Garcia vs Choi

Who won Garcia vs Choi?

Steve Garcia beat Seung Woo Choi by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Garcia vs Choi stats

Steve Garcia stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Seung Woo Choi made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Steve Garcia's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Seung Woo Choi marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Steve Garcia's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Seung Woo Choi's came in at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Garcia had a large advantage in power over Choi, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Choi's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Garcia and Choi would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Steve Garcia was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Choi had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Choi, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 43 to Choi's 38.

Garcia vs Choi form

Steve Garcia had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Melquizael Costa at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yilan Sha at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chase Hooper at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Maheshate at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He was victorious against Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Choi had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jarno Errens at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mike Trizano at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Joshua Culibao at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had lost to Alex Caceres at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Julian Erosa at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Steve Garcia had been fighting more than Seung Woo Choi.

Going to this contest, Steve Garcia had last fought 8 months and 27 days ago, while Seung Woo Choi's last outing had been 1 year and 10 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Choi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Choi start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Choi?

Steve Garcia was a 8/13 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Seung Woo Choi made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.