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 older man by 1 year, 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.

Choi vs Nelson form

Kyle Nelson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Fernando Padilla at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Blake Bilder at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Billy Quarantillo at UFC Vegas 10 on 12th September 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Choi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Nelson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 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.