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UFCUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
SeungWoo Choi
SeungWoo Choi
“Sting”
11-8-0
RESULT

SeungWoo Choi def. Youssef Zalal (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Youssef Zalal
Youssef Zalal
“The Moroccan Devil”
18-6-1
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

SeungWoo Choi defeated Youssef Zalal by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov, held Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

SeungWoo Choi
Youssef Zalal
0
Knockdowns
0
41 of 109
Significant strikes
23 of 47
38%
Sig. strike accuracy
49%
73 of 144
Total strikes
46 of 70
2 of 3
Takedowns
3 of 9
67%
Takedown accuracy
33%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
1
3:39
Control time
4:29
Significant strikes by target
25 of 84
Head
12 of 34
10 of 13
Body
9 of 10
6 of 12
Leg
2 of 3
26 of 93
Distance
21 of 44
12 of 13
Clinch
1 of 2
3 of 3
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 54
Sig. str.
12 of 24
26 of 67
Total str.
19 of 31
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:13
Ctrl
1:33
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19 of 37
Sig. str.
6 of 14
34 of 53
Total str.
14 of 22
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:06
Ctrl
1:52
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
9 of 18
Sig. str.
5 of 9
13 of 24
Total str.
13 of 17
0 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 5
0
Sub. att
1
2:20
Ctrl
1:04

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#ChoiZalal
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Sal D'Amato
#ChoiZalal
1109
2109
3910
Total2928
Junichiro Kamijo
#ChoiZalal
1910
2109
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

13
Choi
–
2
Zalal
●29–28 Choi×12●29–28 Zalal×2●30–27 Choi
All 15 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

82%
Choi
18%
Zalal
39 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Choi56.4%●30–27 Choi25.6%●29–28 Zalal15.4%●30–27 Zalal2.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
77%
Choi
R2
92%
Choi
R3
64%
Zalal

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

11-8-0
Record
18-6-1
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
29
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.56
SLpM
2.78
38%
Str. Acc.
50%
3.16
SApM
1.79
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.83
TD Avg.
1.84
54%
TD Acc.
31%
70%
TD Def.
55%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • L
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  • W
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  • L
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  • L
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Youssef Zalal · 4-1
  • L
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    UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs ZalalSat, Apr 25, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
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    Submission · R1 · 1:38 · Featherweight
  • W
    Calvin Kattar
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs RodriguesSat, Feb 15, 2025
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  • W
    Jack Shore
    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs AlbaziSat, Nov 2, 2024
    Submission · R2 · 0:59 · Featherweight
  • W
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    Submission · R1 · 3:52 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 13 fights
34.9
Avg sig. strikes
34.9
0.55
Avg takedowns
1.54
1:47
Avg control time
3:39
95
Career high strikes
74
2
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

SeungWoo Choi
Strike target
Youssef Zalal
60%
Head
63%
22%
Body
17%
18%
Leg
20%
SeungWoo Choi
Strike position
Youssef Zalal
70%
Distance
86%
17%
Clinch
6%
12%
Ground
8%