Middleweight, Chris Hofmann Vs. Yoo Sang Hoon
Tale of the Tape
Chris Hofmann
Manila, Philippines
33-years-old
6’0″
9-1
Nine-fight win streak
Combined opponents’ record: 27-23-1
Manila, Philippines
33-years-old
6’0″
9-1
Nine-fight win streak
Combined opponents’ record: 27-23-1
Yoo Sang Hoon
Busan, South Korea
33-years-old
6’0″
7-2
Combined opponents’ record: 50-28
Busan, South Korea
33-years-old
6’0″
7-2
Combined opponents’ record: 50-28
Pros and Cons
Chris Hofmann
Pros
Pros
- Heavy leg kicks
- Good knees
- Heavy hands
- Good leg kicks
Cons
- Hands low
- Deceptive to leg kicks
- Flat-footed
- Telegraphs everything
- Slow
Sang Hoon Yoo
Pros
Pros
- Fast
- Good knees
- Good ground and pound
- Explosive
- Heavy kicks
- Athletic
Cons
- Sits in the pocket too long
- Slows as the fight goes
- Poor TDD
- Chin up
Prediction: Yoo was on the Contender Series in 2019 and lost to Peter Barrett. Not long after that, he was knocked out by Andre Fialho. He’s had opportunities to prove he’s UFC level but hasn’t cashed in on any of them.
Hoffman is an odd choice for RTU. He’s fought terrible competition and has only fought once in four years. Yoo isn’t UFC level because the gaps defensively are to big. Saying that, from a skill standpoint he’s far better than Hoffman. Sure, Hoffman can crack him but that’s probably his only path to victory and he isn’t exactly a feared striker. The pick is Yoo and I’m pretty confident.
