Lightweight, Won Bin Ki Vs. Tatsuya Saika
Tale of the Tape
Won Bin Ki
Seoul, South Korea
33
Five-foot-eleven
17-9
Combined opponent’s record: 88-84-1
Seoul, South Korea
33
Five-foot-eleven
17-9
Combined opponent’s record: 88-84-1
Tatsuya Saika
Kanagawa, Japan
33
Five-foot-eleven
11-4
Combined opponent’s record: 113-96-14
Kanagawa, Japan
33
Five-foot-eleven
11-4
Combined opponent’s record: 113-96-14
Pros and Cons
Won Bin Ki
Pros
- Good right hand
- Knockout power
- Fast starter
- Constant forward pressure
- dangerous in exchanges
Cons
- Weak chin
- Gets drawn into brawls
- Reckless
Tatsuya Saika
Pros
- Good jab
- Uses range well
- Fast hands
- Heavy hands
Cons
- TDD needs work
- Hands too low
- Suspect chin
- Lacks submission/grappling defense
- Come in reckless
Prediction: Ki is getting another shot after being on the other two seasons of Road to UFC. He lost in season one to Jeka Saragih. Last season he lost a DQ to Bahatebole Batebolati and both are bad-looking losses.
Saika is either the hammer or the nail. He can with win with a dramatic or knockout or end up submitted or knocked out himself. That could work out for him on Road to UFC 3 since Ki is reckless and has a weak chin. It basically depends on whose chin holds up longer. I’m slightly siding with Saika because he’s the better striker offensively. He is chinny but so is Ki. If Ki just stands there and lets Saika land on him like he did against Batebolati he’s getting put away.
