Young Choi
UFC DebutNickname“Ryo”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Osaka
- Born
- Japan
- Camps
- Lands End·Zero-One Max
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Young Choi makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
384-337-58
.533 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 30
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
38
30 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 38 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 2 sub · 13 decDeep · K-1 HERO's · Spirit MC 7 · Spirit MC · TFC +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Yutaka Kobayashi17-21-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Nov 21, 2021 |
| W | Daijiro Matsui16-31-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:29 | Deep | Apr 4, 2021 |
| L | In Jae La11-5-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 48 | Jul 28, 2018 |
| W | Hoon Kim10-13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 43 | Oct 28, 2017 |
| L | Jung Hwan Cha14-6-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 2:40 | Road FC 35 | Dec 10, 2016 |
| W | Dong Sik Yoon9-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:38 | Road FC 31 | May 14, 2016 |
| W | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 11, 2015 | |
| D | Tatsuya Mizuno27-16-1 | Draw | Unanimous | R1 | 2:50 | Deep | Jul 20, 2015 |
| W | Katsutoshi Yanagi | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 3:26 | Deep | Apr 29, 2015 |
| W | Sor Bo Kyung | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:59 | Deep | Oct 19, 2014 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 23, 2014 | |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 20, 2013 | |
| L | Kazuhiro Nakamura21-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 16, 2013 |
| W | Yusuke Sakashita12-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Kenji Nagai7-14-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:34 | Deep | Sep 4, 2011 |
| D | Hiromitsu Kanehara19-27-5 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 27, 2010 |
| W | Katsuyori Shibata4-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 6, 2010 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jan 24, 2010 | |
| W | Yuya Aikawa | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:32 | Deep | Aug 30, 2009 |
| W | Bernard Ackah | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 30, 2009 |
| D | Kenji Nagai7-14-2 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Jan 25, 2009 |
| W | Takenori Sato20-12-7 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 27, 2008 |
| L | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | May 19, 2008 |
| L | Daijiro Matsui16-31-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 22, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | K-1 HERO's | Oct 28, 2007 | |
| W | Hiroki Ozaki7-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | K-1 HERO's | Jul 16, 2007 |
| L | Steve Bruno15-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:19 | Spirit MC 9 | Oct 8, 2006 |
| W | Mike Aina14-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Spirit MC 8 | Apr 22, 2006 |
| L | Jae Suk Lim17-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:31 | Spirit MC 7 | Oct 29, 2005 |
| W | Jae Sun Lee | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | Spirit MC 7 | Oct 29, 2005 |
| W | Jung Tae Kim | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:52 | Spirit MC 6 | Jul 2, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:34 | Spirit MC 4 | Jun 12, 2004 | |
| W | Jong Hyuk Moon3-4 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | Spirit MC 3 | Apr 10, 2004 |
| L | Ken Hamamura23-14-6 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:25 | RZ | Mar 7, 2004 |
| W | Hitoyo Kimura3-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Spirit MC | Feb 7, 2004 |
| W | Joong Hyun Kim | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:13 | Spirit MC | Feb 7, 2004 |
| W | Yuki Igarashi | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:58 | TFC | Sep 29, 2000 |
| L | Seiki Ryo9-9-3 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:33 | TFC | Sep 29, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsSpirit MC · Deep
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Dong Hyun Kim22-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Spirit MC | Feb 7, 2004 |
| W | Toshihiko Ono0-1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:46 | Deep | Jul 13, 2003 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.