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Daniel Santos vs Dooho Choi

Daniel Santos

Pro 14-2-0  |  UFC 4-1-0
Featherweight
VS

Dooho Choi

Pro 16-4-1  |  UFC 4-3-1
Age
31|35
Height
5'7"|5'10"
Reach
67"|70"
Stance
Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic Daniel Santos Dooho Choi Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy40.7%56.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min4.84.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min5.04.1
Strike Differential-0.3/min0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy40.0%53.8%
Takedown Defense73.3%52.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min3.01.5
Submission Attempts/15min0.00.6
Control Time/15min4:593:10
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins50.0%100.0%
Submission % of Wins0.0%0.0%
Decision % of Wins50.0%0.0%
Avg Fight Time11:578:52
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.00.0
Reversals/15min0.30.2
Edges351 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Daniel Santos Dooho Choi Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy40.7%58.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min4.84.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min5.03.2
Takedown Accuracy40.0%75.0%
Takedown Defense73.3%46.2%
Control Time/Fight3:582:47
Edges132 even

Last 3 Fights

Daniel Santos

WIN
vs. JooSang Yoo
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:21
Daniel Santos27/6244%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:23
JooSang Yoo31/5556%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. JeongYeong Lee
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Daniel Santos90/18449%TD 6/18Ctrl 6:06
JeongYeong Lee68/15045%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Johnny Munoz
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Daniel Santos50/9155%TD 3/4Ctrl 10:47
Johnny Munoz18/3946%TD 1/8Ctrl 1:19
▼ Rounds

Dooho Choi

WIN
vs. Nate Landwehr
KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 3:21
Dooho Choi78/11667%TD 4/5Ctrl 7:13
Nate Landwehr25/6737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Bill Algeo
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:38
Dooho Choi21/3560%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:33
Bill Algeo17/4935%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:09
▼ Rounds
D
vs. Kyle Nelson
Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00
Dooho Choi50/7864%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:58
Kyle Nelson20/5834%TD 5/10Ctrl 5:34
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (4.8 vs 4.8 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Striking Accuracy: Dooho Choi connects on 56.4% of significant strikes compared to 40.7%. The 16pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Daniel Santos shoots at 40% accuracy but Dooho Choi stops 53% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Dooho Choi shoots at 54% accuracy against Daniel Santos's 73% defense — Daniel Santos should keep it standing.

Control: Daniel Santos controls 3:58 per fight on average vs 1:52 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Daniel Santos finishes 50% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 0% sub). Dooho Choi finishes 100% of wins (100% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Daniel Santos's fights average 11:57 vs 8:52 for Dooho Choi. If this reaches the championship rounds, Daniel Santos's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-04-20 09:03:18 | Data source: UFCStats.com