Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani defeats Seokhyeon Ko by unanimous decision
Lebosnoyani vs Ko — Welterweight · Du Plessis vs. Usman
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Lebosnoyani and Ko combined for a back-and-forth welterweight fight through all three rounds.
Ko was more effective in the first half, landing the more powerful shots and defending Lebosnoyani's submission opportunities.
Ko's output dipped as the fight progressed, allowing Lebosnoyani to work his way back into the contest and take the unanimous decision.
- Official UFC preliminary resultsUFC Oklahoma City preliminary results
Who Called It?
How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.
Analyst picks: Marcel Dorff Hit; Mike Finch Hit; Half The Battle Hit; DFS By The Numbers Hit; James Lynch Hit; Adam Martin Miss; Ben Duffy Miss; Keith Shillan Miss; AJ Miss; JakeGerberMMA Miss; The MMA Guru Miss.
All 11 analyst scorecardsWinner, method and round results11 scored · 5 hits · 6 misses
| Predicted by | Pick | Actual | Winner | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic market Underdog call, market price 39.5%. Lebosnoyani · Dec | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Hit | Hit | Not called | |
| Takes Lebosnoyani as the underdog, trusting his striking and sufficient grappling against Ko's top game. Track record: winner called in 13 of 16 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Underdog call, market price 39.5%. Lebosnoyani · Sub | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Hit | Miss | Not called | |
| Calls the underdog Lebosnoyani by submission, pointing to the local prospect's high-level grappling and triangle/armbar threats. Track record: winner called in 30 of 49 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Underdog call, market price 39.5%. Lebosnoyani · to win | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| Rolls the dice on underdog Lebosnoyani, believing the line underrates his grappling threat and ability to compete. Track record: winner called in 40 of 60 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Underdog call, market price 39.5%. Lebosnoyani · to win | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| Calls the Lebosnoyani upset, valuing his grappling threats, power and durability over Ko's wrestling-led form. Track record: winner called in 77 of 112 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Underdog call, market price 39.5%. Lebosnoyani · to win | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| Takes the underdog Lebosnoyani to win a decision, based on his younger age and stronger opposition history. Track record: winner called in 26 of 36 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 60.5%. Ko · Dec | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Backs Ko's overall game in a close matchup, while passing on a bet at the quoted price. Track record: winner called in 14 of 17 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 60.5%. Ko · KO/TKO · R2 | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Calls Ko the more composed and well-rounded fighter, expecting his straighter punches to produce a second-round knockout. Track record: winner called in 13 of 16 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 60.5%. Ko · Dec | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Rates Ko better everywhere but submissions, and makes him the lock of the night by decision. Track record: winner called in 11 of 15 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 60.5%. Ko · Dec | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Trusts Ko's versatility, patience and control-based grappling to win the judges' scorecards. Track record: winner called in 75 of 109 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 60.5%. Ko · to win | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Takes Ko to neutralize Lebosnoyani's offense with responsible defense, wrestling and control. Track record: winner called in 60 of 90 resolved picks. | |||||
| Historic market Favourite call, market price 60.5%. Ko · to win | Lebosnoyani · Dec | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| Takes Ko on the strength of his grappling success against stronger reference opponents. Track record: winner called in 66 of 99 resolved picks. | |||||
5 of 11 called the winner.
The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.
Archive Pre-fight material — kept for transparency.
- 10-2-0
- Record
- 13-2-0
- 5-0 last 5
- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 5-0 last 5
- Switch
- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
- Southpaw
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 75%
- 08:04
- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 15:00
- United States
- Nationality
- South Korea
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Lebosnoyani
Lebosnoyani absorbed a competitive opening round, then used sharper combinations, body work and repeated grappling threats to change the fight. His second-round guillotine-to-mount sequence and late third-round takedown helped him take a unanimous 29-28 decision.
Case for Ko
Ko's jab, uppercut and willingness to exchange kept the first round close and repeatedly forced Lebosnoyani to defend. He escaped the major submission threats and continued to trade into the final minute, but Lebosnoyani's cleaner later work and control swings carried the scorecards.
What We Were Watching For
- Round one: Ko's jab and uppercut work gave him an early foothold in the striking exchanges.
- Round two: Lebosnoyani turned a guillotine attempt into mount before Ko scrambled free.
- Round three: Lebosnoyani's late takedown and fence control became key after a close final-round striking battle.
- Official result: Lebosnoyani won the unanimous decision 29-28 on all three scorecards.
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