Seokhyeon Ko
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
Record
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LossDEC
UFC Fight Night - Du Plessis vs. Usman
18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026
Ko led early and lost it late. He was the more forceful striker through the opening half and defended Lebosnoyani's submission attempts cleanly, but his output dropped away as fatigue set in and Lebosnoyani took over the second and third. The cards read 29-28 across the board against him — his first defeat since 2021.
Key moments
- Took the opening half with the heavier striking and sound submission defence.
- Output faded through rounds two and three as fatigue set in.
- Lost all three cards 29-28 as Lebosnoyani closed strongly.
1 Nov 2025
3 Sep 2024
8 Dec 2023
6 Apr 2023
30 Dec 2022
30 Dec 2021
15 Oct 2021
31 May 2021
17 Aug 2020
22 Feb 2020
17 Dec 2018
20 Oct 2018
16 Mar 2018
12 Jan 2018
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Ko is a takedown-heavy southpaw out of Seoul's HAVAS MMA, and despite the ironic 'Korean Tyson' nickname his UFC game is grind-first, not knockout-first. He averages four takedowns per fifteen minutes at 75% takedown defense, and both Octagon wins came from out-wrestling rangier strikers and banking control time rather than trading volume.
The record splits in two. The early run through Korean and Japanese promotions was full of knockouts — six of them, four inside the opening round — but after a 2021 stoppage loss he reeled off six straight, earning a Contender Series contract and back-to-back UFC decisions over Oban Elliott and Phil Rowe, both grind-first wins. That streak ended in Oklahoma City in July 2026: he led the first half against Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani but faded late and lost all three cards 29-28.