. He has not won a fight by decision.

Notable Wins

• Nate Landwehr — KO/TKO, round 3 (3:21), UFC 310 (2024)
• Bill Algeo — KO/TKO, round 2 (3:38), UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Jandiroba (2024)
• Sam Sicilia — KO/TKO, round 1 (1:33), UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal (2015)
• Juan Manuel Puig — KO/TKO, round 1 (0:18), UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson (2014)

Quick Facts

• Division: Featherweight
• UFC record: 6-4-1
• Professional record (all promotions): 17-5-1
• UFC debut: 2014
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'10" / 70"
• Team: Gumi MMA
• Born: South Korea