Su Young You
Yoo-Jitsu
South Korea
Taking on Smith in Vegas
You will take on Elijah Smith at UFC Vegas 114 in Las Vegas on Mar. 14, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
You will get another shot to extend his UFC win streak of three as he faces off in Vegas. The South Korean bantamweight will face a younger fighter in Smith, but the American has won both of his two UFC matches since making his debut last February after winning Dana White's Contender Series bantamweight division.
You will get another shot to extend his UFC win streak of three as he faces off in Vegas. The South Korean bantamweight will face a younger fighter in Smith, but the American has won both of his two UFC matches since making his debut last February after winning Dana White's Contender Series bantamweight division.
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Picks up tight decision win
You defeated Long Xiao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Shanghai on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
You should consider himself fortunate to be walking away with the win here, despite the scorecards coming in unanimous. He was beaten in the overall significant striking numbers, as well as in two of three rounds. He was also stuffed on all six of his takedown attempts, resulting in a matchup that played out entirely on the feet. His opponent even finished stronger, gaining a 41-to-23 edge in Round 3 significant strikes, but You did just enough in the first two frames to get the nod from the judges. Since winning Road to the UFC in November of 2024, You now has two unanimous-decision victories under his belt. All three of his Road to the UFC victories went to the judges as well.
You should consider himself fortunate to be walking away with the win here, despite the scorecards coming in unanimous. He was beaten in the overall significant striking numbers, as well as in two of three rounds. He was also stuffed on all six of his takedown attempts, resulting in a matchup that played out entirely on the feet. His opponent even finished stronger, gaining a 41-to-23 edge in Round 3 significant strikes, but You did just enough in the first two frames to get the nod from the judges. Since winning Road to the UFC in November of 2024, You now has two unanimous-decision victories under his belt. All three of his Road to the UFC victories went to the judges as well.
Scheduled against Xiao
You is scheduled to compete against Long Xiao in a bantamweight fight at UFC Shanghai on Aug. 23, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
You began his UFC career by defeating Balgyn Jenisuly and continued his winning ways at UFC Vegas 104 with a win over AJ Cunningham. The 29-year-old Korean is looking to improve to 3-0 by defeating Xiao, coming off a knockout win over Quang Le.
You began his UFC career by defeating Balgyn Jenisuly and continued his winning ways at UFC Vegas 104 with a win over AJ Cunningham. The 29-year-old Korean is looking to improve to 3-0 by defeating Xiao, coming off a knockout win over Quang Le.
Leans on wrestling in victory
You defeated AJ Cunningham via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
An awkward and uncomfortable striker, You typically only stands long enough to get his grappling game going. That proved to be exactly the game plan in this fight. He stayed to the outside early on before firing off a whopping 10 takedown attempts. Five landed, good for 7:54 worth of control time. This result was never in doubt simply because Cunningham was able to get nothing going offensively. It will be interesting to see if You will be able to win fights going forward if those takedowns aren't landing.
An awkward and uncomfortable striker, You typically only stands long enough to get his grappling game going. That proved to be exactly the game plan in this fight. He stayed to the outside early on before firing off a whopping 10 takedown attempts. Five landed, good for 7:54 worth of control time. This result was never in doubt simply because Cunningham was able to get nothing going offensively. It will be interesting to see if You will be able to win fights going forward if those takedowns aren't landing.
Booked against Cunningham
You will fight AJ Cunningham at UFC Vegas 104 on March 15, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
You emerged victorious over Baergeng Jieleyisi in his UFC debut back in November. He'll have a chance to back up his impressive performance by taking on Cunningham, who lost his first UFC bout last March and hasn't fought since.
You emerged victorious over Baergeng Jieleyisi in his UFC debut back in November. He'll have a chance to back up his impressive performance by taking on Cunningham, who lost his first UFC bout last March and hasn't fought since.
Excels in Macau victory
You defeated Baergeng Jieleyisi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Macau, China.
ANALYSIS
It was a dominant performance from You in which he excelled wherever the fight took place. He closed with a 42-9 edge in significant strikes landed, in addition to connecting on 2-of-5 takedown attempts. You lacks ideal power, but he's competent in all areas and responsible defensively. That should allow him to remain competitive in most bouts. You will be 29 years of age in mid-December, so he should try to get back in the octagon as soon as possible considering how little damage he absorbed on this evening.
It was a dominant performance from You in which he excelled wherever the fight took place. He closed with a 42-9 edge in significant strikes landed, in addition to connecting on 2-of-5 takedown attempts. You lacks ideal power, but he's competent in all areas and responsible defensively. That should allow him to remain competitive in most bouts. You will be 29 years of age in mid-December, so he should try to get back in the octagon as soon as possible considering how little damage he absorbed on this evening.