South Korea’s Seokhyeon Ko beat Welshman Oban Elliott through a unanimous 30-27 choice on the UFC Struggle Evening in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday.
Ko – making his UFC debut – produced a dominant show that includes a number of submissions all through the three rounds, with the 31-year holding Elliott grounded for lengthy durations.
Elliott, nicknamed ‘The Welsh Gangster’, has now suffered his first defeat since making his UFC debut in February 2024.
He was initially set to battle on 31 Might at UFC Struggle Evening in Las Vegas towards Ramiz Brahimaj.
That bout was cancelled due to visa points, however the UFC moved swiftly to maintain the 27-year-old lively, rescheduling him for this weekend’s card.
The Welshman entered the competition with a 3-0 UFC document due to a knockout win over Bassil Hafez at UFC 309 in November and unanimous choice victories over Preston Parsons and Val Woodburn.
Elliott educated throughout Europe with a number of the sport’s elite fighters to arrange for the bout.
However it was not enough towards the opponent referred to as ‘The Korean Tyson’, who got here into his UFC debut with a formidable 11-2 document.
