Lebosnoyani def. Ko
Dec · unanimous · 5:00
Lebosnoyani vs Ko — Welterweight · UFC Fight Night
What happened
Ko controlled the opening half, striking with more force and defending Lebosnoyani's submission entries, but his output fell away as fatigue set in. Lebosnoyani raised his activity through the second and third and re-established himself, and the judges narrowly favoured that late resurgence — 29-28 on all three cards, a second straight UFC win and a sixth in a row overall.
- Ko took the opening half with the more forceful striking and solid defence against Lebosnoyani's submission attempts.
- Ko's output dropped away as fatigue set in through rounds two and three.
- Lebosnoyani increased his activity late and re-established himself to edge all three cards 29-28.
- 29-28
- 29-28
- 29-28
Play-by-play source: UFC.com · UFC Oklahoma City prelim results
Analysts
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Records & career stats — as they entered fight night
- 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
- —
- 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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