UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivak will play host to the flyweight bout, Choi Seung-Guk vs Park Hyun-sung. The event will air, on February 4. from the APEX Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight, however, will take place on the preliminary card which begins at 10/7 p.m. ET/PT, 3 hours before the main card. It is the flyweight finals for the “Road to UFC” series.
Choi Seung-Guk is a 26-year-old MMA fighter who is affiliated with the Korean Zombie MMA gym. He has a professional mixed martial arts record of 6-1. He is riding a 5-fight win streak after losing his second-ever professional fight to Steve Erveg at Hex Fight Series 15. Seung-Guk is debuting in the UFC after his 2 unanimous decision wins at Road to UFC 1 and 5.
A battle of Korea, SeungGuk Choi vs HyunSung Park is locked in for your #RoadToUFC flyweight finals 🇰🇷 pic.twitter.com/ReFHGb0sus
— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2022
Park Hyun-Sung is from South Korea as well but he hails from Gyeonggi-Do. He is affiliated with the MMA Story gym. The flyweight contender is undefeated as a professional mixed martial artist. He has 7 wins in his career. Two of those came at the Road to UFC 4 and 6 events. Unlike his UFC Vegas 68 opponent, Hyun-Sung finished both his fights in the first round in a dominant fashion.
Seung-Guk vs Hyun-Sung: Head-to-head stats
| Stats | Choi Seung-Guk | Park Hyun-Sung |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 6 | 7 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 |
| Height | 168 | 1.71 m |
| Division | Flyweight | Flyweight |
| Reach | 163 cm | 168 cm |
| Age | 26 | 27 |
Choi Seung-Guk vs Park Hyun-Sung: Prediction and Fight Breakdown
On paper, this fight looks like a wash for Park Hyun-Sung. He dominates Choi Seung-Guk in the striking statistics. Seung-Guk style is also more calculated and technical compared to Park Hyun-Sung. Hyun-Sung lands 4.7 strikes per minute compared to 2.63 for Seung-Guk. 61% of the strikes he lands are significant strikes compared to Choi’s 43%.
However, Seung-Guk absorbs much less offense from his opponent compared to Hyun-Sung. Seung-Guk absorbs 2.33 strikes a minute whereas Hyun-Sung absorbs nearly 5 strikes per minute in his fights. It seems despite having a lackluster offense, Seung-Guk has the edge defensively.
Things aren’t much different when it comes to the fighters’ ground game. He lands nearly thrice the takedowns his opponent does in 15 minutes. Park lands 4.28 takedowns every 15 minutes which is a staggering number. He has also never been taken down in his professional career, boasting a 100% takedown defense. His opponent isn’t too far behind him in this metric with a 90% takedown defense.
Another noteworthy aspect of this fight is the performances both fighters are coming off on the “Road to UFC” show. Choi Seung-Guk won both his fights via unanimous decision. He played it safe and got the victory. However, he didn’t look too dominant in those fights.
On the other hand, Hyun-Sung Park decimated both of his opponents in the first round. He ended his first fight against Jeremia Siregar in 3 minutes, and 56 seconds by finishing him with punches. Hyun-Sung then went on to score an even quicker victory over Topnoi Kiwram after choking him out in 3 minutes, and 1 second. Based on these facts, it is hard to see Hyun-Sung Park lose at UFC Vegas 68.
Prediction: Hyun-Sung Park to win via KO/TKO
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