Choi vs Nelson

Who won Choi vs Nelson?

Doo Ho Choi drew with Kyle Nelson by majority draw in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-27, 28-28, 28-28, meaning it was a majority draw.

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).

Choi vs Nelson stats

Doo Ho Choi stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kyle Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Doo Ho Choi's UFC record stood at 3-3-1, while Kyle Nelson's came in at 4-4-1.

The stats suggested Choi had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boasting a 79% knock out percentage over Nelson's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a large advantage over Choi, boasting a 31% submission rate over Choi's 7%.

Doo Ho Choi was the same age as Kyle Nelson, at 33 years old.

Nelson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Choi. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Choi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Nelson's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 34 to Nelson's 50.

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Nelson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Choi vs Nelson?

Doo Ho Choi was a 13/25 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Kyle Nelson made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.