SeungWoo Choi vs. Josh Culibao – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Kallang, Singapore. In one of the matchups on the fight card, SeungWoo “Sting” Choi will take on Josh “Kuya” Culibao in the Featherweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 275 card.

In this post, we will break down SeungWoo Choi vs. Josh Culibao matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 32-year-old, SeungWoo Choi is coming in with a 10-4-0 record. Choi will be fighting for the first time since a loss via submission against Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori in October.

Culibao, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Shayilan Nuerdanbieke on October 23, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt and holds a 9-1-1 record.

SeungWoo Choi has an orthodox fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 30-year-old, Josh Culibao is an orthodox fighter with a 73″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

SeungWoo Choi:
→ Choi’s striking accuracy is 40%.
→ Choi lands 3.38 significant strikes per minute.
→ Choi’s takedown accuracy is 57%.
→ Choi’s takedown average is 0.88 per 15 minutes.
→ Choi’s takedown defense is 66%.

Choi comes in with 40% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.38 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Culibao fires at 43% accuracy, landing about 2.92 significant strikes per minute. SeungWoo Choi also has a 57% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.88 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Culibao’s 0.00 takedowns and 86% takedown accuracy.

Josh Culibao:
→ Culibao’s striking accuracy is 43%.
→ Culibao lands 2.92 significant strikes per minute.
→ Culibao’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Culibao’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Culibao’s takedown defense is 86%.

Josh spent on average 12:40 minutes in the Octagon and SeungWoo has an average fight time of 11:24 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 275 is live in , who do you think will win, SeungWoo or Josh? Sound off in the comments.

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