Vallejos vs Choi

Who won Vallejos vs Choi?

Kevin Vallejos beat Seung Woo Choi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 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).

Vallejos vs Choi stats

Kevin Vallejos stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Seung Woo Choi made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Kevin Vallejos' 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Seung Woo Choi marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Kevin Vallejos' UFC record stood at 1-0-0, while Seung Woo Choi's came in at 4-7-0.

The stats suggested Vallejos had an advantage in power over Choi, with a 71% knock out percentage over Choi's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vallejos had an advantage over Choi, with a 14% submission rate over Choi's 0%.

Kevin Vallejos was the younger man by 9 years, at 23 years old.

Choi had a height advantage of 5 inches over Vallejos. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Vallejos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years later than Choi, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 28 to Choi's 39.

Vallejos vs Choi form

Seung Woo Choi had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Steve Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Vallejos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Choi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Vallejos vs Choi start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:10 PM UTC , which was 6:10 PM EST or 3:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Vallejos vs Choi?

Kevin Vallejos was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Seung Woo Choi made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+410) with oddsmakers.