Seok Hyeon Ko
The Korean Tyson
South Korea
Next fight booked
Ko will face off against Jacobe Smith at UFC Houston on Feb. 21, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Ko will look to keep his six-fight win streak alive against Smith after most recently taking down Philip Rowe at UFC Fight Night 263. The 32-year-old Korean fighter currently boasts a perfect 2-0 record with the UFC.
Ko will look to keep his six-fight win streak alive against Smith after most recently taking down Philip Rowe at UFC Fight Night 263. The 32-year-old Korean fighter currently boasts a perfect 2-0 record with the UFC.
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Remains perfect in UFC
Ko defeated Phil Rowe via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This was nearly a carbon copy of Ko's UFC debut win over Oban Elliott in June. He simply leaned on his wrestling over and over to smother Rowe. All told, Ko landed all four of his takedown attempts for 13:10 worth of control time. Ko must be ridiculously strong because neither Rowe nor Elliott came remotely close to escaping once he ended up in top position. We'll see how Ko looks when he starts going up against better competition, but the early returns here have been fantastic.
This was nearly a carbon copy of Ko's UFC debut win over Oban Elliott in June. He simply leaned on his wrestling over and over to smother Rowe. All told, Ko landed all four of his takedown attempts for 13:10 worth of control time. Ko must be ridiculously strong because neither Rowe nor Elliott came remotely close to escaping once he ended up in top position. We'll see how Ko looks when he starts going up against better competition, but the early returns here have been fantastic.
Facing Rowe in Vegas
Ko will take on Phil Rowe in a welterweight bout at UFC Vegas 110 on Nov. 1, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Ko is coming off a strong victory in his UFC debut, disposing of Oban Elliot via unanimous decision in June. He'll now look to start 2-0 in the promotion with a bout slated against Rowe, who is just 4-3 in the UFC although he on his last fight versus Ange Loosa.
Ko is coming off a strong victory in his UFC debut, disposing of Oban Elliot via unanimous decision in June. He'll now look to start 2-0 in the promotion with a bout slated against Rowe, who is just 4-3 in the UFC although he on his last fight versus Ange Loosa.
Shines in UFC debut
Ko defeated Oban Elliott via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.
ANALYSIS
Making his official UFC debut after a win on Dana White's Contender Series last September, Ko looked terrific. His nickname is "The Korean Tyson," so of course Ko went out and dominated Elliott with his wrestling game. He landed 6-of-9 takedown attempts, good for 10:15 worth of control time. Every single time he made a concerted effort to limit the space between the two, Oban was done. We'll have to see how much of this showing is sticky given Ko's age (31) and his fairly unimpressive resume to date, but this was a brilliant performance.
Making his official UFC debut after a win on Dana White's Contender Series last September, Ko looked terrific. His nickname is "The Korean Tyson," so of course Ko went out and dominated Elliott with his wrestling game. He landed 6-of-9 takedown attempts, good for 10:15 worth of control time. Every single time he made a concerted effort to limit the space between the two, Oban was done. We'll have to see how much of this showing is sticky given Ko's age (31) and his fairly unimpressive resume to date, but this was a brilliant performance.
Next fight completely changed
Ko is scheduled to compete against Oban Elliott in a welterweight fight at UFC Baku on June 21, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Ko was scheduled to fight Billy Goff at UFC Vegas 107. That same event, the UFC slated Elliott against Ramiz Brahimaj. Both the Korean and Elliott withdrew from their Vegas bouts, which resulted in Goff and Brahimaj getting scheduled against each other. The promotion ultimately decided on an opponent switcheroo, with Ko and Elliott fighting each other at a later date, that being June 21 in Baku. This would be Ko's new debut date.
Ko was scheduled to fight Billy Goff at UFC Vegas 107. That same event, the UFC slated Elliott against Ramiz Brahimaj. Both the Korean and Elliott withdrew from their Vegas bouts, which resulted in Goff and Brahimaj getting scheduled against each other. The promotion ultimately decided on an opponent switcheroo, with Ko and Elliott fighting each other at a later date, that being June 21 in Baku. This would be Ko's new debut date.
Booked vs Goff
Ko will fight Billy Goff at UFC Vegas 107 on May 31, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Ko will participate in his first official UFC fight in May and will take on Billy Goff. Ko, as an underdog, defeated Igor Cavalcanti via unanimous decision in September at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series and was awarded with an official UFC contract at the end of the night. Goff has not fought since he lost to Trey Waters (unanimous decision) last May and has a two-inch reach advantage on Ko.
Ko will participate in his first official UFC fight in May and will take on Billy Goff. Ko, as an underdog, defeated Igor Cavalcanti via unanimous decision in September at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series and was awarded with an official UFC contract at the end of the night. Goff has not fought since he lost to Trey Waters (unanimous decision) last May and has a two-inch reach advantage on Ko.