Dooho Choi

Pitbull and Choi opened at close range, trading exactly the kind of pocket exchanges the featherweight matchup promised. Pitbull's speed and power gave him the better of the early exchanges as Choi tried to answer from the pocket. A clean right hand froze Choi before Pitbull followed him to the canvas and finished with ground strikes.

Key moments

• Both featherweights committed to the pocket immediately, keeping the fight in a high-risk striking lane.
• Pitbull's speed and power began to separate him as the opening round progressed.
• Pitbull's right hand froze Choi, and follow-up strikes ended the fight at 3:28.

Dooho Choi recovered from a difficult opening round to stop Daniel Santos with a body-shot sequence in the second round at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa.

Key moments

• Santos made the early exchanges competitive before Choi found his timing.
• Choi adjusted his pressure and began landing clean combinations to the body.
• A damaging body shot forced Santos to fold, and Choi followed with punches for the stoppage.
• The referee stopped the bout at 4:29 of round two, giving Choi the TKO win.

Dooho Choi turned Nate Landwehr's UFC 310 bout into a sustained ground attack, finishing from a mounted crucifix in the third round.

Key moments

• Choi took the fight into his grappling game and punished Landwehr with top control on the mat.
• The ground pressure accumulated into a mounted-crucifix position, where Choi opened the finishing sequence.
• Choi stopped Landwehr with strikes at 3:21 of round three, closing out a dominant performance.
• The result gave Choi a third-round TKO win on the UFC 310 main card.

Dooho Choi ended Bill Algeo's UFC Fight Night bout with a second-round strikes stoppage, closing a sharp return performance.

Key moments

• Choi brought the fight into his preferred striking exchanges and landed the cleaner damaging offense.
• The exchange produced a finishing sequence that forced the referee to intervene in round two.
• Choi stopped Algeo via strikes at 3:38 of the second round.
• The result gave Choi a UFC win on the July 20, 2024 Fight Night card.

Dooho Choi returned from a long layoff to fight Kyle Nelson to a majority draw at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac.

Key moments

• Choi's return bout went the full three rounds against Nelson at the UFC APEX.
• The judges' cards were 29-27 Choi, 28-28, and 28-28, producing a majority draw.
• The bout was recorded as a draw rather than a win or loss for either fighter.
• The fight marked Choi's return to the Octagon after more than three years away.

Choi and Stephens traded kicks and punches in an even opening round. Stephens pressed forward in the second, knocked Choi down and finished with follow-up punches and elbows at 2:36.

Key moments

• Both fighters landed kicks and punches in round one.
• Stephens increased his pressure in the second round.
• A knockdown and follow-up strikes ended the fight at 2:36.

Choi landed clean straight punches and knees early, but Swanson rallied with combinations and takedowns in a fast-paced three-round fight. In the final seconds, Swanson landed a spinning elbow and follow-up ground strikes before taking the unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Choi’s straight punches and knees were effective early.
• Swanson answered with punches and a hip toss/takedown.
• A late spinning elbow and ground strikes highlighted the final seconds; Swanson won the decision.