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.

Activity check

Garcia's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Choi's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 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.