Seokhyeon Ko vs. Phil Rowe
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Seokhyeon Ko
Full career not yet synced for Seokhyeon Ko — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Phil Rowe
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.93 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Seokhyeon Ko
Distance 77.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 19.2% (norm 8.1%)
Phil Rowe
Distance 92.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Seokhyeon Ko
Head 87.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)
Phil Rowe
Head 84.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ko L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Rowe L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 87 / 211 | 41.2% | 38.6% | 324 / 725 | 44.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 43 / 55 | 78.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 43 / 52 | 82.7% | 67.2% | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 107 / 237 | 45.1% | 37.2% | 275 / 665 | 41.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 45 / 63 | 71.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 50 / 59 | 84.7% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Ko L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Rowe L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 169 | 32.0% | 39.0% | 345 / 796 | 43.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 52 / 81 | 64.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 75 / 84 | 89.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 150 | 26.0% | 35.6% | 282 / 730 | 38.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 17 / 28 | 60.7% | 69.6% | 82 / 119 | 68.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 108 / 112 | 96.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rowe has more cage time on record.