Road to UFC: Episode 5 Breakdown and Predictions

Seung Guk Choi
Seung Guk Choi Credit: Tapology

Flyweight: Qiulun Vs Seung Guk Choi

Tale of the tape

Choi Seung Guk
Seoul, Korea
25-years-old
5’6″
5-1
4-fight win streak
Qiulun
Shanghai, China
25-years-old
5’7″
16-8
No win streak

Pros and Cons

Choi Seung Guk

Pros

  • Good leg kicks
  • Uses feints well
  • Good counter-puncher
  • Good movement
  • Decent enough wrestling
  • Good ground and pound

Cons

  • Telegraphs his takedown entries
  • Too willing to stand and trade
  • Lacks head movement

Qiulun

Pros

  • Good one-two
  • Hands high
  • Good kicks
  • Athletic

Cons

  • Poor TDD
  • Poor grappling defense/Lost off his back

Prediction: This is a fight I’m strongly confident in. Lun only wants this fight on the feet but Guk is a better striker.

Lun struggles badly with takedown defense and the ground game so Guk could take advantage there. He doesn’t really have to take the fight down as I think Guk is even levels above on the feet. Lun will be steps behind while Guk is gonna be more efficient, faster, and more explosive.

Lun has eight losses for a reason and I’m sure he will have nine after this fight.