UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman  18 Jul 2026 · Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani defeats Seokhyeon Ko by unanimous decision

Win Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani 11-2-0
Loss Seokhyeon Ko 13-3-0
Unanimous decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Lebosnoyani vs Ko — Welterweight · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman

Predictions summary

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.

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.
Records & career stats
Lebosnoyani vs Ko
Lebosnoyani Ko
  1. OutputSig. strikes landed / min 4.14 3.15
  2. Striking def.Striking defense 57% 62%
  3. DurabilitySig. strikes absorbed / min 4.05 1.93
  4. Takedown def.Takedown defense 100% 50%
  5. FinishingFinish rate 73% 46%
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.
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United States
Nationality
South Korea
27
Age
32
5′11″180 cm
Height — Lebosnoyani leads
5′10″178 cm
72″183 cm
Reach — Lebosnoyani leads
71″180 cm
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
73%
Finish rateFinish % — Lebosnoyani leadsFinish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
46%
3
Wins by KO/TKOKO wins — Ko leads
6
5
Wins by submissionSub wins — Lebosnoyani leads
0
4.14
Sig. strikes landed / minStr / min — Lebosnoyani leadsSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
3.15
4.05
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / min — Ko leadsSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
1.93
57%
Striking defenseStrike def. — Ko leadsStriking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
62%
100%
Takedown defenseTD def. — Lebosnoyani leadsTakedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
50%
10:23
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
UFC Performance Institute
Team
HAVAS MMA

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Record is as of fight night; career stats, recent form and win totals are the latest on file and may include this fight. 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.

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Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

FightIQ
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Current pick evidence

Picked: Seokhyeon Ko · Dec

Fight result: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani · Decision

FightIQ's public record lists Seokhyeon Ko as its pick over Jean Paul Lebosnoyani.

Track record: winner called in 159 of 227 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

Winner Accuracy 70.0% (159 hit, 68 miss, across 227 resolved calls). Method Accuracy 39.9% (59 hit, 89 miss, across 148 method-scored calls on 227 resolved calls). Round Accuracy: No round picks. Underdog Accuracy 55.0% (11 hit, 9 miss, across 20 underdog calls on 227 resolved calls).

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The MMA Guru
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Current pick evidence

Picked: Seokhyeon Ko

Fight result: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani · Decision

Takes Ko on the strength of his grappling success against stronger reference opponents.

“grapple, so I'm going to go with Seo Hee Ham KO getting this one done with his”

Track record: winner called in 213 of 322 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

Winner Accuracy 66.1% (213 hit, 109 miss, across 322 resolved calls). Method Accuracy 53.4% (62 hit, 54 miss, across 116 method-scored calls on 322 resolved calls). Round Accuracy 35.9% (14 hit, 25 miss, across 39 round-scored calls on 322 resolved calls). Underdog Accuracy 47.4% (18 hit, 20 miss, across 38 underdog calls on 322 resolved calls).

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Analyst picks: FightIQ Miss; The MMA Guru Miss.

Only 0 of 2 called the upset.

Chart: selected analyst picks, not a win probability. Pill badge: Winner hit rate (total scored picks before this event).

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